Introducing Small Business Patch

The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners.

Patch has launched a new site to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access to exclusive interviews with well-known founders and CEOs and small business industry experts who share their experiences, advice and tips for success. One of the latest articles features an exclusive interview with successful real estate entrepreneur, Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group. In this Q&A, Corcoran discusses the how to take advantage of the size of a small businesses, and why making big “mistakes” made all the difference in her success. Click here to read about the tactics Corcoran used to grow her business. Additional…

Business of the Week: Bonnie's Bootcamp

Highlighting a local business every week.

Welcome to our weekly Business of the Week feature, where we highlight a business in town. All businesses we highlight are listed in our business directory. This week's spotlight is on Bonnie's Bootcamp. Founded by Sudbury resident Bonnie Morrissey, Bonnie's Bootcamp is an exercise program offering 45-minute strength and cardio training for students of all ages and skill levels. In addition to exercise, the program encourages healthy eating for full body health. For registration information, visit the Bonnie's Bootcamp website. Is your business listed on Sudbury Patch? If so, did you know you can claim that listing? It's free to do and we have a great video that explains the process. And don't forget to rate and review the businesses on …

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Rate this Business: Cloud Nine Toys

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Welcome to Rate this Business, a weekly feature on Sudbury Patch where we ask you to rate and review a local business. This week we've chosen Cloud Nine Toys. Simply click on the link to add your own rating and a review. Cloud Nine Toys has been in the neighborhood for 30 years, selling "creative quality toys for all ages." The large store has a great selection of toys, games and materials for kids, including science kits, slot car sets, dress up clothes, action figures, board games, battery operated toys, legos, puzzles, crafts and hobbies tools and sets, stuffed animals, and more. Cloud Nine offers an in-store gift registry and complimentary gift wrapping. To learn more about this local business, rate it and review it, click here. Let …

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Business of the Week: Aruna's Place

Highlighting a local business every week.

Welcome to our weekly Business of the Week feature, where we highlight a business in town. All businesses we highlight are listed in our business directory. This week's spotlight is on Aruna's Place. Aruna's Place, "where every kid shines," is a day care center with classes for two age groups: pre-school and pre-K. Students can enroll part-time or full-time in classes that include creative movement, art projects, outdoor playtime, storytelling and more. Is your business listed on Sudbury Patch? If so, did you know you can claim that listing? It's free to do and we have a great video that explains the process. And don't forget to rate and review the businesses on Sudbury Patch. Here's how. Want to be considered for our Business of the Week …

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Sudbury Native's Restaurant Honored by Boston Magazine

80 Thoreau in Concord named Best of Boston New Restaurant, West.

The past 16 months have been quite the ride for Sudbury's Ian Calhoun. In that time, he opened 80 Thoreau in Concord, a fine dining restaurant at the Depot, and this week was honored by Boston Magazine. In the annual Best of Boston edition, 80 Thoreau was named Best New Restaurant, West. "I'm definitely humbled," Calhoun said. "It's been very exciting. It's exceeded my expectations." Calhoun said in the time the restaurant has been open (April 21, 2011), he's received strong support from local diners, and has enjoyed building a regular crowd. "We do get some people from Boston, but it's about those who come once a week who help make us a success," he said. "We try to give you the experience you expect in Boston." On the Boston Magazine …

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Christo Driving School Opens New Classroom in Sudbury

The third-generation business will begin teaching in June in the Rugged Bear Plaza.

"Every kid will be treated like my own." That's the message Michael Christo wants Sudbury parents to know as he prepares to open his driving school's newest office next month in the Rugged Bear Plaza. The Christo Driving School has been around since 1951, serving teen drivers and their parents from Westborough to Lexington and about 17 other towns in between. And the reason the school has survived all these years is because the Christos view student drivers as family. "Keeping these kids safe is our main goal," Christo says. "It takes a lot of patience. You never want to see anything bad happen. I'd be heartbroken." He and his brother, Chris, took over the driving school from their parents a couple of years ago, although his father, …

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Bistro 20 Aims to Boost Funds for Lincoln-Sudbury Athletics

The Boston Post Road restaurant will donate 10 percent of the sales to those residents who use its catering service for graduation parties.

Bistro 20 owner Ali Bigdeliazari says the Town of Sudbury instantly embraced his restaurant after opening 2010. Now its time for Bigdeliazari to give back. From now until Aug. 1, Bigdeliazari is offering his catering services to anyone in town who plans on hosting a graduation party. Ten percent of the those sales will be donated to the L-S Boosters Club and Lincoln-Sudbury athletic department. "We're trying to be a good neighbor and give back to the community," Bigdeliazari said. "I started thinking about this a month and a half ago. I talked to a couple of parents who come here all the time. They thought it was a great idea. We've been involved with the football program, cheerleading program and soccer, and this was one way that we could…

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VIDEO: New Flower and Produce Shop Opening in Sudbury

Family Garden & Market opens its doors on Boston Post Road Saturday at 9 a.m.

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Koko Aims to Get Sudbury on the Go-Go (Video)

Sudbury's newest fitness club offers residents a new, high-tech way to get and stay in shape.

Take a couple steps into Koko FitClub and one immediately notices this is not your typical gym. A pleasant aroma greets you, along with bamboo plants and upbeat music. The feel is more of a spa than a gym. Walls lack mirrors. Stacks of dumbbells and free weights don't clutter the floor. This is what co-owners Paul Romeo and Adam Landry believe is the best way to invite those wishing to get in shape. "The whole environment is very different from a typical gym. You can tell right when you walk through the door it doesn't look or smell like a gym. It's got a little more of a relaxing vibe," Romeo says. "We have a friendly staff. We try to get to know all of our members on a first-name basis. And we are as invested into their success as they …

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Sudbury Resident Chinney Rosenberg Retires After 21 Years in Cleaning Business

Local woman owned Chinney's Alterations and Cleaners in Wayland.

Nobody knows the contents of closets in Wayland quite as well as Chinney Rosenberg.  For the past 21 years, Rosenberg, a Sudbury resident, has been the smiling face and skilled hands behind the success of Chinney’s Alterations and Cleaners. But Friday the 13th was her last day in the shop located in the Whole Foods Market shopping center.  “Everybody has been so wonderful. I will miss the people,” Rosenberg said, explaining that she has customers who have been coming to her since 1989 when she first opened an alterations business on Pelham Island Road. “We’re growing old together,” she said, smiling.  At the beginning of 2012, Rosenberg turned over her business, which she moved to its current location in 1990, to her longtime colleagues, …

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