Businesses of all sizes are scrutinizing expenses and cutting costs where they can. Some costs of doing business — advertising, ordering inventory and construction — can’t be eliminated entirely. That has led the Iberian Pig and others to a centuries-old …
Bud Kottman, the owner of Slumberland Furniture, recently threw a customer appreciation breakfast, complete with pastries, coffee, and a waiter to serve it all. And he didn’t pay a cent for any of it. Instead, he spent “trade dollars,” currency …
