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VCDC sells victory bonds for D-Days

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Allison Horkey0Tagged businesses, gift cards, local business, Nate Welch, USd, usd foundation, VCDC, Vermillion Chamber and Development Company, Vermillion Victory Bonds, victory bonds

For this year’s Dakota Days events, the Vermillion Chamber and Development Company worked with local businesses and the USD Foundation to organize the third Vermillion Victory Bonds sale. Nate Welch, President and CEO of the VCDC, said the VCDC sold gift cards from participating businesses at a 20% discount to customers. “The main purpose of […]

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Coyote Business Consulting works to keep businesses afloat

October 6, 2020January 25, 2024 Miles Amende0Tagged Beacom, Beacom School of Business, business, businesses, Coyote Business Consulting, innovation, local business, small businesses, south dakota, Venky Venkatachalam, Webinar

When businesses started closing during the pandemic, the Beacom School of Business founded Coyote Business Consulting. Over the summer, students took on 26 projects across 17 counties to keep businesses in South Dakota open and competitive. Coyote Business Consulting is the second part of Beacom’s plan to stimulate the economic development of the state. Venky […]

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Opinion

Editorial: Local businesses are lifelines

March 31, 2020December 15, 2021 Volante Staff0Tagged businesses, COVID-19, editorial, gift cards, local businesses, Opinion, social distancing, The Volante, Vermillion

Now is a time more than ever we need to support everyone in our communities. The bars, restaurants, grocery stores and other businesses in our smaller towns have proven invaluable in the past couple weeks. They aren’t huge chain corporations, but small businesses that care about their customers and fellow community members and we should […]

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