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        <copyright>Anthony McNeil</copyright>
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        <itunes:summary>Hear interviews with small business owners (mom and pop) of Western Wayne County (MI) to learn more about the owners, their stories and their business. To help support the businesses, we ask them to offer a special coupon or discount just for the listeners of the podcast.</itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:title>EP 3 - Posh Pup Dog Grooming - Caroline Armstrong</itunes:title>
                <title>EP 3 - Posh Pup Dog Grooming - Caroline Armstrong</title>

                <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
                
                <itunes:author>Anthony McNeil</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Caroline a former accountant, has been dog grooming since the mid-eighties. She purchased &#34;Posh Pup&#34; in 2008 and the business has been located on Farmington Rd. just south of Plymouth Rd.</itunes:summary>
                <description><![CDATA[<p>This episode I interviewed Caroline Armstrong, the owner of &#34;Posh Pup&#34;, a local dog grooming service located in the city of Livonia.</p><p><br></p><p>Caroline a former accountant, has been dog grooming since the mid-eighties. She purchased &#34;Posh Pup&#34; in 2008 and the business has been located on Farmington Rd. just south of Plymouth Rd.</p><p><br></p><p>&#34;Posh Pup&#34; has a staff of 5 and they offer a variety of services including, washing, brushing, nail trimming, teeth cleaning and more.</p><p><br></p><p>Caroline is offering the listeners of the podcast a free teeth cleaning with a first time groom. Listen to the episode to get the discount code.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow Posh Pup on </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Posh-Pup-162193320476960" rel="nofollow"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p><p><strong>Visit their </strong><a href="https://poshpupgrooming.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>website</strong></a></p>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;This episode I interviewed Caroline Armstrong, the owner of &amp;#34;Posh Pup&amp;#34;, a local dog grooming service located in the city of Livonia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Caroline a former accountant, has been dog grooming since the mid-eighties. She purchased &amp;#34;Posh Pup&amp;#34; in 2008 and the business has been located on Farmington Rd. just south of Plymouth Rd.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#34;Posh Pup&amp;#34; has a staff of 5 and they offer a variety of services including, washing, brushing, nail trimming, teeth cleaning and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Caroline is offering the listeners of the podcast a free teeth cleaning with a first time groom. Listen to the episode to get the discount code.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Posh Pup on &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.facebook.com/The-Posh-Pup-162193320476960&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facebook&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visit their &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://poshpupgrooming.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;website&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:28:08 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>EP 2 - Tapped Coffee &amp; Craft Beverages - Nicholas Syzdek</itunes:title>
                <title>EP 2 - Tapped Coffee &amp; Craft Beverages - Nicholas Syzdek</title>

                <itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode>
                
                <itunes:author>Anthony McNeil</itunes:author>
                
                <description><![CDATA[<p>I had the pleasure of interviewing Nicholas Dyzdek, one of three owners of Canton (MI) based &#34;Tapped Coffee &amp; Craft Beverages&#34;, which makes some of the best tasting donuts, nitro coffee and non-alcoholic craft beverages around.</p><p>Tapped started out as a wholesale and special event coffee business that catered to private and corporate events. But during the pandemic, Nicholas and the other owners (Kevin Kilgore &amp; Tony Bush) decided they needed to pivot and that&#39;s when they opened the retail cafe location in Canton.</p><p>I came across Tapped&#39;s Instagram profile and I have to tell you, their donuts looked absolutely delicious, especially the blueberry, which I could not wait to try!</p><p>If you live near Tapped or your planning a private or corporate event, then you MUST check out Tapped. I promise you, you will not be disappointed.</p><p><strong>Text &#34;09TAPPED&#34; to 734-245-9535 and get a coupon to save 9% on your full order. Use the same code if you </strong><a href="https://www.tappedbeverages.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>order online</strong></a><strong> from their website</strong>.</p><p>Follow Tapped on Social Media:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/tappedbeverages" rel="nofollow"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tappedbeverages" rel="nofollow"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></li></ul>]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 09:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>EP 1 - Hunter&#39;s Healthy Treats - Daphne Mackenzie</itunes:title>
                <title>EP 1 - Hunter&#39;s Healthy Treats - Daphne Mackenzie</title>

                <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Former office manager turned entrepreneur, Daphne Mackenzie started the Livonia, MI based &#34;Hunter&#39;s Healthy Treats&#34; in 2016 after leaving the security of her office job of 20 years.</p><p><br></p><p>The company makes all natural treats for dogs and some other pets. Daphne actually started making the treats for her Caine family member &#34;Hunter&#34; back in 2007.</p><p><br></p><p>Unfortunately Hunter passed away but Daphne continued making the treats for family and friends and then one day it hit her that could sell the treats to others.</p><p><br></p><p>Today &#34;Hunter&#39;s Healthy Treats&#34; can be found in stores all across Michigan, Ohio and Arizona. But don&#39;t worry if you don&#39;t live in one of those states, because you can get them online at <a href="https://huntershealthytreats.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>huntershealthytreats.com</strong></a> and Amazon.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Use the discount code 09HUNTER to get 10% off your order, when you order from the company&#39;s website.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Hunter&#39;s Healthy Treats on Social Media:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/huntershealthytreats/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/huntershealthytreats" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/HuntersTreats" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>   </p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>A Platform For Mom and Pop Businesses</itunes:title>
                <title>A Platform For Mom and Pop Businesses</title>

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                <itunes:author>Anthony McNeil</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;This is the introduction episode to tell you about &#34;The Biz Zone&#34; and to introduce your host, Anthony McNeil. This is podcast is a platform for small businesses, the &#34;mom and pop&#34; business of Canton, MI; Livonia, MI and Westland, MI, to come sure their story and share their business.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I interview this business owners and I ask them to make their appearance of the podcast, a &#34;win, win&#34; for both themselves and you the listener.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each business owner that is featured on the podcast, provides special discounts or coupons, designed specially for the listeners of this podcast.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The result... You the listener gets to save some money and the business owner will hopefully land new, loyal customers.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This podcast is presented to you by the &#34;09 Realty Team&#34; which is brokered by eXp Realty. If you&#39;re looking to purchase a home, sell your current house or just have a real estate question, feel free to contact Anthony by clicking &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;http://09realtyteam.com&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HERE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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