June 1, 2023 – This month, seven new short-term rentals will become available in Downtown Bellefontaine. Julie “Julz” Greene, along with her husband, Dr. Norman “Norm” Greene, will be opening these innovative rental properties on the second floor of Rainbow Row Bellefontaine on West Chillicothe Avenue.
Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, the couple moved to […]
May 23, 2023 – Small Nation Founder and CEO Jason Duff has accepted an invitation to join the first ever Board of Advisors for Winans Chocolates + Coffee. Winans is a handcrafted chocolates and coffee company based in Piqua, Ohio. They currently have 19 locations around the Dayton and Columbus areas.
Winans originally […]
May 19, 2023 – This past weekend, a new escape room opened its doors in downtown Bellefontaine, Ohio. Decode Zone, an enigmatic family-friendly escape room experience, moved into the Main Street Marketplace offering a new and fun activity to the downtown entertainment scene.
Owners Jaron and Janna Schmelzer were inspired to […]
March 9, 2023 – Later in March, Candy Craze, a new candy store, will open its doors in Rainbow Row Bellefontaine.
Owner Tanisha McCreary has long wanted to create her own candy concept. After years of working as an accountant, she realized that with her kids getting older, she was ready to take the […]
February 17, 2023 – Later this spring, Jennifer Rachek will be bringing her signature cookies to a storefront in the Historic Opera Block in Downtown Bellefontaine. Her business, One-Eyed Cookie Lab, will be opening a brick-and-mortar store after two years of baking at home and selling in local stores and at markets and […]
January 26, 2023 – Dwight Greenbaum’s father was a very talented artist, taking Dwight and his siblings to art museums all over the country while growing up. At the time, he thought looking at old paintings and sculptures was boring. But as he grew older, he began to appreciate being exposed to the […]
January 23, 2023 – Nick Bozman recently joined the COMSTOR Outdoor sales team as a new regional sales representative, joining Small Nation’s outdoor advertising team on January 3rd, 2023.
As an experienced sales professional, Nick comes to COMSTOR Outdoor with retail experience at RV Wholesalers in Lakeview, Ohio, and TC Auto Sales in Huntsville. […]
January 6, 2023 – The new year brings a new business to the Main Street Marketplace in Downtown Bellefontaine. On Tuesday, January 3rd, Honestly Clean moved into their first office space, bringing their premier cleaning services to the downtown community.
In 2018, Owner Misti Smith began the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace program as a […]
December 20, 2022 – Small Nation recently welcomed Cameron Saylor as the new Staff Accountant for the team beginning December 12th, 2022.
Cameron joins Small Nation coming from a background in accounting and bookkeeping. With a degree in accounting from Bluffton University, he previously held positions as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Supervisor at […]
Ann Donnelly Hamilton, Jason Duff, and Dr. Alisa Agozzino
November 8, 2022 – Small Nation Founder and CEO Jason Duff has been selected to speak at the annual Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Conference at the Gaylord Texas Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas on November 14th, 2022.
Celebrating PRSA’s 75th […]