Survey for area entrepreneurs

Green County Development Corporation is looking ahead to the next year and a project to help developing entrepreneurs get their businesses started on a solid footing. To help determine where the largest needs are locally, they have put together a short survey. If you are currently a local entrepreneur or are thinking of starting a small business here, please take five minutes out of your day to complete this survey and provide important information to GCDC.

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Thanks for taking the time to help get this project off the ground. Please spread the word about this survey if you can.

By the way, if you are a current or aspiring small business owner in the area, don't forget about GCDC's monthly Entrepreneurs and Inventors Club meetings!

Baumgartner's

We've talked about Baumgartner's on this blog before, so imagine how tickled we were to see Chris Soukup and Baumgartner's featured in an interview on the Madison news recently.



If you are new to the area or just visiting, stop in for a sandwich, a beverage or some cheese. Baumgartner's is a staple on the west side of Monroe's Downtown Square for good reason. Now, I have not tried the Limburger sandwich yet, but I can say that the roast beef is excellent. Someday I'll make my grandpa proud and give the Limburger and onions a try...

Win $100 Monroe Money

Monroe Main Street is looking for your input on the hours that Downtown retail and service businesses are open. We know that everyone has busy lives these days. What hours make it easier for you to get Downtown?

The survey is only three questions long. It takes less than a minute to complete, and you'll be giving
some valuable input to Downtown business owners.

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If you need any more incentive, Monroe Main Street will also give away $100 Monroe Money to one respondent. Enter your email address when you complete the survey to be entered in the drawing. Not too bad for answering three quick questions, eh?

Thanks for helping Monroe's Downtown.

Business Spotlight - Ideate Ink

Keep it local.

That is one of our core beliefs in business and life. Supporting local businesses keeps our local economy strong and vibrant.

So, when we decided it was time for a new look for our business cards recently, we picked up the phone and called Adam Bansley over at Ideate Ink in Monroe. We gave Adam a photo and the text we wanted on the cards, and told him we wanted a classic design that was clean and readable. We had a proof within a day or two, and the cards were in our hands in next to no time.

It could not have been easier! The time we ordered cards online, we had to spend all the time flipping through templates and laying everything out ourselves. Adam saved us all of that hassle, and we know that our new business cards are not simply cookie cutter designs. Best of all, Ideate Ink was cheaper than the big company we ordered cards from previously. Small businesses can be surprisingly competitive and the service cannot be beat.

So, what do you think of our new card?

Local food producer want to know your opinions

We've talked about our friends up at Goosechaser Farm by Blanchardville frequently here on Cheese Country Realtors. Well, Stef and Andre have been busy developing a new offering, and they could use some input.

They have been developing their line of brats made from heritage pork, turkey, chicken and more. Trust me, these brats are worth trying. Created from Stef's custom spice blends and meat from animals raised naturally on Goosechaser Farm's patures, the brats are a truly local product. We have had the pleasure of enjoying some before, and we have become complete converts. Delish.

In order to better meet customer expectations when developing a new service, Stef has put together a short survey. In exchange for about the 3 minutes of your time necessary to answer the survey, you will be entered to win a year-long subscription to Goosechaser Farm's Brat of the Month Club. Take the Survey!

Joining the "Go local, go independent" movement

Frequent readers know that we are strong supporter of locally owned, independent businesses. We are joining their ranks.

Towne Square Realty has always been locally owned, but we've been part of the Re/Max family for a while now. Our company decided to return to our roots and go independent again as of this month.


This move gives our company more flexibility to serve our clients to the best of our abilities. We still advertise our properties in all of the same venues and all of the same website (including the Re/Max site and all of the other major franchise sites thanks to the wonders of internet data exchange).

Go local, go independent!