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HELM Boots Comes Home with Made in U.S.A. Label

December 18, 2012 by Brittany Highland Leave a Comment

HELM Boots Founder Joshua Bingaman

Joshua Bingaman, HELM Boots Founder

The Old Man and the Sea. Marlon Brando. Neil Young. Lobster fishing. Growing beards, smoking pipes, riding motorcycles, wearing dirty blue jeans.

These all-American, working-man images have inspired HELM Boots founder Joshua Bingaman to pursue the difficult task of producing a boot that is made entirely in the U.S.A. The quality of his work has earned the partnership of a generations-old shoe factory in Maine. More recently, Nordstrom picked up the brand to sell online and in stores nationwide. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business

We’re Round Rock Honey Beekeepers for a Day, You Can Do It Too

November 28, 2012 by Brittany Highland Leave a Comment

Round Rock Honey Beekeeper

“There’s no graceful way to put on a bee suit,” one of my guides assured me as I awkwardly suited up inside Round Rock Honey’s warehouse. She’s seen her share of eager beekeeper novices, having taught bee keeping classes for the public during the summer, and for home school and other groups year-round.

Round Rock Honey founder Konrad Bouffard joined us, and together we drove a short distance to a group of bee hives. They sit in plain sight of a busy road, but theft is rarely a threat or concern. Few people are equipped to face a hive full of angry bees, no matter how much they’re craving honey.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business Tagged With: round rock

An Austin Chiropractor Who Understands

November 13, 2012 by Eric Highland Leave a Comment

Dr. Nick Fourie with Chiropractic Chart in AustinFirst timers are often skeptical about using a chiropractor. I know I was.

I mean after all, you are literally putting your body into the hands of a stranger who is going to manipulate it, making it snap, crackle and pop.

Admittedly, the first time I ever went to a chiropractor was out of desperation. I was just out of high school and had this pain in my neck that wouldn’t allow me to turn my neck to the left at all. I tried everything and nothing worked. Then a friend suggested a chiropractor and, with great hesitation, I went in.

Fifteen minutes later, I was out of the office. My neck was like new and I was totally floored.

Now there should be a fair warning: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business

Use Go Local Austin to Save at Hundreds of Local Businesses

October 9, 2012 by Eric Highland 6 Comments

Go Local Austin CardIn case you haven’t noticed, we’re a hyperlocal blog that loves to share about the gems we find in Austin. When we originally found out about the Go Local Austin card from some friends, we looked into it.

Though the card is now available in 11 different cities, including Boston, Chicago, Houston and Albuquerque, the genesis of the company started right here in the city of Austin. Bob Tuschak founded Go Local on Earth Day 2008 and thousands of local businesses and consumers have been benefiting from his idea ever since then.

The concept behind Go Local Austin is simple and it has two parts:

Part 1: Give local Austinites the ability to save money and support local businesses at the same time.

Part 2: Give local businesses an incentive program for new customers who want to support Austin business. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business

How Austin Based BuildASign Has Gone Big & Stayed Grounded

October 8, 2012 by Brittany Highland 7 Comments

Dan Graham CEO of BuildASign in Austin

Dan Graham, BuildASign CEO

If you go to the home page of BuildASign’s website, you may think to yourself, “This isn’t the type of small, local business that The Austinot normally talks about. And is it even based in Austin?”

I validate your secret thoughts because I thought them too. At first.

Though BuildASign now serves four different countries, employs more than 200 people and pulled in $30 million in revenue last year, the company didn’t start there. In fact, BuildASign’s story began not too differently from many of the Austin entrepreneurs and small business owners who you know and love. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business

Zoo Keeper Exotic Pets Is as Much Fun as a Zoo

October 3, 2012 by Brittany Highland 9 Comments

Zoo Keeper Exotic Pets in Austin, TX

Zoo Keeper Exotic Pets is stocked floor to ceiling with amazing animals

We love to support local businesses not only for economic reasons, or because their uniqueness is refreshing, but because locals tend to have a more personal touch. When it comes to our pets, we appreciate a personal touch more than ever.

So kick the chain stores and make the drive to Research Blvd. and Burnet, for Zoo Keeper Exotic Pets. We did – a long time ago.

As the name implies, Zoo Keeper Exotic Pets is not a dog and cat-type pet store. But considering its relatively small size, implanted in the middle of a shopping strip, this local shop always provides entertainment and insight into the world of less common pets. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business Tagged With: burnet

Community Giving and Eco-Friendly Garment Cleaning from EcoClean

October 2, 2012 by Brittany Highland 13 Comments

Eco Friendly Garment Cleaning from EcoClean70% of all perc used by traditional dry cleaners ends up in the environment. That’s bad. The EPA and the International Agency for Research on Cancer have concluded that this toxic cleaning agent, formally named perchloroethylene, likely causes cancer. By 2023, perc will be illegal in the state of California.

When his daughter became sick from a dry cleaning facility near her home, EcoClean founder John Henderson did his homework. In 1996, he broke the mold for garment cleaning in Austin when he opened EcoClean and decided to use wet cleaning only. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business

Zhi Tea: Succeeding in Austin Through Perseverance and Integrity

September 17, 2012 by Brittany Highland Leave a Comment

Organic tea at Zhi Tea in Austin, TXLike many small businesses, Zhi Tea started with a risk and a dream. Five years later, the company is celebrating a milestone anniversary and enjoying the love and support of its hometown.

Founding of Zhi Tea

By 2007, Zhi Tea Founder Jeffrey Lorien had sold his house in New York and had left his corporate job.

“I was waiting for inspiration,” he told us.

A love for tea, a background in inventory management and a supportive business partner found Jeffrey sleeping on the floor of a friend’s home in Austin as he launched his new company.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Drink, Food & Drink, Local Business Tagged With: eastside

Weird Coupons Is Saving Austinites Money and Helping Local Businesses

September 5, 2012 by Eric Highland Leave a Comment

A local app focused solely on Austin  is saving Austinites money and providing exposure for Austin businesses.

Weird Coupons Helps Austin

If you want or need something, chances are there’s an Austinite who makes it, provides it, carries it or creates it. -WeirdCoupons.com

Vital Skin Care Austin is a full service salon

Vital Skin Care is a small, local business that uses Weird Coupons

On June 26th, we published an article about Weird Coupons, a company that believes in Austin and is dedicated to exclusively helping local businesses. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business

Awesome Austinot Version of How Stuff Is Made: Kong Screen Printing

September 4, 2012 by Brittany Highland 4 Comments

Artpost Collective on the Eastside in Austin

Kong Screen Printing HQ is at Artpost Collective on the eastside

Most of us go about our lives without giving much thought to how the common objects around us came into existence. For me, one of those objects is the screen printed t-shirt.

Don’t worry, this isn’t going to turn into a rant against sweatshops. That’s Thursday’s post.

Today on The Austinot, we’re highlighting a local business that prizes creativity, diligence and customer service. We had the privilege of going on an Austinot field trip to Kong Screen Printing, and now we get to share our experience with you. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business

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