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BBB Warns of Charity Scams / Offers Giving Tips in Wake of Boston Marathon Bombing
In light of recent tragic events in Boston, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) created a news release offering advice to help people differentiate between real charities and lowly scammers. As BBB members ourselves, (Better Business Bureau of Mississippi), we feel this information could be helpful to our readers. With BBB permission we have therefore included…
Read MoreGreater Starkville Development Partnership Annual Banquet Sponsorship
As part of our effort to provide support for our local community, Shopping-Bargains.com is a bronze sponsor of the Greater Starkville Development Partnership Annual Banquet that will be held tomorrow night in the newly renovated Colvard Union Ballroom on the Mississippi State University (MSU) campus. MSU President Mark Keenum will give the keynote address this…
Read MoreMilitary Appreciation Month Interview with MilitaryConnection.com's Debbie Gregory
This May marks the 10th annual National Military Appreciation Month and I wanted to write something in honor of our troops and their sacrifice. With that in mind, I interviewed Debbie Gregory, President and CEO of MilitaryConnection.com, and asked her several questions about ways to show support for military personnel. I encourage readers to act…
Read MoreMSU Student Team Wins E-Business Plan Competition
On April 16, 2008 I served on a panel of judges for the final round of the Mississippi State University 2008 E-Business Plan Competition. Four student teams were competing for financial backing to start their proposed online business. The results of this competition, co-organized by The Services Innovation Group of the MSU College of Business…
Read MoreShopping-Bargains Sponsors a BEST Robotics Team
Shopping-Bargains® is one of four sponsors for a team of students from the Starkville Christian Home Educators (SCHE) who will be participating in the BEST Robotics competition held at Mississippi State University this year. The mission of BEST Robotics is to “inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science, technology, and math through participation in a…
Read MoreShopping-Bargains Sponsors CookingWithEllen.com
Several weeks ago one of our newsletter subscribers, Ellen Easley, won a webcam in one of our contests. At the time I thought she had an interesting story and I wanted to share it with our readers. As requested, she submitted a picture and some biographical information and I introduced her to our newsletter and…
Read MoreShopping-Bargains.com is a Get Swept Up Sponsor
Shopping-Bargains.com is pleased to have been a “Litter Liminator” sponsor in the August 29 GET SWEPT UP community-wide clean-up campaign. On that day more than 400 volunteers joined with the Greater Starkville Development Partnership (GSDP) team for this 4th annual event. These volunteers picked up trash all around Starkville the day before Mississippi State University‘s…
Read MoreMay is Military Appreciation Month
As a company, Shopping-Bargains.com has been a long-time supporter of our troops. In addition to being an official sponsor of The Military Family Network, since 9/11 we have also supported other military-focused organizations as we are able. May is National Military Appreciation Month. In honor and support of our military, we have provided a portion…
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