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Seventy-five percent of Vermont, the 5th smallest state in the country, is forest. Yet just over 625,000 people reside in the Green Mountain state bordered by Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Quebec. Vermont wasn't one of the original colonies, but it was the first state to join after the Constitution was ratified. Montpelier is home to less than 9,000 residents, and is the only state capital in the nation without a McDonald's. Vermont is, however, the nation's leading supplier of maple syrup and dairy cows. Entrepreneurs looking to find an existing Vermont business that may be for sale often start their search in Montpelier, Burlington, or Colchester.
Manufacturing and Agriculture are Vermont's top industries. Animal Crops and Service industries follow close behind. A number of promising businesses for sale in Vermont can be found in these industries. IBM is the state's largest employer, and Burton Snowboards is another national favorite. Ben & Jerry's, of course, is a longstanding favorite business for the snowy state. Just over 96% of employers are small firms, however, employing much of the state's workforce. Programs such as the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive and Workforce Training programs readily help Vermont business owners with a leg up when needed. Browse our site now to learn more about finding a great business for sale in Vermont! Hide description Read more
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Countryman's Pleasure is a well-established 105-seat restaurant serving the Killington-Rutland, Vt, region. Killington is the largest US Ski Area east of the Rocky Mountains. And this restaurant enjoys year-round repeat business from both in and out of state. Located directly off US Route 4 near a Best Western Motel with extensive on-site customer parking, its recently improved & well-maintained building offers casual fine dining on a hill setting bordered by stone walls and landscaped gardens. It's attractive main floor dining areas and walk-in lower level dining for large parties comprise an efficient floor plan. Special features include: a hand-crafted European brick tavern with Butternut ceilings and wooden counters, and cozy dining with the ambiance of a wood and gas fired stove. Beautifully maintained and in turn-key condition, this is an exceptional More infoMendon, Vermont Restaurants for Sale
Confidential well-established & profitable Interior Design & Furnishings Business Opportunity in both leased and owned real estate, some of which is included in sale. Prospective buyers must complete and sign a Buyer's Confidentiality & Qualification Statement (attached under Paper Clip icon at top of this page). Buyer will need at least $240,000 cash down, plus operating capital. Skilled employees willing to stay on with new owner, assuming compatibility. More infoVermont Other Professional Services Businesses for Sale
This business develops and sells software programs that allow construction companies to automatically generate Federal, State, Local and bank mandated compliance reports and billings. The software products produce individual certified payroll/prevailing wage reports (130+ state-specific reports), Union fringe benefit reports, EEOC reports, creates machine readable files when applicable, AIA billing forms, contract documents, and performs weighted average overtime calculations. Customers' benefit by automatically producing necessary reports and billings that popular financial management software (including QuickBooks) cannot produce, saving hours of labor and increasing reporting accuracy. More infoVermont Other Business Services Businesses for Sale
After six wild years in the Musical Instruments industry, MusicStorelive.com owners Jeff Santoro and Ben Werlin are looking to exit. While we've greatly enjoyed being a vital part of the industry, we have another venture that's on a tremendous growth curve, that needs our focus. We entered the business fully financially leveraged and have quickly grown our revenues to over $5MM. We've invested deeply and worked tirelessly over these years to build a business capable of delivering massive sales and profits for a buyer that can come in well capitalized to finance the inventory. This buyer will be in a position to maximize profits, take More infoChittenden County Other Retail Stores Businesses for Sale
A Proven Business Model- Ziebart International Corp. is representing a global franchise network of vehicle appearance and protection services for over 55 years. More infoVermont Automotive Franchises for Sale
Business with Real Estate plus 4 permitted building lots with secured water and sewer allocations. The in-place value of the business equipment is $360,000. The land and fully complete building with 1000 square feet of custom office and 5000 square feet of manufacturing space is valued at $750,000. The 4 building sites are valued at $175,000 each bringing the total to $1,850,000. The seller is obligated to complete the top coat on the shared road at a cost of $60,000 reducing the value to $1,790,000.The business specialized in metal fabrication. Besides working directly with a national building manufacture the company does custom duct work, More infoVermont Metals Manufacturing Businesses for Sale
4 star YELP, 4.5 star Trip Advisor, 4.5 Google. Amazing Brand in new genre ready for growth. Looking for Strategic Partnership with an experienced team who can drive the growth of this Lone Store phenom. Commissary based Soup Brand. Many Signature Recipes beyond Soup. Established time tested working menu that can take advantage of virtually every current food trend. Farm to table, organic, vegan, veg., dairy free, gluten free, customization, fresh never frozen, world flavor fusions, and a crazy passion for healthy foods thrown in. Read what others think.https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g33388-d6427264-Reviews-or20-DuckSoup-Denver_Colorado.html#REVIEWSLocated in QSR More info
Investing Accomplished!We created the new follow-up of Tinder. It almost works the same but it have 1 big difference. This app works only by "video". A few weeks ago we release the new version in the app store. And starting to communicate about it. We defiantly find out there is an organic grow in the user base. We finalized the app bugs. And we are ready to make big steps by using online marketing campagne's.The app called Glimps and have been released in The Netherlands. It works with distance so you are probably not able to see people around your area. For now we aiming only in The Netherlands. When we reach our target we are looking for investment needed for the Android version, More info
GoTelecare has created the most comprehensive telehealth video consultation and medical billing services for healthcare services organizations. More infoVermont Health, Fitness & Beauty Franchises for Sale
* Highly profitable* Reasonably priced* Turn-key* Fully staffed, fully trained* Semi-Absentee ownership* Multiple streams of income* High Traffic, good demographics* Potential for even more growthPlease complete & send attached Non-Disclosure Agreement to email@example.com to receive detailed information on this listing. More infoChittenden County Other Health and Medical Businesses for Sale
FedEx Ground and Home Delivery Routes (ISP Contract) for sale $420,000! Currently this route is grossing an estimated $548,999 per year and nets $116,066. Includes 2 Ground and 4 Home Delivery routes, 10 vehicles (paid in full) and 8 employees in place that are willing to transfer with the business if given the opportunity. Well established, turnkey route with full time manger in place. Territory for this route includes the Starksboro, Moretown, Berlin, Williston, Jericho, Hinesburg and Waterbury, Vermont region. Great location in an area with lots of homes and growth. Please be advised that owner will not entertain SBA loans, or third party lending. If seeking additional financing, buyer More infoBurlington, Vermont Moving and Trucking Companies for Sale
PostNet franchisees provide much needed small business print and marketing solutions. More infoVermont Business Services Franchises for Sale
It's a Hotel…No, it's a Bed and Breakfast…No, it's a Super Inn! What do we mean by that? This 36 unit property has a variety of rooms, all of them commodious, ranging in size from 239 sq. ft. to 801 sq. ft. Seven of the rooms are luxury Inn accommodations featuring whirlpools, fireplaces, king size beds and other amenities normally reserved for upscale Inns. Several additional rooms fall into a category of Deluxe and Premium and 8 might be classified as Standard (although held to a very high standard!). Of the 36 rooms, there are three two-bedroom units and seven one-bedroom units. All this adds up to a 43% occupancy rate, $175 average daily rate and a cash flow of almost $400,000.00. More infoManchester, Vermont Hotels and Motels for Sale
Sales are up! Cash flow is up! We love this Inn! Many Inns owe their success to a destination location, with shops, restaurants and Inns galore. Not this Vermont Inn for sale. It's messages of warmth and welcome are delivered in splendid isolation (with only a little help from the unique appeal of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom). The subtle details here are many and each adds to the guests'experience, leading many to believe that"…this just may be the most romantic place on the planet" (Zagats Guide). The Inn is truly a destination complete in itself.Sales in the past three years have exceeded $1.1 million. 2015 reports $1,176,089.00 in total income. Of that, $815,000 is room sales with More infoLower Waterford, Vermont Hotels and Motels for Sale
This business has been improving commercial and residential properties for over 40 years. The core business activities include a nursery, retail center, landscaping, and snowplowing in the off-season. This business is a full-service Nursery, Garden Center and Landscaping provider. The nursery grows flowers, plants, trees, shrubs, and bushes purchased by customers and used by the landscape design team. The Garden Center is a retail hub providing customers a variety of tools, materials, and expertise. The Landscaping business is capable of small to full-site renovations including masonry, water projects, and home-gardens. The business More infoVermont Nurseries and Garden Centers Businesses for Sale
Nestled in the food and shopping Mecca of Williston, Vermont, Amarah's Chocolate Company is the only shop of its kind in the area. This business manufactures, wholesales, and retails artisan chocolates and confections from its destination storefront. Income is generated through an ever growing ecommerce web-site, walk-in clientele, corporate accounts, special events, special and custom orders as well as wholesale revenue. The wholesale aspect of this business is set to increase by 500%-800% in 2016. . In April 2016, the owners renovated and expanded the production space to accommodate booming wholesale production. The production flow has been optimized and there is room for additional More infoWilliston, Vermont Other Food and Beverage Businesses for Sale
Skiing, water activities, golf and more are immediately available from this charming, updated facility. The inn is primarily operated as a charming B&B with growth potential for a full service inn. The region with lakes, streams, golf courses, well known villages, quaint shopping, and antiques, makes this a highly desirable year round resort. The location enables guests to access Okemo Mountain Resort, as well as 3 other nearby ski areas. The business has been priced at the appraised value of the real estate. Buyers seeking hospitability properties will find this to be a very attractive acquisition. More infoVermont Hotels and Motels for Sale
Beverage Inventory Auditing service for the Hospitality Industry. Most bars suffer from shrinkage problems of up to 30%. Our weekly on-going service reduces their losses and increases profits that affords them to pay us an on-going fee. More infoVermont Business Services Franchises for Sale
This is a franchise company which sells, rents, and installs premium modular wheelchair ramps to residential and commercial customers. Ramps are made of steel are easy to install, and readily meet the needs of customers as well as comply with ADA specifications. The product is superb, has a long life, has many advantages, and is manufactured in the franchisor's plant in Boston. Building permits are not required for installing these ramps. The Franchisor has a national call center, national advertising, and contracts with national insurance companies. All sales and installations are performed by independently owned franchisees. The franchisor adds value to its franchisees, and is More infoVermont Other Services Businesses for Sale
Must Sell !! 4700 sf Tavern/restaurant plus 1300 sf apt on 2.7 acres with ample on-sit parking just a mile from ski lifts, Pico Mt, Killington Resort, VT A rare opportunity....Owner says must sell NOW. More infoKillington, Vermont Bars, Taverns and Nightclubs for Sale
Located in the dining and shopping capitol of Vermont, and in an area that is rapidly becoming the Business Center of Chittenden County, this business is poised to accelerate the rapid growth they have already enjoyed.Everyone knows New York City is the origin of the most authentic, best-tasting bagels anywhere and our client learned the time-honored tradition of kettle boiling and stone hearth finishing at its source.Today the business is highly profitable and experiencing strong growth. The business, its design, history, carefully chosen location and promising future is now available for new ownership and continued growth and development. More info
Large Exclusive Territory covering Burlington, Northwest, Central andSouthwest Vermont and Northeastern New York State.1-800-GOT-JUNK? is the world's largest junk removal franchise with 200+ Franchise Partners throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. A young, dynamic company, set to dominate a new market niche.Brand Power: The ultimate partnership.Shared Systems & Success: Attracting young, aggressive, ambitious people based on a low cost, turnkey program.Quality: Franchising allows a selective process in welcoming Partners into the system. A powerhouse brand helping Franchise Partners achieve their financial and professional goals.Turn Key Operation: Includes all equipment, More info
Gross Income 2015 $ 430,402**Annualized (Jan-Nov $358,669)PRICE REDUCED!!!Asking Price $299,000+$24, 750 Frame Inventory IncludedPractice Background:This Optometry practice is situated in a freestanding building on a street corner with excellent visibility and accessibility. Now available for acquisition it is located in a established, affluent, well-educated, small town com-munity near a local freeway.Premises Information:Inside this beautiful 2,000 sq. ft. practice you will find a reception/business area, 1 dispensary/optical area, waiting room(seats 7), 2 fully equipped exam lanes, 1 laboratory, 1 contact lens training area, and 1 doctors office. The equipment in this practice is in More info
Provides flexibility and financial security. Named a Top 50 Franchise for franchisee satisfaction for the 4th straight year! More infoVermont Home Services Franchises for Sale
This sandwich shop is well known around the state for their famously delicious sandwiches. A combination sandwich and gift shop, it is constantly full with customers who love the products this shop offers. Please inquire for details. More info
The acquisition of this dominant Cub Cadet and True Value hardware operation with revenues of $1,200,000 affords the new owner with enormous possibilities. Competition in the area is very limited, and this company has been in place for 40 years, accruing hundreds of loyal customers.The property occupies 3 acres with ample parking on very heavily traveled Vermont Route 22A, offering ready access to the showroom and service and demo areas. There are 7 well trained and loyal employees who wish to remain with the business and support new owners. This attractive, successful dealership/hardware retailer is being offered for $675,000 + inventory.Price includes the real estate.Turn-Key Opportunity!! More info
This highly profitable niche service business installs and services HVAC, plumbing and heating systems in homes, schools, hospitals and commercial buildings throughout the Mad River Valley and is well-respected for expertise in its field.The business is operated by the owner, two long-time employees and the owner's wife, who does the bookkeeping.The business has a well-established reputation for professionalism in an area known for outdoor activities, college athletics and educational and cultural opportunities.The business is priced to sell and offers a superb opportunity and an exceptional return-on-investment. More info
Don't miss out on a great opportunity to own a free standing restaurant in a very nice town in Vermont very close to hundreds of hungry students. Now is the time to fulfill your dream of moving to Vermont and be a restaurant entrepreneur. Give us a call and we can arrange a showing. More info
03491 - COLLEGE TOWN MARKET AND CAFE - $220,000Location. Location. Location. This one-of-a-kind, small market and cafe, is located within walking distance of both downtown and a top New England college. Operating since 1975, this spot has a long history of happy customers coming in daily for lunch, coffee, groceries, and more. The decor fits perfectly in this quintessential Vermont town. The large space comfortably fits families and college students alike. Many happy customers are in daily for creemees as this store is the only creemee stand in town. Significant parking exists out front and off of the main road. Many options for potential revenue growth including extension of hours, More info
Achieve financial independence by providing business loans from $5K to $50 Million+ while earning huge commissions. Work from home. Lifetime Support. More infoVermont Business Services Franchises for Sale
**Price JUST Reduced from $525,000 to $499,000**MOTIVATED SELLERS**Would you like to own one of the most popular restaurants in town? …Stand behind the bar talking to the happy locals and travelers? This is the opportunity for you!Opened in 1971, this 50+ seat family eatery is regarded as the go to local spot. With a great reputation, the restaurant also rates #2 on Trip Advisor for restaurants in the area. There are tourist attractions in the area including a number of colleges. The business is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week with take out available. They have made it a point to be environmentally conscious and cook with locally sourced food.Bring your touch to this already More info
Located in the vibrant community of Stowe Vermont, this is a rare opportunity to own an art connoisseurs dream, as the West Branch Gallery and Sculpture Park Business is being offered for sale.After a very successful run of nearly 20 years, the gallery owners have decided to begin retirement planning by offering the gallery business for sale, while continuing to lease the property to the new owner.West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park is an indoor/outdoor art space committed to promoting exceptional contemporary art in varied media by emerging and mid-career artists. The thoughtful selection and exhibitionof art and a respect for artists and collectors are gallery hallmarks. The gallery and More info
This food truck has been operating in the same location since 1944 and has a great local following. For 70+ years, customers have been enjoying lunch and dinner in this city park which overlooks the lake and Adirondacks in New York State. Open just six months a year, this business has over $200k in sales with $61k in seller discretionary cash last year. Please contact us for more details.This business, name, furniture, fixtures, equipment, website, url, social media, phone numbers, vendor list, transition assistance, covenant not to compete, and goodwill is available for $115,000 including $5,000 of inventory at cost. More info
Vermont cpg manufacturer distributed to over 120 stores. Great growth potential. Contact us for more details. More info
Established SKI SHOP with multiple income streams, bricks and mortar retail, rental program, demo program, state of the art repair and tune shop, and a state of the art E-commerce platform, which showed significant growth last year in spite of the unusually warm winter in the East.Sales last year of $5,073,309 produced Seller Discretionary Cash of $500,772. Priced at less than three times earnings!This Leasehold business is offered at $1,500,000 plus Inventory at cost to include: the business, three business names, furniture, fixtures, equipment, URLs and web sites, phone numbers, vendor lists (vendor relations need to be established by new owner), customer lists, Covenant-not-to-Compete, More info
Expedia CruiseShipCenters is a travel agency franchise that specializes in cruises with 220 retail locations open or under development. Our sales have grown an average of 30% a year over the last two decades! More infoVermont Travel & Lodging Franchises for Sale
Well-known restaurant for sale. good terrific location within Baltimore city, Maryland. With loyal client, this business is prime for growth and ready for a new owner/operator. For further information please call 301 219 0160 or 443 835 3916 Mr Lee.Populations white 12,737, black 31,565 Asian 2,873[according demographic]Asking price $160,000 or best offer.building purchase optional $140,000. More info
A long standing community MARKET and DELI with on-site parking and located in a high density residential area. Just the right size, just the right location, well maintained, clean and neat are just a few of the many attributes of this "Turn Key" opportunity. The store is currently employee operated.This store has a full commercial deli license allowing the preparation and sale of both hot and cold meals, deserts, salads, etc. The store offers Sandwiches, Beer and Wine, Lottery, Cigarettes, Groceries, Candies, Creamies and more.This leasehold business with improvements is exclusively listed at $60,000 to include: Business, Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, Vendor Lists, Customer Lists, Phone More info
Price Decreased on 6.3.16 from $285k.Well established Auto Body Shop located in Chittenden County. The current owner works 40-45 hours a week Monday – Friday managing the estimating, sales, customer service as well as general production and personnel.This leasehold franchised business is offered for sale at the price of $215,000 to include $180,000+/- cost basis of Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, $20,000 of Inventory at cost, transfer fees, book of business, transition assistance, social media, phone numbers, customer lists, vendor lists, and goodwill.The price is fully supported the $106,000 average Seller Discretionary Cash.This is a sustainable business with plenty of growth More info
Operated Seasonally (May-Oct) only 6 months, a beautiful 18th century stone marble Inn & Restaurant Circa 1795 located within the Lake Champlain Islands of Vermont. Originally a stagecoach stop Inn & Tavern, built by Amos Ransom. The property is listed with the Vermont Register of Historic Places. The Inn and property is the perfect place for weddings, rehearsal dinners, special events, intimate gatherings, quiet getaways, and family reunions. Antiques furnishings and original period Featured in Yankee Magazine- May/June 2013. The owners of this remarkable Inn have impressive attention to detail. They love this business however retirement is their next life move and they have hired Vermont More info
This profitable 100+ year old country store is a local staple in a community of just over 2000 Vermonters. Located on the VAST snowmobile trail, it is the only store within a 5 mile radius and is very popular among locals and tourists. The store includes a full deli with pizza made to order, gas/diesel, bottle redemption, and two 2-bedroom apartments.2014 Sales: $1,422,0003 Year Seller Discretionary Cash Average: $87,000The store is priced at $399,000 with $30,000 of inventory at cost to include real estate and improvements, business, business name, business equipment, covenant not to compete, transition assistance, and goodwill. More info
360 PAINTING offers the most comprehensive franchisee training program in the home services industry! More infoVermont Home Services Franchises for Sale
Historic Vermont Village Store with gas pumps and a beautiful three-bedroom apartment. This store is located at the cross road in the center of the village. It shares the cross road with a restaurant/tavern, book-store and a farmstead. The firehouse and town hall are near by.The 2 story building on .14+/- acres measures 4100 square feet with 2300 square feet of retail space. The gasoline tanks and pumps were recently installed and the area is finished with quality paving.The three-year average gross sales are $875k. Sales include: Deli, Groceries, Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks, Tobacco, Video, Clothing, Hunting and Fishing, Lottery, Gas and more…Lake Champlain and other lakes bring sports people More info
The Company is an e-commerce retailer engaged in the sale of high-efficiency household electrical heating and ventilating appliances. The Company's products include water heaters, water boilers, solar heaters and panels, plumbing supplies, and fans. The Company's primary activity is internet sales to the residential construction and consumer sectors. The Company's customer base mainly consists of individual consumers, homeowners, and others purchasing heating and ventilation equipment at retail prices. In 2012, electrical heating products accounted for 55% of sales; repair parts, 20%; solar heating products, 15%; and ventilation products, 10%. More info
This gas station with convenience store sits in one of the busiest corridors in Chittenden County. Over $2.5 million in sales last year and looks to do even better in 2016. Currently owner does not work the store but does check in daily. Please contact us today for more details or to take a look.This leasehold business with improvements is exclusively listed at $160,000 to include: Business, Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, Vendor Lists, Phone Numbers, Transition Assistance, Covenant-not-to-Compete, Goodwill and $35,000 of Inventory at cost. More info
The Company was founded in the late 1960s, operating as a repair and job shop. As of the end of 2015, its revenue mix was composed of architectural and structural steel fabrication (71% of sales), custom metal fabrication (10%), repair and rebuild of food-grade tanks and trailers (8%), machine shop services (4%), retail sales (3%), and general repair services (3%). It serves approximately 1,250 customers across the Northeastern US. Its customer base includes medium-sized general contractors (52% of 2015 sales), small general contractors/construction firms (23%), trucking companies/milk haulers (8%), other small businesses (12%), and small manufacturers (5%). Including the active owner, the More info
**Price reduced from $595,00 to $567,000**Established Garden Center/Landscaping business with a sustainable business model and many loyal customers is now listed for sale to include the real estate and improvements, extensive equipment package, $12,000 of Inventory at cost and various other intangibles traditionally included in purchasing a "Going Concern".This unique business offers a variety of income streams and growth potential. The seller brings years of experience and will be retiring after the transition of the skills and talents.The business is exclusively listed for sale with Vermont Business Brokers for $595,000 with $12,000 of inventory at cost to include real estate and More info
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Exceptional LEVEL III ASSISTED LIVING facility located in close proximity to a hospital and a city center. The facility can continue to operate as a ' going concern' with excellent cash flow and/or take advantage of the significant growth potential and pursue the permitting and construction required to significantly increase capacity.There is growth potential in the facility 'as built'. The full basement not being utilized for business purposes other then some minor storage.This property and business is exclusively offered for sale at $1,300,000 to include Business, Business Name, Real Estate and Improvements, Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, Phone Numbers, Social Media, Web Site, URL/s, More info
Downtown leasehold convenience/beverage store and redemption center consistently doing near $1,000,000 in sales. Well, organized store with a 14 door walk-in cooler and a full service deli with gas oven including hood and a deli walk-in. There is a full Point of Sale system, an operating security system, and plenty of parking.Natural gas and municipal sewer. There is plenty of opportunity for continued growth as the city center is in the final stages of a rebuild project.This great leasehold opportunity is exclusively listed with Vermont Business Brokers for $250,000 to include business, business name, furniture, fixtures, equipment, customer lists, vendor lists, recipes, social media, urls, More info
Outstanding Pizza Restaurant serving pizza, sandwiches, salads and appetizers. This eat in-take out establishment is exceptional from equipment fit up, parking, location, friendly employees, loyal customers and cleanliness.The financials are solid with $486,133 in sales and SDE $112,458 to the bottom line for the owner. The owner is not working full time and with an additional $122,130 in wages paid last year the opportunity for a family is tremendous.The business and property are expected to transfer without issues and the seller is offering transition assistance hoping to make the transition as seamless as possible.This business, real estate and improvements, name, furniture, fixtures, More info
This quintessential bake shop & deli serves up delicious treats to locals and travelers alike. Just off of a major thoroughfare for commuters and out-of-state travelers heading towards the Green Mountains, this market is a great last stop before heading into the hills. With some solid marketing, this shop could really be taken to the next level. The catering side of the business has been steadily growing.This leasehold business with improvements is exclusively listed at $129,000 to include: Business, Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, Vendor Lists, Phone Numbers, Transition Assistance, Covenant-not-to-Compete, Goodwill and $9,500 of Inventory at Cost. More info
Location: 21 School Street in Plainfield, Vermont.Great center of town location including high visibility and traffic. Busy café tenant with residential upstairs. Additional space exists for renovation and potential income. More info
1. Live and work on the premises of this outstanding, long established, stable and profitable business in VT. Convenience store with gas & liquor caters to locals and tourists. Includes separate 3 bedroom home with family room, new kitchen, semi-finished second floor, full basement. Buyer will need minimum of $100,000 cash for down payment. Gross sales in excess of $2.4M. Price $850K plus inventory2. MA In-town convenience store with lottery & cigarettes with gross sales of $187K Priced at $115,000. Single family home also available for $175,000. More info
Local favorite Sandwich Shop known for great bread and quality ingredients. Customers drive miles to enjoy sandwiches made from incredibly delicious recipes. Open 5 days a week on a cash only basis with a handful of tables making multiple turns plus the take out orders sales last year exceeded $388K producing seller discretionary cash in excess of $58K. Listed at $78,000 including Business, Business Name, Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, Recipes, Leasehold, Social Media, website URL, Phone number, Covenant not to Compete, Transition Assistance, and Goodwill. The summer is approaching fast and a smooth transition is predicted. Step into good cash flow and room for growth. More info
**PRICE REDUCED FROM $399,000 TO $350,000**This full service country store is a landmark and includes a deli, gas, lottery, craft beer/wine, and many other conveniences for locals and tourists alike. The real estate includes a beautiful apartment that can either be used as owner's quarters or an income property. The views from the store of local lake are exceptional. Investments in septic have been made to ready the store for more seating. There is some great potential with this store!This is a perfect opportunity to run your own business in one of the most beautiful locations in all of Vermont. The store is priced at $399,000 to include $30,000 of inventory at cost, real estate and More info
The Company is a retail hardware store and home improvement center selling building materials for the construction and repair of residential and commercial facilities. Products include windows, building materials, hardware, kitchen cabinets, plumbing products, electrical products, and paint products. The Company also maintains a full-service kitchen design center.Its customers are contractors (70% of 2015 revenues), home owners and retail customers (25%), and farms (5%). The Company has over 1,500 recurring customers, and enjoys an 83% rate of repeat business. The Company serves customers within a 60-mile radius of its New England-based retail location. The Company-owned, 12,000-square foot More info
This Killington Inn for sale is one of the premier lodging facilities in the area, located just off of the Killington Access Road, tucked away from the flurry of activity associated with Killington Resort, but just a little over a mile from the base of the resort. The Inn's superior location and facility led, in 2014, to an occupancy rate of 41% and an average daily room rate of $160.00. More info
This exceptional offering is a delightful 26 room, full service Inn on the shores of Lake Champlain. Lake Champlain is the sixth largest body of water in the United States and for one shining moment, thanks to our Senator Leahy, it was proclaimed to be one of the Great Lakes. Unfortunately, that did not last very long and Congress removed the appellation!The Inn has a very special feature of its own. Not only is it flush on the water of Lake Champlain, a portion of the Inn is in fact in the water. In 1891 a dock was built out into the lake to service ferries coming from the main land. The ferries are gone, but the Steamship Pier acts as al fresco dining and lounge and as a small marina base. More info
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The Curtain: An Essay in Seven Partsby Milan Kundera
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"A magic curtain, woven of legends, hung before the world. Cervantes sent Don Quixote journeying and tore through the curtain. The world opened before the knight-errant in all the comical nakedness of its prose."
In this thought-provoking, endlessly enlightening, and entertaining essay on the art of the novel, renowned author Milan Kundera suggests
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"A magic curtain, woven of legends, hung before the world. Cervantes sent Don Quixote journeying and tore through the curtain. The world opened before the knight-errant in all the comical nakedness of its prose."
In this thought-provoking, endlessly enlightening, and entertaining essay on the art of the novel, renowned author Milan Kundera suggests that "the curtain" represents a ready-made perception of the world that each of us has—a pre-interpreted world. The job of the novelist, he argues, is to rip through the curtain and reveal what it hides. Here an incomparable literary artist cleverly sketches out his personal view of the history and value of the novel in Western civilization. In doing so, he celebrates a prose form that possesses the unique ability to transcend national and language boundaries in order to reveal some previously unknown aspect of human existence.
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The CurtainAn Essay in Seven Parts
By Milan Kundera
HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.Copyright © 2007 Milan Kundera
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Chapter One
The Consciousness of Continuity
They used to tell a story about my father, who was a musician. He is out with friends someplace when, from a radio or a phonograph, they hear the strains of a symphony.
The friends, all of them musicians or music buffs, immediately recognize Beethoven's Ninth. They ask my father, "What's that playing?" After long thought he says, "It sounds like Beethoven." They all stifle a laugh: my father doesn't recognize the Ninth Symphony! "Are you sure?" "Yes," says my father, "Late Beethoven." "How do you know it's late?" He points out a certain harmonic shift that the younger Beethoven could never have used.
The anecdote is probably just a mischievous little invention, but it does illustrate the consciousness of continuity, one of the distinguishing marks of a person belonging to the civilization that is (or was) ours. Everything, in our eyes, took on the quality of a history, seemed a more or less logical sequence of events, ofattitudes, of works. From my early youth I knew the exact chronology of my favorite writers' works. Impossible to think Apollinaire could have written Alcools after Calligrammes, because if that were the case he would have been a different poet, his whole work would have a different meaning. I love each of Picasso's paintings for itself, but I also love thewhole course ofhis work understood as a long journey whose succession of stages I know by heart. In art, the classic metaphysical questions--Where do we come from? Where are we going?--have a clear, concrete meaning, and are not at all unanswerable.
History and Value
Let us imagine a contemporary composer writing a sonata that in its form, its harmonies, its melodies resembles Beethoven's. Let's even imagine that this sonata is so masterfully made that, if it had actually been by Beethoven, it would count among his greatest works. And yet no matter how magnificent, signed by a contemporary composer it would be laughable. At best its author would be applauded as a virtuoso of pastiche.
What? We feel aesthetic pleasure at a sonata by Beethoven and not at one with the same style and charm if it comes from one of our own contemporaries? Isn't that the height of hypocrisy? So then the sensation of beauty is not spontaneous, spurred by our sensibility, but instead is cerebral, conditioned by our knowing a date?
No way around it: historical consciousness is so thoroughly inherent in our perception of art that this anachronism (a Beethoven piece written today) would be spontaneously (that is, without the least hypocrisy) felt to be ridiculous, false, incongruous, even monstrous. Our feeling for continuity is so strong that it enters into the perception of any work of art.
Jan Mukarovsky, the founder of structural aesthetics, wrote in Prague in 1932: "Only the presumption of objective aesthetic value gives meaning to the historical evolution of art." In other words: in the absence of aesthetic value, the history of art is just an enormous storehouse of works whose chronologic sequence carries no meaning. And conversely: it is only within the context of an art's historical evolution that aesthetic value can be seen.
But what objective aesthetic value can we speak of if each nation, each historical period, each social group has tastes of its own? From the sociological viewpoint the history of an art has no meaning in itself but is part of a society's whole history, like the history of its clothing, its funeral and marriage rituals, its sports, or its celebrations. That is roughly how the novel is discussed in the Diderot and d'Alembert Encyclopédie (1751-72). The author of that entry, the Chevalier de Jaucourt, acknowledges that the novel has a broad reach ("nearly everyone reads it") and a moral influence (sometimes worthwhile, sometimes noxious), but not a specific value in itself; and furthermore, he mentions almost none of the novelists we admire today: not Rabelais, not Cervantes, not Quevedo, nor Grimmelshausen, nor Defoe, nor Swift, nor Smollett, nor Lesage, nor the Abbé Prévost; for the Chevalier de Jaucourt the novel does not stand as autonomous art or history.
Rabelais and Cervantes. That the encyclopedist did not cite either one of them is no shock: Rabelais hardly worried about whether he was a novelist or not, and Cervantes believed he was writing a sarcastic epilogue to the fantastical literature of the previous period; neither saw himself as "a founder." It was only in retrospect, over time, that the practice of the art of the novel assigned them the role. And it did so not because they were the first to write novels (there were many other novelists before Cervantes), but because their works made clear--better than the others had--the raison d'être of this new epic art; because for their successors the works represented the first great novelistic values; and only when people began to see the novel as having a value--a specific value, an aesthetic value--could novels in their succession be seen as a history.
Theory of the Novel
Fielding was one of the first novelists able to conceive a poetics of the novel: each of the eighteen books of Tom Jones opens with a chapter devoted to a kind of theory of the novel (a light, playful theory, for that's how a novelist theorizes--he holds jealously to his own language, flees learned jargon like the plague).
Fielding wrote his novel in 1749, thus two centuries after Gargantua and Pantagruel and a century and a half after Don Quixote, and yet even though he looks back to Rabelais and Cervantes, for him the novel is still a new art, so much so that he calls himself "the founder of a new province of writing . . ." That "new province" is so new that it has no name yet! Or rather, in English it has two names--novel and romance--but Fielding refuses to use them because no sooner is it discovered than the "new province" is . . .
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- Reduction in patellar tendinosis by MRI [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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|Study Start Date:
|August 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Sham Comparator: Dry needling
Blood will be drawn, and tendon will be penetrated with dry needle. Nothing will be injected into the tendon.
Procedure: Ultrasound-guided dry needling
Blood will be drawn, and tendon will be penetrated with dry needle under ultrasound guidance. Nothing will be injected into the tendon.
Experimental: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)
Blood will be drawn, and platelet-rich plasma will be injected into the tendon.
Procedure: Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injection
Blood will be drawn, and platelet-rich plasma will be injected into the tendon under ultrasound guidance.
Detailed Description:
Pre-procedure diagnosis: The appropriate clinical evaluation will be dictated by the examining physician. Minimal pre-procedure studies will include plain radiographs and MRI. All patients will complete a pretreatment questionnaire.
Patients will be randomized and blinded to the treatment regimen.
Method of randomization: Some of the participating subjects will receive platelet rich plasma and others will receive a saline injection. The platelet rich plasma experimental group will have 50cc of whole blood collected via venipuncture and prepared using the standard PRP protocol.
To blind the control group these patients will have a simulated needle stick and 10 ml (2 teaspoons) of blood will be drawn to test for growth factors. No blood will be given back to the patient. For those in the control group their ligament or tendon will be injected with saline. The staff nurse will place the blood (experimental group) or saline (control group) in syringes and the treating physician and patient will be blinded to the treatment.
Platelet rich plasma injections have an equivalent risk profile to routine injections. Those potential risks include skin discoloration, pain at injection site, superficial or deep infection, no relief of symptoms, worsening of symptoms, and damage to nerve and blood vessels. Potential benefits include significant improvement in symptoms and reduction in time for return to function.
Post injection activity: All patients will be non-weight bearing for 24-48 hours after injection. All patients will have physical therapy two times a week according to a standardized protocol.
Follow up at the clinic for all patients will be every other week from week 1-12. All patients will fill out an injury location specific questionnaire, Tegner Activity Scale, short form-12, and visual analog scale for pain. All radiographic studies will be read by one Stanford radiologist blinded to the study groups.
The endpoint for all patients in the study will be twelve weeks.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
-Acute or chronic ligament or tendon injuries
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women,
- children,
- other injuries that require surgical intervention,
- associated fractures,
- systemic disease resulting in an immunocompromised state affecting ability to heal soft tissues
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01406821
|Contact: Amy S Wasterlain
|(718) 644-5731
|United States, California
|Stanford University School of Medicine
|Stanford, California, United States, 94305
|Contact: Amy S Wasterlain 718-644-5731 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Jason L Dragoo, MD (650) 721-3430 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Dr. Jason L. Dragoo
|Study Director: Amy Sarah Wasterlain
|Study Director:
|Amy Sarah Wasterlain
|Stanford University
|Principal Investigator:
|Dr. Jason L. Dragoo
|Stanford University
|Responsible Party:
|Dr. Jason L. Dragoo, Stanford University School of Medicine
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01406821 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 28, 2011
|Last Updated:
|July 29, 2011
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Stanford University:
patellar tendon
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Tendon Injuries
Wounds and Injuries
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"I met with Coach Mason and he asked me about graduating in January. I have to take 12 credits. I was able to get a lot of credits taken as a freshman and sophomore. This is something that I want to do."
Carlson said that his parents were in favor of him graduating early.
"As long as I can do it, they are for it."
Carlson said that he will be ready for Friday's game against Robbinsdale Cooper this Friday, but admits that he was sore after last week's game.
"They blitzed throughout the game and we had a hard time picking them up. One of our lineman was hurt, so we were a bit short-handed. They did a good job defensively against us and I did not have much time."
Carlson said that an early season loss might not necessarily be a bad thing for the Royals.
"Hopefully, we can learn from this, especially before our homecoming game against Edina, our big rival. It might be good to lose early. We had four chances to get into the end zone against Hopkins."
I asked Carlson about the possibility in playing in a new outdoor stadium and he was excited about a new campus facility.
"It would be a big positive. The only downfall about the U is the environment of the Dome. I've seen pictures of the old stadium and the fans. It would be a great experience. Hopefully, they can get it done by the time I graduate."
Carlson said that he talked with Mason about the possibility of redshirting when he met with the coach recently.
"Coach Mason said that if you are better than another player at your position, you'll play. It would not be a bad thing to redshirt, to get an additional year to learn and grow. Coach Mason told me that I would travel with the team even if I am redshirted."
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SUNDAY VIEW; A Bushel and a Peck for Adelaide
By David Richards
Published: April 26, 1992
You are going to like faith Prince a great deal in "Guys and Dolls," partly because she is tremendously likable as Miss Adelaide, "the well-known fiancee," but also because there isn't a single performer in the revival that's scampering across the stage of the Martin Beck Theater these nights who comes up to her dimpled knees.
Ms. Prince is the evening's consistent salvation. Whenever she's on stage, you will be hard pressed to look at anyone else. And when she's off in the wings and the show's voltage has started to drop, you'll console yourself with the thought that she'll be back soon and full electrical service will be restored. Let's face it. A dismal musical like "Nick and Nora," in which Ms. Prince played a mousy Hollywood accountant earlier this season, couldn't do her in, so "Guys and Dolls," which is a Broadway classic, can only put her well on the road to stardom. It doesn't seem reckless speculation to think there would be a lot of heart-shaped candy boxes, gaudy floral bouquets and maybe even a Tony Award in her future.
If the other performers fit their roles half so snugly, this "Guys and Dolls" would qualify as a humdinger. But none of Ms. Prince's co-stars -- Peter Gallagher, Nathan Lane and Josie de Guzman -- manages to attain her giddily entertaining heights. The situation is not so grave as it is at "Crazy for You," which is a success despite its leads. But you wouldn't exactly say that "Guys and Dolls" is a triumph of casting, either. For the most part, this is a fair-to-good mounting of a show that, for all its 42 years, has always been great-to-sensational.
Frank Loesser's score is 17 numbers strong and there's not a dud among them. "I'll Know," "If I Were a Bell" and "I've Never Been in Love Before" chart the progressive stages of love with rushing melodies and still-pristine lyrics. Time has not diminished the novelty of "Take Back Your Mink" and "A Bushel and a Peck." And for picking up an audience by the scruff of its collective neck and giving it a brisk shaking, what has ever bettered "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat"?
Walter Bobbie gives that last number his hallelujah best, pointing his round chin heavenward, throwing his hands above his shoulders and turning the inner act of contrition into an outward display of shameless razzle-dazzle. It's one of the few times, if we can put Ms. Prince's contributions aside for a moment, when these guys and dolls don't seem tamer than the material they're asked to deliver.
Consider Mr. Gallagher. He certainly looks every inch the rakish gambler Sky Masterson. Nature has provided him with a chiseled jaw, lustrous black hair and one of those mile-wide smiles that make women lose their equilibrium. And the costumer William Ivey Long has equipped him with padded shoulders out to here. From all appearances, the actor ought to be casting an irresistibly romantic spell. But Mr. Gallagher's singing is mediocre, and in this show, of all shows, that's a serious drawback.
The shortcoming is particularly evident in a number like "Luck Be a Lady." The thugs and confidence men who populate Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows's vision of Broadway (a vision borrowed, of course, from Damon Runyon) have been shooting craps in a sewer somewhere under Times Square. The rolling of the dice has prompted some spectacular acrobatics on the part of the dancers -- high-flying leaps, midair splits and, in the case of Scott Wise, a breathtaking front flip through the ozone that has him landing, easy as a tiddlywink, on his knees . "The Crapshooters' Dance," as this display of hurtling bodies is called, has threatened to throw the show into high gear for the second time. (Ms. Prince is responsible for the first acceleration, but I told you I'd be getting back to her.)
"Luck Be a Lady" is the very next number, and if ever a voice were required to boom over the footlights, lusty and vigorous, this is the occasion. But Mr. Gallagher's exhortation comes in way under the mark, robs him of his strapping appeal and leaves him, in the end, just another handsome face well served by a fedora.
It should be said, by way of exoneration, that Mr. Gallagher is laboring under a second, significant handicap -- Ms. de Guzman. She plays the mission worker Sarah Brown, who converts Sky from a late-night adventurer into the faithful mate who'll stand by her side and beat the bass drum in the Save-a-Soul street band. The actress, a mid-preview replacement, sings pleasantly, moves clumsily and acts poorly. If she never convinces you she is unbending in the hot spots of Havana, it's because she is never particularly starchy to begin with. (In order to let your hair down, you've got to put it up first.) Between these two lovebirds, sparks do not drift, let alone fly.
Nathan Lane, on the other hand, is an adroit actor with sure comic instincts, so it's a bit dispiriting to see him lunging overboard as Nathan Detroit, Adelaide's husband-to-be for 14 years running and no wedding knot on the horizon. His chubby face and toothbrush mustache give him a certain resemblance to a youthful Jackie Gleason, but what clinches it is the raucous bluster. Whenever Adelaide calls him on another broken promise, you'll also notice in his eyes the same look of apologetic fluster that Gleason used to mollify Audrey Meadows. It's an energetic, falling-about performance, but you keep thinking it should be funnier, and much of his effort seems directed at holding his own with Ms. Prince.


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