As prices for everything from milk to gas skyrocket, there is some good news for small business owners; surveys show that 70 percent of consumers plan to continue supporting their favorite local companies amid record inflation. While the silver lining may be thin, it is certainly an important statistic, especially as we crawl out of the devastating pandemic era. The sad reality is that many communities lost mom and pop shops of every industry in the last two years, so it’s vital that we band together to keep those that did survive afloat during the current economic crisis.

While businesses and consumers alike face rising prices, many business owners also find themselves dealing with supply chain issues and labor shortages across virtually every sector. While these issues are slowly on the mend, the truth is that prices are high and will likely remain high for quite some time. If you run a small business, it may be a difficult decision to hike up costs, but it's likely a must to survive. When the time comes to do so, many consumers are asking for just one thing: be transparent.

Since raising prices is nearly inevitable, it is important to be upfront with your customers about doing such. It can be a shock to many when they return to a business for a product or service and are charged a higher cost than they’re used to without any warning. In fact, surveys show that 90 percent of consumers say that simply being honest about rising prices will keep them coming through the door or ordering online.

How can you let your customers know about inflated prices? Use all your channels. Add pricing information to your website, write a blog, share social media posts and put up signage in your business that lets people know that prices are on the rise. Your honesty will prevent sticker shock from setting in when the bill comes, in turn keeping your customers happy and ensuring they return to you time and time again.

It has never been more important to support small businesses. At MORBiZ, we’ve made it our mission to help them thrive by enhancing their online reputation and building out beautiful, responsive websites. If you’d like to learn more about the services provided by our professional web marketers, please call us at 855-266-7249 or use our online contact form. Our team loves being able to help small businesses thrive and we’ll do everything we can to support yours.

Career Launcher, India's leading edtech and competitive test preparation platform, entered into the Study Abroad segment through their first physical Study Abroad Fair 2022 in New Delhi at The Park Hotel, Connaught Place, on Saturday, 17^th September. The Fair received a strong footfall of students seeking advice on study programs, career opportunities, fees, and scholarship details. The sought-after destinations remain the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Opening up of international travel post-pandemic, the resumption of physical classes, and the attraction of studying at an international university are all these factors attracting Indian students to look at study abroad options.

Career Launcher's 'Study Abroad Fair 2022' was held to connect aspiring students with 50+ Universities from the  US, UK, Canada and Australia. The day-long event was hosted for schools, college students, and working professionals.

The Fair, by design, ensured that every student was first counselled by Career Launcher Study Abroad Counsellors to get course and college recommendations based on their academics and profile parameters. The counselling ensured that the students interacted with the right-fit universities. The booths also included destination experts from the USA, Canada, UK and Australia and education loan experts who helped aspirants and their parents to resolve their specific queries related to career opportunities, scholarships and post-study work visas.

The Education Loan experts guided students and parents about the process and steps to avail of student loans. University admission representatives and study abroad consultants imparted the most current and authentic information to support students and parents in making the right decisions.

The Fair received fantastic feedback from attendees and their parents, who appreciated the initiative by Career Launcher. One of the parents at the Fair, Mr J.K. Khokhar, said "I came to the Fair for my daughter who has done her BBA from Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad. She is interested in pursuing a Master's in Management in Canada or UK. There are a lot of universities at the fair offering multiple courses. It's an excellent program for students as well as their parents. Our overall experience was very good."

Saumya, a class 12^th student, also shared her experience "I am aiming for a Bachelor's in Psychology from abroad, and that's why I attended the Fair. My experience was great! I got all the information and counselling that I needed, and now I would be applying to the relevant programs."

Anubhav Seth, Associate Vice President – International Education, Career Launcher, said: "The footfall at our Study Abroad Fair has been unprecedented. Students came to the event prepared with specific questions for international university representatives. We also met a lot of outstation students who travelled to Delhi just to attend the event. We will very soon conduct our study abroad fairs across all major cities in India and simultaneously roll out the virtual edition of our fairs. It will ensure that every student who cannot attend the physical fairs for any reason is enabled with the correct information to kickstart their study abroad journey."

About Career Launcher

Career Launcher, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CL Educate (NSE, BSE: CLEDUCATE), was founded by Satya Narayanan R, India's Ed-tech pioneer. CLPL offers a wide variety of programs in diverse segments for students of age group 12-30, through personalized and synchronous/ asynchronous offerings for MBA, Study Abroad (Admissions Consulting, IELTS, SAT, GRE, GMAT), LAW, IPM, UPSC, CUCET and more. Deployment of data science, machine learning, and recommendation algorithms built on data, over 120 Edtech tools make the offerings of CLPL the business moat with the ability to scale. These tools, features, and engines help in best-fit program choice, cost savings, and laser-beam mentoring to deliver the best in industry results for the students. For more info, visit: www.careerlauncher.com

Nye & Company Auctioneers will hold back-to-back online sales in October, beginning on Wednesday, October 19th, with A Moment in Time; The Watch Sale at 10 am Eastern – nearly 75 lots of watches by makers such as Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier, Omega, Universal Geneve and others. A large number of pieces come with the original boxes and papers.

Immediately following the watch sale that day, and on into the next day, October 20th, will be a live-online Chic and Antique Estate Treasures Auction, featuring a curated mix of around 550 lots of fine and decorative arts spanning the 17th century to present day, including a selection of fine property from the Stanley Weiss collection and a fully restored 1962 Roman Red Corvette.

The Moment in Time sale includes a late 1940’s Patek Philippe oversized man’s watch in rose gold, Ref. 1543. Estimated at $5,000-$10,000, this is a unique opportunity to acquire a piece by the famed Swiss watchmaking firm. There are also a number of Cartier watches and vintage Rolexes dating from the 1920’s through the 1970’s, most retaining the original box and papers.

An unusual feature of this sale is the large number of excellent early “electric” watches from both Hamilton and Bulova. The Hamiltons include a gold Ventura, a gold-filled Everest, a Savitar and a gold Polaris. There is also a Bulova Accutron Deep Sea watch included in the sale.

“There is a broad and diverse selection of watches for every price point,” said Charles Potters when asked about the collection, “as well as a fine selection of hard to get and unusual watch parts.” Mr. Potters is serving as a consultant and expert for Nye & Company in this auction.

Headlining the Chic and Antique Estates Treasure auction is property consigned by the highly regarded Rhode Island collector, Stanley Weiss. For over 30 years, Stanley developed an eye for the early American aesthetic, from Queen Anne through the Neoclassical periods. His passion and enthusiasm for quality craftsmanship and select woods are evident in each piece he owned.

Highlights include a superb Chippendale mahogany block-front desk from Massachusetts. Elevated with a fan carved interior, this piece is truly special. Another eye-catcher is a monumental classical mahogany bookcase attributed to Joseph Meeks and Sons (New York, circa 1830). Estimated at $3,000-$5,000, this piece offers a whole lot of bang for the buck.

Another fine New York piece is a paw foot lyre-back side chair attributed to the famed cabinetmaker, Duncan Phyfe. This delicate and rare chair is conservatively priced at $1,500-$3,000. Moving back up the coast, there is a Federal card table from Massachusetts with lunette inlay attributed to cabinetmakers John and Thomas Seymour (or one of their contemporaries).

Highlights from other consignments include a George III carved giltwood overmantel mirror in the Chinese taste; a pair of George III giltwood looking glasses; a Regency inlaid mahogany sofa table; and a George III mahogany Pembroke table with saltire stretcher. From a New England collection is a nice Queen Anne maple high chest of drawers with pad feet. The American Academy of Rome is consigning an architect’s desk attributed to Gillows (Lancaster / London).

An exceptional group of metalwork is led by a bison-decorated silver and copper covered, antler-mounted footed bowl by Joseph Heinrich (est. $5,000-$10,000); a large Tiffany sterling silver "Chrysanthemum" flatware service consigned by a direct descendent of the founders of A&P supermarkets; a Tiffany sterling silver coffee service and several large size sterling trays; and a repousse coffee pot by the Baltimore silversmith Andrew Ellicott Warner (est. $800-$1,200).

Additional items in the decorative art selection include two 19th century needleworks from Sparta and Newton, in Northern New Jersey. Descended in the family of the consignor, these exceptional examples are very rare. Continuing the theme of 19th century New Jersey pieces is a pair of oil on canvas portraits attributed to Micah Williams and a New Jersey flow-blue platter.

For those who prefer 20th century design, there is a Red Leopard turned maple bowl by Philip Moulthrop. Estimated at $2,000-$4,000, this piece is a shining example of his work.

Finally, for those who want something to truly spice up their life, Nye & Company is offering an award-winning, frame-off restored 1962 Roman Red Corvette with both hard and soft tops. This classic American sports car, the one Prince sang about, is perfect to satisfy one’s need for speed.

Real time Internet bidding and absentee bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com, Bidsquare.com and the Nye & Company Auctioneers website: www.nyeandcompany.com. Telephone bidding will also be available on a limited basis.

People can bid in absentia and online. An online preview is being held from October 5th thru October 19-20th at the abovenamed bidding sites, as well as the Nye & Company Auctioneers website. Anyone looking for additional images, condition reports or information about an object is invited to visit the Nye & Company website or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For more information about Nye & Company Auctioneers and the A Moment in Time; The Watch Sale on Wednesday, October 19th; and the Chic and Antique Estate Treasures Auction October 19th and 20th, visit www.nyeandcompany.com. A full color catalog is available soon.

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