The company, which lends to and invests in a variety of small companies, including Anchor Hocking and Totes?

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These locally owned small businesses will serve as a neighborhood anchor and contribute to St.

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The screenwriters, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, and the director, Rupert Wyatt, create many small gestures, glances, and pauses that anchor the improbable turns of the story.

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Unfortunately, capturing anchor customers has proven extremely difficult for small businesses.

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Even when engaging anchor customer decision-makers, most small businesses lack the resources to deliver at the scale and schedule required to take full advantage of what can be a one-time opportunity.

FORBES: An Entrepreneur's Holy Grail: The Anchor Customer

At NorTech, we have recognized these mutual benefits and introduced an Anchor Customer Engagement (ACE) Academy that brings small and large companies together.

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To combat the population loss and anchor an economic revival, Binghamton leaders are banking on small businesses and, increasingly, the 15, 000-student Binghamton University.

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Most small businesses do not have the market development resources to identify the potential anchor customers with needs that best match their value proposition.

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Historically, it has tried to merge its smaller partners into big "anchor" bottlers, but its success in under-developed markets often depends on small local outfits that know the terrain.

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