Our Power of Good Business department is about telling us how you do good business. It's about standing for quality and integrity. It's about trust and loyalty, about giving exemplary employee and customer service.

You worked hard to get your business to where it is today. Give us your story, and together, let's bring back the meaning of the good, 'ol fashioned handshake again.

Have Pick Me Up magazine spotlight your story by filing out the "Power of Good Business" Interview Form, or by submitting your article using our Content Submission Form.

Columns:

UPFront:

Spotlights new or existing businesses.

TopRung:

Stories of how large corporations or national chains started--from humble beginnings to the empires they've become. Executives tell their stories of successes, lessons learned and the positive contributions they make to local and global communities.

YourHomeTown:

Does your downtown business area showcase the charm of Americana? Are you a business owner with a store located in an area of historical significance? Does your shop have a unique history of its own? Send us pictures and give us a little history of your store. If you're a business association, give us a picture tour of your downtown area. Tell us about the businesses that have stayed in business for years and years, even decades! We want to showcase America's downtowns---what makes them charming and unique.

VirtuallyLinked:

The threads of the World Wide Web connects us as a global community. With rising gas prices and so much time wasted in commute traffic, business expenses, inventory and overhead...we need to look at smart, altenative ways of doing business using the communication technology we (literally) have at our fingertips.

Do you have a successful online business? Does your business allow you to work at home, or the freedom to have a more casual, relaxed business atmosphere? Tell us your story!