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Small Business Tournament

2012 Small Business Tournament Results

Here's a recap of the food-, clothing-, and services-filled fun.

 

UPDATE: The 2012 Hampton-North Hampton Small Business Tournament has concluded. The results of each round are detailed below in the original version of the story.

 

ORIGINAL STORY: Hampton and North Hampton have dozens and dozens of small businesses, from the shops and restaurants in downtown Hampton, to the cluster of businesses along the Route 1 corridor, to the year-round and seasonal establishments we all love along the beaches.

In honor of all those businesses, and in the spirit of March Madness, Hampton-North Hampton Patch is featuring a three month-long tournament to determine which small commercial business residents deem is the best in the area.

Voting is underway in the 12 opening round categories, after which we'll take the top vote-getter from each five-day voting period and advance that business to the next round. We'll start the vote over in the Great 12, and then again in the Patch-tastic Four and in the championship round of this tournament.

The business that claims the crown will be featured here during the summer as a part of a special business profile story.

We'll link to each voting round in this story, which will be pinned to the home page so you can go back and vote if you missed a day and keep track of the votes each round. Please don't get upset if we miss a local small business (three local stores or less). If we do, though, let us know in the poll's comment section, and, if the omission qualifies, we'll add it to the Best of the Rest poll on the final day of the opening round.

If you're a business owner, also be sure to take the time to claim your own listing, too, as it gives you a lot more control over what Patch readers see when they're looking for your information.

Here's the schedule. Don't miss out on your opportunity to support your favorite shop — but remember, only one vote per person!

[Editor's note: Voting results posted in real time shall not be deemed official until Patch has reviewed and confirmed all of the votes.]

SCHEDULE:

Monday, Feb. 27 - Pizza Places

Monday, March 5 - Cafés and Sandwich Shops

Monday, March 12 - Restaurants Part I

Monday, March 19 - Restaurants Part II

Monday, March 26 - Sports Bars, Pubs and Breweries

Monday, April 2 - Bakeries, Ice Cream Stands and Sweet Shops

Monday, April 9 - Hair Salons, Barbers

    Monday, April 16 - Clothing, Outfitters

    Monday, April 23 - Floral and Garden Shops

    Monday, May 7 - Seasonal Retailers

    Monday, May 14 - Beach Businesses

    Monday, May 21 - The Best of the Rest

     

     

    Wednesday, May 30 - Top 12, bracket 1: Zesto Pizza vs. Lulu Posh Hair vs. Surf Beach Shop

    Wednesday, May 30 - Top 12, bracket 2: KB's Bagels vs. Old Salt vs. Ocean Wok

    Monday, June 4 - Top 12, bracket 3: Seacoast Soap Company vs. Seacoast Florist vs. Hagan's Grill 

      Wednesday, June 6 - Top 12, bracket 4: Marelli's Market vs. All She Wears vs. Wally's Pub

       

      Monday, June 11 - Patch-tastic 4, bracket 1: Zesto Pizza vs. Seacoast Soap Company

      Wednesday, June 13 - Patch-tastic 4, bracket 2: KB's Bagels vs. Marelli's Market

       

      Friday, June 15 - Hampton-North Hampton Small Business Championship

      Saturday, June 16 - Zesto Pizza Announced as Winning Business

      About this column: "Small Business Tournament" is designed as a fun competition to let Patch know which small businesses appeal most to you, the residents of Hampton and North Hampton. Related Topics: Hampton, North Hampton, Small Business, Small Business Tournament, and best of

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      Cora

      3:39 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012

      Marelli's has been around for ever. Where else can you go locally and find the candy we had as a kid. Marelli's yes.

      Reply

      ken early

      9:52 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012

      KBs has the friendliest service best bagels. Been going there for years and will continue to do so!

      Reply

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