The adage, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” holds true on every day of the year except Easter. And for many small businesses, it’s advice that should be considered quite seriously—especially in this digital age when product life cycles and customer sensibilities change more quickly than the leaves in Vermont come October. Hollywood […]
A friend keeps Evernote handy on all of his mobile devices and computers. He has a list entitled “Ideas” where he captures new product or service concepts and inventions. Maybe a better place to direct some of those brainstorms is Quirky. Quirky is an amalgamation of ideas, inventions, development, marketing, venture capital and democracy. In […]
Competitive pressures from major retail outlets and chains often have serious affects on small business success. Many small towns have watched their downtown districts transform into ghost towns when major discount retailers arrive on the scene. Now American consumers have an opportunity to help small business break through and prosper. In celebration of National Small […]
Small businesses enjoy seeing positive customer reviews on sites such as Yelp, but problems arise when unhappy customers post unfavorable comments.