In basketball they have “crunch time.” In baseball, they have “the bottom of the ninth.” In football they have the “hail Mary.” In retail – and related industries – we have the holiday shopping season. We’re all quite well aware of the fact that for stores, it’s “make-or-break” time. It determines whether retailers will finish […]
Sometimes it seems that we spend as much time and energy trying to reveal the spending habits and lifestyle trends of the Millennial generation as Francis Crick, Sydney Brenner, Leslie Barnett and R.J. Watts-Tobin did to discover DNA. It is, however, understandable. This huge cohort will be steering the economy for several decades, and the businesses […]
While spring may be the time when “a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” fall is when the concerns of many small business owners turn to the holiday shopping season. Here’s a roundup to help you put Holiday Shopping 2014 into perspective and get positioned for success. Shopping season I recently retweeted […]
The term ‘tax holiday’ refers to the temporary lifting of taxes, and have been applied to sales, property and even income tax. These ‘holidays’ aim to boost the economy by providing consumers with incentive to purchase more goods and property. Tax holidays, which are also referred to as tax abatements, tax reduction programs and tax […]
If you follow my blogs, you know I love shopping online. I’m also strongly committed to giving back. One of my primary charitable causes is the Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women. Our hallmark program is called Peace Through Business. We educate women in Afghanistan and Rwanda on starting and building businesses. It’s amazing […]