Tag: small business

This week in small business: Harsh truths, sweet fragrances, and sound advice

Jo Malone’s fragrance company story passes the smell test, Joleena Louis recommends a prenup, and Jessika Phillips gives delivers some harsh marketing truths in this week’s collection of curated content. Dig in! Leadership, management, and productivity If you’re a local merchant, you need to read what Jia Wertz has to say about the long-term impact […]

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Discover how U.S. ‘belts’ can simplify, inspire your marketing, product development

Need something to “prime the pump” and get you started thinking about new markets to develop, new customers that might be interested in your product or service, or new ways to adapt or market your product or service? Maybe you need a good belt! No, I’m not talking about taking a swig of your favorite […]

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Is your small business ready for the voice assistant revolution?

Shopper: Alexa, put Hostess cupcakes on my shopping list. Alexa: Done. And do you know that Hostess cupcakes are on sale at Joe’s Supermarket this week? That’s an imaginary conversation, but similar to one that might soon be heard in millions of households. As voice recognition hardware and software – like Echo, Alexa, Siri, Google […]

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How to get a great ‘startup’ education fast and cheap

It doesn’t matter what kind of education you’ve had when you start a new job, some 90 percent of the information and skills you’ll need to be successful will come from hands-on experience. This is one of the biggest reasons I encourage people to start their own business. They will acquire skills more quickly through […]

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