Small Business Season

Simplify Seasonal Staffing for Small Business Season December 17, 2024   For small business owners, the holidays hopefully mean increased customer demand, higher foot traffic, and a busier-than-usual schedule. While all of those things hopefully mean more revenue, ensuring you have staffing and good service can drive you nutty. If you feel unprepared, don’t worry—it’s…

4 Ways to Get More Sales this Small Business Season December 10, 2024 It doesn’t matter what kind of business you are in. People need what you make and provide. If you’re fortunate, they’ll consider you when gift-giving this holiday season, but even if you’re not in retail or food/beverage, you can still bring in…

Level Up Your Holiday Game: Attracting Gen Z November 27, 2024 This year, there are approximately 69.31 million Generation Zers living in the United States, which constitutes about 20% of the U.S. population. Their generational cohort is between the ages of 12-27, making them a target market for many small businesses. If you’re one of…

Good Advice for Offering Great Deals During Small Business Season November 21, 2024 There are a lot of political pundits who believe the election came down to the economy this year. And while we’re not looking to start any disagreements about whether it went the way it should’ve or not, we can’t discount the importance…

Unwrap the Magic: Using Nostalgia to Boost Holiday Sales This Small Business Season November 13, 2024 It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Cozy lights, warm smells, family nearby, and cheap gifts from big box stores, right? Not so fast! While the convenience of online giants can’t be denied, small businesses have a secret…

How to Run an Effective “12 Days of Deals” for Small Business Season November 7, 2024 While the twelve days of Christmas are traditionally celebrated between December 25 (Christmas Day) and January 5 (the eve of the Epiphany), consumer businesses often celebrate with the “12 Days of Deals” observance where they offer a new deal…

7 Things to Put Your Small Business on the Nice List December 11, 2023 As of this writing, there are about three weeks left in the largest retail spending season of the year. If you own a small business and you want to ensure you bring in the most revenue possible in the next several…

16 Questions to Use to Prepare for Small Business Season Success November 16, 2023 Do you find yourself wondering how you’re going to compete with larger, national stores with big marketing budgets and attractive loss leaders that bring in a crowd? How will you capture the attention of local shoppers, dinner, or service users? Well,…