By Stephen Morris The U.S. Small Business Administration, along with President Obama, federal agencies, and private partners recognized National Small Business Week, May 12-16. During this time the true engines of the U.S. economy were celebrated: small businesses. With five…
By Linda Bustos To continue our personalization theme this week, check out this infographic discovered via Wanna see this super-sized? Click to zoom Tweetables 73% of customers prefer personalized shopping experiences Tweet this 46% of customers purchase more when personalized…
By Barbara Carson Next month Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) will host 200 female veterans and military spouses at a three-day conference to realize their goals of business ownership through education and training. The event, V-WISE’s 10th…
By BarbaraWeltman Having business income but being unable to cover anticipated taxes on the income through wage withholding means you’ll have to pay estimated taxes. You’ll have to project what you think you’ll owe for the year and then pay…
By Linda Bustos You don’t know because you haven’t asked. This is true in many situations in life — and also in personalizing the customer experience. Last post, we discussed why personalization is often so difficult because we simply don’t…
By Volusion Choosing colors for a new site may seem daunting at first, but creating a color scheme for your Volusion online store is simple if you follow a few basic principles of color theory when selecting your palette. What…
By Marco Carbajo Whether you’ve been in business for a couple of weeks or five years, access to cash is a crucial element of survival for a business. When the going gets tough, a business can fail unless it has…
By kmurray Thinking about starting a business? Recent studies and reports have shown that entrepreneurs are more optimistic than in recent years when it comes to the state of their businesses this year, and that’s great news! But always high…
By FranchiseKing We all want to feel good. We all want to have pleasant experiences. And, we’re willing to pay for them. We’re willing to pay to ensure we get our fair share of the good things in life. If…
By Linda Bustos Personalization. You might define it as delivering the right content / products / offers, at the right time to the right customers… Of course, it’s easy for marketing gurus to preach, and vendors to promise – but…