Small Business

It’s a Free Country, So Have Fun Wearing it

For the last 20 years, family-run outdoor apparel maker Free Country has been in the business of outfitting adventure-seeking, outdoorsy types with a product line based on having fun.

Do Powerful Men Want Their Own Yogurt?

‘Powerful Yogurt’ is an all-natural, nonfat, protein-packed Greek yogurt for buff and regular dudes alike looking to build muscle, burn fat and “find [their] inner abs.” Marketing gold, or risky business?

What Etsy Can Teach Us About Ecommerce

Here are a few marketing strategies that have been instrumental to the success of Etsy and its stores, as well some helpful suggestions on how you can utilize these strategies in your own ecommerce marketing efforts.

Marketing Tips to Set Your Brand Apart

You can be a great marketer. You can work smarter, not harder while helping more prospects and producing more quality work. Here are 11 steps to getting your marketing plan on the road to success.

Free May Be Costing You

If you are planning on offering free or substantially discounted items, first consider the following.

The Right Way to Fire an Employee

Before your business gets a bad rap, or worse yet faces a wrongful termination lawsuit, consider these four tips from small-business experts.

The Digital DNA Behind Holiday Shoppers

According to a recent study, each one of the more than 2.5 billion daily Internet users are “consumers wired with a certain digital ‘DNA.’” Here’s what you need to know.

7 Marketing Strategies You Need Right Now

Some of the most powerful business strategies and concepts come from marketing. And they can be applied to any individual, product or company. Here are seven to live by.

It's a Cool Product: But Who Are You?

The first steps to uncovering your marketing strategy involve delving into questions like: What makes you unique? What’s cool, engaging or exhilarating about your industry?

The Secret to Selling Your Brand With One Sentence

There will be many instances when you don’t have a lot of time to grab someone’s attention. That’s why you need to be able to summarize the benefit of your business idea in a single, powerful sentence. Here are three tips.