THE BENEFITS OF STARTING A PRODUCT SUBSCRIPTION BOX Subscription models have significantly changed the face of e-commerce over the past few years. Every time you turn around, there’s a freshly published study or a seasoned marketing strategist singing the praises of product subscriptions. But is all that buzz warranted? Peel back the curtain, and you’ll…
A Note to Our Business Community
SPEAKING UP FOR JUSTICE AS LEADERS + BUSINESS OWNERS While racial justice has been smoldering for years, the reality of our current situation has suddenly rocketed into the psyche of many Americans. Much of the last month’s screen time in America was dedicated to videos showing the use of unjustified force against black bodies, resulting…
10 Ways Retail Could Change After the Pandemic
It’s a post-Covid-19 world, and we are outlining 10 Ways Retail Could Change After the Pandemic. Remember when we could eat dinner in an elegant restaurant with an attentive waiter dutifully refilling our wine glasses when we got down to the last sip? Or when we gathered in stadiums for baseball games and gymnasiums for…
How To Start a Dropshipping Program
My clients are reporting that wholesale orders have slowed to an anemic trickle- many purchase orders have been canceled outright, and new inquiries have evaporated into thin air. Though we’ll be feeling the effects of the economic shutdown for many months to come, I fear that shopkeepers will be the hardest hit. Brands who attribute…
COVID-19 Financial Relief for Small Businesses
As the COVID-19 pandemic marches on, small businesses are hungry for cash and financial relief. While some of us have transformed our workshops into masks and hand sanitizer micro-factories, many of us are sidelined completely- and all of us are hurting. I’ve compiled a list of federal and state small business loans, and I’ve included…