By Cliff Ennico “My partner and I bought a small business five years ago from the person who originally started it. We assumed his existing lease for a terrific retail space, and personally guaranteed the lease. As we are both getting ready to retire, we decided to sell the business. We found a great buyer, […]
Are the leaders at Shopify some of the smartest in the business? If the criteria we’re using to answer that question includes the ability to create good will, I think the answer is a resounding yes. I have long admired Shopify’s collection of free photography housed on its Burst website. When most companies create graphics, […]
By Joe Ardeeser Retailers realize there are plenty of reasons why their physical store locations could fail. For instance, shoppers tend to stay away from stores that have poor lighting or look dingy, so retailers invest in bright lighting and do their best to keep stores clean and neat. Stores that offer indifferent or unresponsive customer […]
Editor’s Note: This article is courtesy of UPS Compass. As business booms, so can your vulnerability in the eyes of hackers. Here’s how to protect your company. Only 20 percent of small businesses have network security encryption, according to statistics gathered by SCORE, a small business organization. Shrugging off such data security could put small […]
The new tax law and strong economy teamed up in April to deliver the best small business earnings report ever recorded in the 45-year history of the National Federation of Independent Business’s Small Business Optimism survey. Overall, the Optimism Index itself continued at historic highs, registering a level of 104.8, a 0.1-point gain over March. […]