Building a visually appealing website and taking the necessary steps to drive traffic to it is great, but if all your visitors are doing is browsing – rather than engaging – on your site, that’s not going to do your business much good. One of the most effective ways to engage your viewership is by […]
TikTok reached an extraordinary milestone in 2021 when it surpassed Google and Facebook as the most popular domain in the world, according to Cloudfare Radar, although the data compiled did not combine Google’s traffic with that of its YouTube subsidiary, nor did it combine Facebook traffic with that of Instagram. What the milestone confirms, however, […]
Small Main Street businesses may find it easier to engage in crucial M&A activity if Congress can get its act together this year. A remarkably bi-partisan bill was reintroduced in January that would allow small business M&A advisors who are not registered as “broker-dealers” with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Financial Industry […]
Are you noticing that your physical store is getting a lot of foot traffic, or your website is attracting a lot of browsers, but you’re just not getting the sales volume that you expected? Is your business just breaking even though it seems like you’re making a lot of sales? If your answer to any […]
Maintaining a positive cash flow may be the most important task for your small business, but to do that, you’re going to need strong and well-organized inventory management. Ideally, good inventory management is the part of the supply chain that will allow you to always have the right product available at the right time and […]
Most small business owners know that their physical stores or offices must be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (after all, they’ve had more than 30 years to learn and comply with the law), but did you know that despite your efforts, you may still be susceptible to an ADA lawsuit? That’s […]
It’s doubtful that you can find a single SMB owner in America who can say that 2021 wasn’t a crazy year filled with unique challenges. Indeed, ongoing safety concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge of retaining employees during “the Great Resignation” and inflation and supply chain disruptions threatened the very survival of small businesses. […]
Getting a bad review for your business can be insanely irritating, especially given how hard you’ve worked to make your business perfect. So, what do you do when Yelp, Google or social media notifies you of a customer complaint about your business? When you do get a negative review, it’s certainly important to watch your […]
No matter how successful your small business is, you’re going to have periods in which sales may be down, customers may be slow to pay or orders aren’t getting fulfilled due to inventory problems, resulting in your monthly expenses being greater than your monthly revenue. These are just some of the scenarios that may lead […]
For small business owners that have ongoing business expenses and uneven cash flows, a business line of credit may be the most convenient and useful financing method in your toolbox. Too often, however, small business owners confuse a business line of credit and a business credit card and end up paying a higher interest rate […]
