Tag: strategy

January 15, 2020

Starting and running your own business is exciting. It’s not enough to just run your business from day to day doing the same things you always do. If your business becomes stagnant, you can’t grow. Not only that, but your […]

January 14, 2020

In my 20 years as an entrepreneur, I’ve seen my fair share of small businesses bite the dust. If you’re considering opening a small business of your own, knowing how others tripped up can help you shun similar stumbles. You’ll […]

January 7, 2020

Businesses and startups at present should be more alert and cautious than they were ten years back. This is because of the business models that are being followed now. For example, the on-demand business model requires very little capital and […]

January 6, 2020

The new year is here, and with it comes a fresh opportunity to re-evaluate your business goals. This is a useful annual exercise because goals and priorities can change. You need to ensure everyone is on the same page in […]

December 24, 2019

Businesses are constantly in the process of growing. This is particularly true for small businesses, which begin life with a handful of employees and limited goals. Small companies have the potential to expand, but they have to create a business […]

December 23, 2019

Things look good for retailers this holiday season. Nearly 190 million U.S. consumers shopped from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year. That reflects an increase of 14 percent over last year’s sales numbers according to the National Retail Federation. […]

December 20, 2019

Do you really need a business plan? First, I want to share my bias because this question, like lots of other entrepreneurial ones, has no perfect answer. I started my entrepreneurial career while very young when, I think, there were […]

December 9, 2019

Only 38% of the 425 customer data executives “strongly agreed” when asked if they knew where all of their company’s customer data is stored. The survey of director-level or higher executives responsible for customer data management decisions was conducted by […]

November 27, 2019

If you are looking to break into the eCommerce scene, perhaps you should consider dropshipping. Dropshipping can be one of the easiest ways to break into eCommerce. Simply put, dropshipping is a business model in which you as a retailer […]

November 4, 2019

In recent weeks, we’ve been exploring the themes laid out in the first-ever Periodic Table of Email Optimization and Deliverability. After Permission, and inextricably tied to it, is the concept of trust. Gaining permission from a recipient to send them […]