We’ve said it once (or really, multiple times) in the past and we’ll say it again: the holiday season is an incredibly important time of the year for small businesses, particularly the retail industry. Back in 2012, according to the National Retail Federation, holiday sales in November and December accounted for some 19.3 percent of [...]
It’s just about that time of year again! With Thanksgiving festivities having recently concluded, the coming weeks feature classic December holidays including Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Hanukkah. When New Year’s Eve is included, this time of year is generally known as “the holidays” and represents a very important time of year for small businesses across the [...]
So, you have a clever and perhaps even original idea for a business. Congratulations! Without an idea of what you want to build your business around, there’s nowhere to start, so deciding what product or service you want to sell and put forth to market is nearly half the battle. Well, not quite, but hey, [...]
Given all that doctors do, it’s pretty easy to just assume that they’re superheroes who know everything about anything. It’s also pretty easy to assume that the better access to healthcare someone has, the healthier they are. However, these common understandings that people have about the healthcare and medical industry aren’t always the case. In [...]
Even with a totally unique and clever business idea, it’s hard to find success and growth as a small business without the help of a good team. Well-established companies are often praised for their company culture, values and collaborative, team-based environments. If you were to ask someone what their favorite part about their job is, [...]
We write a lot about small businesses and being a small business owner, and we do our best to give these hardworking individuals the respect and credit that they deserve. Starting and growing a company is, for the most part, an extremely challenging and taxing experience, albeit being rewarding. Imagine seeing the need for a [...]
Doctors are very important figures in shaping and maintaining the health of the United States and the world at large, and they deserve proper recognition. But what about nurses? These often-unsung heroes put in long hours and deal with some truly trying situations at work that would frustrate and exhaust even the most hardened individuals. [...]
The future of our world may not look quite like something out of The Jetsons, but as science and technology continue to rapidly advance, the next ten, twenty, fifty and so on years show a great deal of promise for improvement in our world. One of the areas that modern society will see vast improvements [...]
Halloween is just about here! It’s an incredibly exciting time of year that marks the official start of the holiday season (okay, maybe the holidays are a little further away than the end of October, but we get really excited about all of the upcoming festivities), and lately, we’ve been writing a lot about small [...]
With Halloween just around the corner during this wonderful month of October, we’ve been getting really excited about the changing trees, the cool, fall air, and all things pumpkin-related. This is the time of year where pumpkin sales peak as many people are set on carving the perfect Jack-O-Lantern, brewing a nice stout beer with [...]
