Chamber Membership: A Nice Bonus for Employees If you’re a chamber member, you may not give a lot of thought as to what that means for your employees but there are a lot of benefits for them as well 1. Lunch and Learns Chambers host Lunch and Learns and other [...]
How to Create a Successful Social Media Marketing Strategy for Your Business Social media can be a nice distraction and a considerable time suck. But if you’re doing it for your business, you need it to be much more. So how do you make sure that you’re using your time [...]
6 Reasons Solopreneurs Need a Chamber Membership If you’re a solopreneur, you’re likely putting in some long hours building your business. Anything that helps you be more productive for little money is a necessary investment for you at this point. You may have thought briefly about the chamber and [...]
Brick-and-mortar retailers can compete against Amazon, but only if they play it smart. First, be really good with a narrow range of merchandise. Specialty stores match up better against stores carrying a wide range of goods that they don’t specialize in, which is why department stores struggle. In fact, [...]
5 Questions You Should Ask Every Customer Determine your competitive advantage by getting it straight from the mouths of happy customers. CONSTANTLY SEEKING FEEDBACK from your customers is a great way to learn how to market your business more effectively. If you’ve never done this before, do it immediately [...]
As traditional retail stores close and vacancies mount, landlords across the country appear newly receptive to leases as short as a week, eschewing the typical 10-year time frame, even in locations that once shunned limited stays. The upswing in pop-up stores, as the short-term placements are called, is playing [...]
People buy from people they know, like, and trust. While you might be in the right place at the right time when someone is up against it, and they may buy from you once without knowing, liking, or trusting you, for them to return, you’ll need more than luck. [...]
The chamber of commerce is often seen as a Better Business Bureau of sorts. People have confidence in using businesses that are members of the chamber. Chamber membership equates to business respectability in many customers’ minds, which often means greater sales for business members. Many people see chamber membership [...]
Major overhauls of a business take time, buy-in, and frankly, they can be a little frightening. Not so of these mini tweaks. These seven things can help you move the meter in your business in less time than it takes to wolf down a sandwich and check your voice [...]
Networking opportunities are everywhere. You no longer must leave your house to be able to network, but studies now show that online networking doesn’t hold the same power as in-person networking. Networking is critical to landing a job, learning about opportunities before they are broadcast, and getting more sales [...]
