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At present my effort has been pulled into operations, where I work with my excuction team. All new clients are referral to me. I feel I can surely handle the operations, but need somone to support me on new acquistion. Some background on my buisness : B2B Dev agency helping shopify plus merchants with web…

Hi – I’ve been running a business for 5 years. Our progression (revenue) has looked like 180k->400k->750k->1.1M -> looking like 1.8-2M this year. I have nobody to talk to who has similar experiences to lean on for advice. The issues are that every time revenue increases, it seems like labor, insurance, expenses, etc creep up…

Does anyone else see this kind of contradictory behaviour? So, I run a consumer goods business with three locations in a capital city in the middle of Europe. Despite the economic challenges, our sales are hitting new records, even after raising prices due to increased costs and inflation. Surprisingly, it’s still fairly easy to find…

This is more of a rant. Ive noticed my moms business (dog breeding) does quite well. Mine ( steel fab) not so much. She doesn’t know anything about advertising except for FB ads, which she runs blindly. Has a shit website, does zero business related reading/studying, has no network/no events or promotional and makes about…

I’m almost concerned. more than ever, I hear employees have “quit quit-ed” or “no one wants to work”. And NO ONE knows why this is. I’ve spoken with multiple business owners that have yet to crack the code. Prepare yourself because this will sting a little. Your employees are not inspired. they’re not incentivized. but…

Small business grants can benefit business owners from a huge range of backgrounds. Recently, a national nonprofit launched a funding round for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, which has long been underserved by traditional business programs. Read about this option and more in the list below. Founders First CDC 2024 National Pride Grant National nonprofit…

Running a successful small business often requires collaboration, whether it’s with your own team, outside agencies, or online partners. There are many ways to collaborate effectively. Gain tips and insights from members of the online small business community below. Create Connections by Networking with Other Local Businesses Connecting with other businesses in your local community…

I have two location in the north Dallas area. If the economy is doing great. Where are they spending the money? I’m talking about consumer spending. So, I started my business in 2016 (retail wholesaler food distribution), and we have steady growth year over year. Even during covid, we were doing record numbers. Now (april-may),…

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We are a small business who just opened about a month ago. We have gotten about 40 reviews on yelp but for some reason every single one of them are not reccomended. I even paid for yelp ads to see if thats why they are removing my reviews. Nope they are still removing…. I am…

I work for a small local boutique in a small town and we’ve recently gotten 3 separate online pickup orders from different people for the same single bite-sized $1 chocolate. I know it might not sound that weird, but for our store it is. We specialize in local art and fair trade/charitable/sustainable goods, our little…

In my industry of mobile car detailing, we are usually slow in the colder months which is normal but things were extremely slower than usual and things usually pick up by March but it didn’t and here we are in May where the weather is starting to become nicer but business has just been slower…

We run a fun center with a seasonal bounce park, rage room, escape rooms, paint rooms, pottery painting, arcade, golf simulator, VR, snack bar, etc. We have plans to bring in axe throwing soon also. Our insurance company wants to charge us more than 10% of our revenue despite never having any claims. We are…

Upwork announced a new set of tools and partnerships designed to transform how companies and freelancers hire and work. This announcement was made during the first edition of Upwork Updates: Spring 2024, a semi-annual product showcase. The highlight of this Spring’s update is Uma, the new AI developed by Upwork. Built on advanced language models…

I’m a chef and I also provide outsourcing services like cleaning and laundry for busy homeowners, and I’m looking to expand into maximizing SaaS solutions for my business. What are some key components that i should keep in mind to ensure a successful transition, and effectively leverage technology in streamlining operations and customer experience? I…

we recently needed a room painted at our house. My wife and I are very old and she needs my attention so we needed to hire someone. We searched on google and found the top rated painter in our area and gave them a call. They came out and after we signed an agreement and…

I’ve been really putting head down and grinding away at my business and things have been moving in a very positive direction with website rankings climbing and my client list continually growing. Now that all seems great and don’t get wrong it has been so much so that I decided to look at how much…