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Clicks to Bricks: Is an Omnichannel Strategy Right for You?

One of the hottest topics in retail and e-commerce startups right now is the growing number of businesses pursuing omnichannel marketing strategies. Omnichannel, the combination of e-commerce and physical retail, began with e-commerce behemoth Amazon, which...

byAndrew Witkin

April 4, 2019

Show Me the Money: 5 Myths Keeping You From Getting Funded

Imagine you were an investor in 1977 when the average computer filled a room almost the size of an auditorium and was used only by large corporations. Then, imagine if two young technologists came to...

byK. Shelly Porges

February 4, 2019

How to Strategize and Control Your Brand Narrative

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos expressed the notion very neatly: “Your brand is what people say about you when you're not in the room.” How, then, do you go about about strategizing and sharing your startup's...

bySahana Jayaraman

January 17, 2019

Ask These 4 Questions Before Turning Your E-Commerce Store Into a Physical Storefront

What do Amazon, Warby Parker and Rent the Runway all have in common? Each company began as a tremendously successful e-commerce store, that has since expanded to brick-and-mortar storefronts. Amazon has a physical bookstore in...

byMyCorporation

November 26, 2018

4 Ways to Make Your Startup Appeal to Modern Buyers

It's no secret that buyers have evolved with the digital age. With information at their fingertips and a need for speed, modern consumers are demanding more from businesses than ever before. While many companies are...

byJake Braly

October 1, 2018

E-Commerce: Is Your Product Ready to Compete Digitally?

The ever-changing online marketplace can be a boon to startups. Not only are more consumers buying online all over the world, e-commerce marketplaces also aim to offer consumers a wide product selection, creating an opportunity...

byMelanie Nuce

March 29, 2018

How Amazon Business Can Be a Lifesaver for Startups

I swear by Amazon when it comes to running my business, and I suspect many entrepreneurs reading the title of this post know exactly where I’m coming from and are likely in the same boat....

byDeborah Sweeney

February 26, 2018

5 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Leverage Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the bold new frontier in business and entrepreneurship, and all signs point to an even bolder future for the burgeoning technology. Applications for AI in business are nearly boundless, and new uses...

byAlec Sears

February 22, 2018

Start a Successful Business: Debunking the Myth of Innovation

The following is excerpted from "Start a Successful Business: Expert Advice to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire" by Colleen DeBaise © 2018 AMACOM/AMA All rights reserved. Published by AMACOM Books www.amacombooks.org Division of American Management...

byColleen DeBaise

February 13, 2018

When To Sell on Amazon… and When Not To

Online selling platforms are plentiful these days. E-commerce professionals have a variety of options for where and how they set up their store, from Etsy and eBay to Amazon and Shopify. Amazon is a popular...

bySimon Slade

February 9, 2018

Start Up Your Holiday Sales Forecast with Tips From Retail Expert Ryan Patel

For many small business retailers, November and December are the most profitable months of the year, so holiday sales can mean the difference between a lucrative year and a lackluster one. The National Retail Federation...

bySusan Johnston Taylor

November 27, 2017

5 Reasons Why Dropshipping is the Future of E-Commerce

According to Forrester Research, the size of online retail sales will be $370 billion by the end of 2017. Moreover, 23 percent will come from dropshipping businesses, which translates to $85.1 billion. This sheer size...

byJennifer Xue

November 27, 2017

Cyber Monday Gives a Big Boost to Mobile Commerce

Here is an accurate prediction for a change: No matter how Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales turn out, one big winner of the Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza will be mobile commerce. Mobile sales grew almost...

byThe Conversation

November 24, 2017

Business Registration 101 for Franchises, Startups and Amazon Sellers

So, you’ve got your small business idea — whether that takes on the form of a startup, franchise or Amazon seller — with a business plan drafted up. You’re ready to begin with the registration...

byDeborah Sweeney

October 10, 2017

The State of Independent Bookstores Today [Radio]

On this edition of StartupNation Radio, your host, Jeff Sloan, chats with local bookstore owners to find out how and why independent bookstores are thriving today, against all odds in the Amazon environment. Our guests...

byStartupNation

October 7, 2017

What Gen X and Baby Boomers Can Learn From Millennials

Millennials can often get a bad rap in the workplace. But let’s take a reality check: millennials are the best educated, most digitally savvy and fearless generation ever in the business world. They charge head first into...

byMarshal Kushniruk

October 2, 2017

How to Monetize Your Podcast

People love podcasts; they’re consuming more of them each year, and the popularity of podcasts is expected to keep growing. The meteoric growth of podcast audiences over the past five years is attracting advertisers in...

byEmily Friedel

September 18, 2017

What Does it Take for a Retail Startup to Tap Into a Global Economy?

Global trade isn’t a new concept, but today’s international commerce landscape has progressed a long way from the ancient times of trading spices and silk across the high seas. Internet and online marketplaces, such as...

byPascal Van Dooren

July 24, 2017

Top 10 Tips For Expanding Your Online Business to Europe

With President Trump’s planned corporate tax cuts and other favorable business conditions, there’s no better time to be based in the U.S. However, this domestic success also provides an ideal platform for small businesses thinking...

byHeather Landau

July 14, 2017

Lessons From Amazon to Apply to an On-Demand Economy Business

About two years ago, I made the decision to move from the CEO of a $100 million plus public company to work full-time for a new company I founded and funded that had revenue of...

byScot Wingo

July 9, 2017