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Local Merchants Talk Return to Main Street on StartupNation Radio

On today's special edition of StartupNation Radio, we're talking to several local Main Street merchants about the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the opportunities ahead. Joining StartupNation's Jeff Sloan in...

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April 10, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Study Shows Gains in Local Ad Sales for 2021 (Episode 198)

We've long been advocating for entrepreneurs to start an online business, and now it's time to take your advertising online, too! On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses trends and predictions in local ad...

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March 25, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: The Importance of Small Business in America (Episode 170)

Did you know that 75% of all new jobs in this country are created by small businesses? Or that 99% of all employers and approximately half of this nation's GDP is driven by small businesses?...

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February 4, 2021

5 Must-Haves for Starting a Main Street Business

Startups and small businesses have been the silver lining in a year as chaotic and unprecedented as 2020. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals have realized that the time to start a business is now...

byMyCorporation

November 24, 2020

How Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Visibility on Small Business Saturday

Most entrepreneurs are familiar with Small Business Saturday. The holiday, which falls on the Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, celebrates shopping locally at small businesses throughout neighborhoods and communities. It gives small businesses...

byDeborah Sweeney

November 2, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: The Importance of Farmers Markets (Episode 93)

On today’s WJR Business Beat segment, Jeff discusses the importance of farmers markets. While they're essential at all times, farmers markets are especially vital during COVID-19, as they are serving a more important role than...

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August 3, 2020

Bookshop.org Proves the Power of Independent Bookstores

On this episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff features a company that has created an excellent solution for independent bookstores to compete with big behemoths like Amazon. Andy Hunter is founder of Bookshop.org, an online bookstore with...

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May 30, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Bookshop.org (Episode 48)

On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses Bookshop.org, a new online bookstore launched in January with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. While Amazon poses an incredible threat to local, independent bookstores, Bookshop.org,...

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May 6, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Supporting Local Business (Episode 45)

On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares uplifting news about the desire to return to small, local business. A new study just released from MomentFeed indicates that consumers intend to return to local shopping...

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May 1, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Main Street Merchants (Episode 36)

Did you know that roughly 70 cents of every dollar spent at a local merchant stays right in your community to improve schools, sidewalks, parks and more? On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff offers tips...

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April 20, 2020

10 Ways to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID-19

Most of us are seeing the effects of the coronavirus take place right in front of our eyes. We are living history today with a crisis that will be talked about for years to come,...

byLesley Pyle

March 23, 2020

6 Ways to Make Your Local Company Nationally Competitive

Starting a local business is like graduating college. It may feel like a big milestone (and it is!) but it’s also the bottom of a new ladder. At the top of that ladder are enterprise companies....

bySerenity Gibbons

August 13, 2019

Tips to Turn Your Solopreneur Venture Into a Real Money Maker

You’ve got an idea that will make you millions, right? Or, maybe you just want to make a little extra money on the side doing something you enjoy. Whatever your solopreneur goal is, I’ve got...

byChinwe Onyeagoro

May 29, 2019

R.J. King Talks Detroit: The Engine of America on StartupNation Radio

This episode of StartupNation Radio is brought to you by Pappas Financial On this episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff sits down with R.J. King, editor of DBusiness magazine, to discuss his new book, "Detroit: The...

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May 28, 2019

Inside Small Business: Survey Shows Startup Dreams Thriving

The second annual The UPS Store, Inc.’s “Inside Small Business Survey” is in, and the results confirm that dreams of owning a small business continue to be robust in 2019. This year’s survey demonstrates that...

byDr. Luke Pittaway

May 28, 2019

4 Simple Tips to Successfully Scale Your Startup Globally

For many startups, conquering the domestic market (and indeed the local market) would be a prize enough. Yet others have broader ambitions, and see a place in the world for their idea. For those individuals,...

byHeather Landau

April 25, 2018

Riffraff Uses Google AdWords to Grow Main Street Boutique

When she founded Riffraff in 2009 as a senior at the University of Arkansas, Kirsten Blowers shared her unique eye for design with the city she loved. “We're very community-based. We absolutely love Fayetteville,” Kirsten...

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June 14, 2017