seasonal business Archives

For Anyone Wanting to Start a Business, There Is a Season

Is there such a thing as the “best” time of year to start a business? A strong argument can be made for early in the year, when entrepreneurs are rewarded with tax and accounting benefits....

byDeborah Sweeney

February 15, 2023

Non-Seasonal Startups: Year-Round Lucrative Industries for Entrepreneurs

For entrepreneurs looking to start a company, the industry and business you choose can be the difference between walking away with nothing or reaching the pinnacle of success. Only 30 percent of small businesses make...

byMeredith Wood

September 15, 2022

Additional PPP Guidance for Seasonal Businesses

It took a while to get here, but the SBA has provided some additional PPP guidance for seasonal businesses to calculate the maximum loan amount for seasonal employers. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell...

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April 29, 2020

6 Tips for Hiring Seasonal Employees

For many entrepreneurs, the busiest time of the year has arrived. As customer demands increase, so too do the demands placed on your existing employees. To fill this need, many business owners turn to the...

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November 30, 2019

How Your Small Business Can Prepare for the Slow Season

Depending on the industry you operate in, your business may see spikes in profitability at certain times throughout the year. If this is the case, you're likely also experience slow months in between, which can...

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September 21, 2019

How This Entrepreneur Used Savings and Credit Cards to Get His Dream Off the Ground

Dylan Gallagher is the founder of Orange Sky Adventures and White Wolf Private Tours, two San Francisco-based travel companies that takes tourists on customized trips across the United States. Whether their budgets are modest or...

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July 10, 2019

How to Make Your Holiday Content Marketing Stand Out

For many businesses, Q4 is the biggest sales season of the year. You may bring in more business in the final weeks of the year than you do at any other time. Even if you...

bySusan Guillory

December 6, 2018

How This Entrepreneur Started a Business to Help New Parents

Nicole Johnson is the president and owner of The Baby Sleep Site, a resource for new parents who are trying to help their babies, toddlers and preschoolers sleep better. The company provides assistance with issues...

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October 23, 2018

5 Things to Know and Learn Before Starting a Franchise

You’ve probably heard the statistic that people love to throw around: that 95 percent of franchises are successful. This myth has been promulgated for so long that it has directly caused one of the biggest...

byAlec Sears

July 31, 2018