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How Customers Can Support Small Businesses This Holiday Shopping Season
Considerable momentum is shaping the 2021 holiday shopping season. The National Retail Federation predicts holiday spending in 2021, excluding automobile dealers, gas stations and restaurants, will shatter previous records. Holiday sales are forecast to grow between 8.5% and 10.5% in November and December 2021. The previous spending high was 8.2% in 2020. Holiday spending has...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Shop Local and Shop Mainstreet This Holiday Season (Episode 149)
It's officially holiday shopping season! While most of us will be doing our holiday shopping online this year (a reported 42 percent say they'll be doing all of their shopping online), before you hit that "buy" button online, consider your local merchants. On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff talks about the importance of supporting...
5 Tips for Converting Customers to Make Black Friday Sales
Entrepreneurs have faced an unprecedented year with the pandemic causing major disruptions to the way they operate. This now means that for many smaller businesses, Black Friday (as well as Small Business Saturday) holds a heightened level of pressure as they attempt to capture the attention of consumers during a second wave of restrictions. The...
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 the chance to boost their holiday sales and allows customers to learn more about local businesses and embrace the #ShopSmall...
Small Business Saturday feat. Oakland County One-Stop Shop Business Center
This episode of StartupNation Radio is brought to you by Pappas Financial Did you know that small businesses account for nearly 50 percent of U.S. economic activity? Or that 75 percent of all new jobs come from small businesses? On this special-edition, online-only episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff interviews Greg Doyle, manager of Oakland County One-Stop...
3 Simple Steps to Maximize Your Earnings This Small Business Saturday
As an entrepreneur, you may know that Small Business Saturday is a big deal in the small business community. And with good reason. In 2018, participating businesses nationwide raked in a record-high $17.8 billion on the shopping holiday. Small Business Saturday (SBS) is a national shopping holiday that takes place each year on the Saturday...
How You Can Be a Neighborhood Champion on Small Business Saturday
Are you ready to #ShopSmall? This year, Small Business Saturday falls on November 24, 2018. While the holiday may be sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday has consistently packed a powerful shopping punch for small businesses. Founded by American Express, the purpose of Small Business Saturday is to bring more awareness...
3 Unique Ways to Succeed on Small Business Saturday
Sandwiched in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is Small Business Saturday, a holiday that is dedicated to supporting small businesses by “shopping small” in communities throughout the nation. Created by American Express in 2010, this holiday has been steadily growing among entrepreneurs and consumers. In 2016, American Express reported that Small Business Saturday hit...
Google Small Business: Attract More Holiday Shoppers This Season
Local customers rely on small businesses to help make their holidays special, and they rely on the internet to help them find the right local spots. Is your business ready to attract more customers during this busy time of year? In this livestream, learn how to compete and win as a local merchant. StartupNation co-founder...