The latest developments in the economy are enough to make anyone nervous. For a small-business owner, the uncertainty can keep you up all night. You can't control Wall Street's roller coaster ride, but there are some things you can do to ride out this latest wave of economic turbulence....
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Mommy Blog Experts: Women Small Businesses – Enter for a Chance to WIN a $15K Deluxe Marketing Makeover
This is too good of a support resource to U.S. entrepreneurs to keep to myself. For certain, I want to share this wonderful opportunity with all of this blog's readers, particularly those hard-working women -- like me -- that could use a little help to boost our own home-based...
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This Week in Small Business: Watching Armageddon From an Armchair
Deluxe Corporation begins a yearlong marketing lab that gives small-business owners tools and resources....
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How Tracking Customers Can Bring You More Business
Recently a consultant approached me at a business event and complained that he was having a hard time finding new clients. This is one of the most common complaints I hear from business owners in just about every industry. While you can put the marketing wheels in motion, they don’t...
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Want to Win $15k in Marketing Services? Project Rev 2012 is Underway!
I had the pleasure of serving as spokesperson for Project Rev last year and collectively the nine participants doubled their earnings. They also learned countless new marketing strategies to carry their businesses forward. We also had a great time working together for the year!...
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Blogwell case study: SMB Project REV brings branding, better products and more revenue
Deluxe Corporation’s Social Media Manager, Nathan Eide, presented Project REV at Blogwell. Interestingly, statistically speaking, at least one of the businesses should have gone out of business. But rather, in a down economy, they all thrived. Run a small business and interested in Project REV? Currently, Deluxe is taking applications...
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Why You Should Build a Business You Can Sell (Even if You Never Plan to Do So)
Having sold a business in the past (a bookstore), I've been through the process and it’s not easy. There are contracts and details and a heck of a lot of paperwork. The reality is that when I started the business I had no intentions of ever selling it; I assumed...
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Economic turmoil rattles small businesses
Project REV is a lab created by Deluxe to help small businesses in the U.S. find the marketing tools that will enable them to find more customers. Now in its second year, participants will receive up to $15,000 in marketing products and services from Deluxe in support of their plans....
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Win $15,000 in Marketing Products and Services From Deluxe
Do you need help marketing your business more effectively? Enter Deluxe’s Project REV contest, and you could win $15,000 in free marketing products and services, plus a year’s worth of business mentorship....
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Win $15k in Marketing Products and Consulting with Project REV 2012
DC Small Biz highlights the advantages that $15k in marketing help could bring a small business!...
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