Square is giving food businesses a new way to thrive during the pandemic through its launch of a self-ordering system for restaurants powered by QR codes. The self-serve ordering system powered by Square Online makes the ordering experience more efficient. Clients scan the restaurant’s QR code on their personal devices. The code leads the user...
A new study reveals just how much the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating small business digital transformation. With this modernization increasingly becoming a necessity, both networking giant Cisco and market intelligence firm IDC recommend eight steps entrepreneurs can take now. These insights are from the 2020 Small Business Digital Maturity Study, commissioned by Cisco. IDC’s analysis...
When you visit a Walmart store, your amazed at the parking lot, it's huge. As you walk in, you're probably amazed, as I am, at the breadth and diversity of offerings, in one location. From pharmacy, to fruit, to food to big screen TV's. That's only part of the picture. Walmart is also a...
How do you find a steady supply of products, and packaging materials, to fulfill your customer's orders? Alibaba, has a suite of updated improvements. Imagine you're a company selling nutritional supplements. What if you're a cosmetic company, selling a line of beauty products to women all over the USA (or the world, for that matter)?...
The way businesses and consumers shop has dramatically changed since the COVID-19 crisis set in during mid-March. While buying essential items is still possible in-store, many people are shopping online, in an effort to maintain self-isolation and social distancing. This means that people who don’t normally purchase items online are counting on e-commerce businesses...
How to sell online is what Jackson Cunningham of JJ Suspenders does best. He believes in not letting imperfection slow him down and in building something and getting it better and better. Often times, it's waiting for perfection and fear of critique that keep people back. Listen to the interview on the Smart Hustle podcast...
Danielle Smith has combined her love and passion of being an artist with an entrepreneurial spirit by creating Sounbag, a quality bag that transforms to accommodate her clients needs. Her inspiration has been from music producers, deejays, sound designers & engineers; the people who lay the foundation and frequency to our favorite music. About Sounbag Danielle...
Selling online is not easy, it's hard work. However, thousands of businesses, every day are finding success in selling online. One of the leaders in helping businesses sell online is Yahoo Small Business and I just had a powerful discussion with Maria Melo, of Yahoo Small Business about how to increase holiday sales, this...
Customer communication channels are growing and you can't control that conversation. You can't control where it happens or how it happens if you want to give your customers the best experience. Customers want to communicate with you, NOT just on on a phone, not just via web chat, but also through Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and beyond. When...
There’s hundreds of thousands of small companies who need products to assemble and make into complete products to sell to their customers. Let’s consider the local bicycle shop that is always looking for parts to make and repair bikes. What about a cutlery maker, kayak designer or any number of other businesses who need...
