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You Could Win $50,000 by Entering the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest

Small businesses often have a limited operating budget. But growing a business requires cash, which is not easy to access, especially when somebody has just started a business.  The 2022 FedEx small business grant contest is a great way to win much-needed money and support to scale up your business operations.  The entry period will open...

supercharged seo

The Best SuperCharged SEO for Your Business

Welcome to the next article in our Lifecycle Marketing series! Now that you’ve learned how to Identify and Target the ideal customers for your business, it’s time to Attract these folks to your website. Surely you’re familiar with the term, SEO—search engine optimization. This refers to the process of making sure that your online content...

Drop shipping and your business - with Alibaba

3 Ways Dropshipping Helps You Spend Less and Sell More

As small and medium sized business owners, we are always concerned with making sure we can deliver goods in a timely and cost-effective manner. We’ve recently partnered with Alibaba.com, one of the world’s leading B2B global e-commerce platforms, and together, we’re going to help you understand the benefits of dropshipping for your business. In its...

Creating a Customer Avatar

Creating a Customer Avatar in 3 Steps

Welcome back to the Lifecycle Marketing series. Last week we introduced the concept of Collecting Leads as the first part in the Lifecycle Marketing model. As you may remember, this process has three phases of its own—Targeting, Attracting, and Capturing leads. Today we’re going to dig into the phase of Targeting, which begins with...

Robert Sullivan with Vector Solutions

How Vector Solutions Serves Clients through Automation

Analytics drives business insight in every company. It's essential to look at statistics to compare where you started from to where you are. Analytics will help you grow, but you need to use the right software to get the best data for your business. Robert Sullivan shares how Vector Solutions uses automation and analytics...

business insights for growth

5 Future Trends that Impact Businesses Growth

New Year brings new hopes, new inspiration, and new goals. Despite slumped sales, stalled supply chains, and looming uncertainty last year, small business owners are positive about 2021.  According to Oracle NetSuite Brainyard’s 2021 Business Leader Survey, around 73% of respondents are positive about this year. Being a small business owner yourself, you must plan...

This Entrepreneur Is Helping Military Spouses Become Successful Business Owners

No entrepreneurial journey is ever easy. But for military spouses, starting a business and making it a success is an uphill battle. From moving around different parts of the world to finding tools and resources to succeed, military spouses have to overcome some additional challenges to establish their businesses. And most often, military spouse...