3 Tips for Going Global with Your Business

3 Tips for Going Global with Your Business US companies are more likely than ever to consider trading in foreign markets. In fact, 77% of them are currently assessing global opportunities because of the American economy. Entrepreneurs understand the need to stay ahead of the competition by maximising their reach abroad, but over half of...

FOCUS: Stand Out From the Competition by Carving Out Your Unique Niche

FOCUS: Stand Out From the Competition by Carving Out Your Unique Niche The sports, fitness and leisure industry is a giant, generating around $500 billion in revenues each year in the United States alone, according to Plunkett Research. Counting professional athlete, coaches and employees at fitness, winter sports and golf facilities, more than 1.3 million...

Smarter Social Commerce

Social Commerce: It’s Not Simply Social, It’s Serious Business

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]The Internet has become an integral part of many people’s lives. These days, it doesn’t just provide information, it’s become one of the primary means for people to connect and engage in conversation. Transactions online are not new, either. eCommerce has been around as long as the internet. But there is...

Beyond the Lemonade Stand: 7 Kid Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets of Success

Beyond the Lemonade Stand: 7 Kid Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets of Success When talking about kids running businesses, most people think of lemonade stands, delivering newspapers, mowing neighborhood lawns or babysitting. While those are still very common for many, kids today are taking entrepreneurship to a whole new level by creating products and businesses that...

Your Small Business Holiday Survival Guide

Your Small Business Holiday Survival Guide The holidays provide a wonderful time for small businesses to increase sales, customer loyalty and their overall reputation. But with so much hustle and bustle, planning and preparing can be difficult. In order to help our small business entrepreneur friends, we've put together a short holiday survival guide – a...

The FEARLESS: 3 Entrepreneurs Who Didn’t Let Fear Stop Them

The FEARLESS: 3 Entrepreneurs Who Didn't Let Fear Stop Them In this issue of Smart Hustle Magazine we are proudly highlighting small business entrepreneurs who looked fear in the face and instead of letting it stop them, took the leap! They ignored the naysayers and skeptics and threw caution to the wind to start their...