How to Start a Candle and Gift Subscription Business
A candle and gift subscription business sends customers a curated box every month or season, and it can grow into steady recurring income if you plan it well. …
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Fall Content Ideas for Service Businesses
Autumn is when customers start thinking ahead: fixing the house before winter, booking appointments before the holidays and sorting paperwork before the year …
Term Sheet Exclusivity and No-Shop Clauses
You finally have a term sheet in hand, and near the bottom sits a short paragraph that asks you to stop talking to other investors. That paragraph is the …
Startup Press Outreach: Pitching Journalists
Most startup pitches to journalists fail for the same reason: they describe the company instead of offering a story. The good news is that press outreach is a …
Holiday Shipping Tools and Label Printers Compared
When orders double in late November, the slowest part of a small shop is rarely packing. It is copying addresses, buying postage one label at a time and waiting …
Shipping Deadlines: Communicating Cut-Off Dates
Every December, small shops get the same message: "Will this arrive before Christmas?" Clear shipping deadlines answer that question before anyone asks it. When …
Last-Minute Shopper Marketing Tactics
Every holiday season, a big group of buyers waits until the final week, or the final afternoon, to start shopping. Last-minute shopper marketing is about being …