Dispatches from the front lines of the Small Business Revolution. Stay tuned to our blog to get updates on the Small Business Revolution, advice from other small business owners, special behind-the-scenes content, and more.
Posted on May 3, 2019
Shop local. No, it doesn’t mean frequenting your local big box chain or mall to buy gifts for friends or family. When I think of shopping local, it means frequenting the gift store at the end of my block, or the independent coffee shop, and family-run restaurant.
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Posted on April 29, 2019
Building your network and keeping those connections intact is integral to today’s business climate. And it is important for small businesses as well. Through networking, small business owners can not only find other like-minded people to connect with, but they can also leverage contacts to turn to for advice and mentorships.
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Posted on April 23, 2019
In our “Small Business Stories” series, we hit the road to interview small business owners about their unique journeys. Each story provides inspiration and insights, while shining a spotlight on the passionate small business owners who are so critical to our economies and our communities.
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Posted on April 22, 2019
Biddeford, Maine and Washington, North Carolina are separated by roughly 800 miles, yet both are defined by the Atlantic Ocean and river tributaries that meander near these communities.
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Posted on April 15, 2019
What advice would you give to other small business owners? We asked that question as we traveled across the country in January, to the Top 10 towns as part of Season 4 of Small Business Revolution – Main Street.
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Posted on April 13, 2019
The sign in the window says your business has moved, but Google Maps is still sending your potential customers to your old location. More than once in the past few years a small business owner has told me they lost customers when they moved locations, and oftentimes it was because the internet didn’t get the news.
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Posted on April 9, 2019
Ian McConnell has a parent’s perspective on opening a small business. He is the owner of Banded Brewing in Biddeford, Maine, one of the towns the Small Business Revolution stopped at on the Top 10 Town Tour.
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Posted on April 2, 2019
For the new “Small Business Tips” series, we met one-on-one with inspiring entrepreneurs all across America. Each one shares actionable insights and lessons to help other small business owners overcome some of their biggest (and most common) challenges.
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Posted on April 1, 2019
We talk to hundreds of businesses during each season of Small Business Revolution—Main Street, and we regularly hear confusion when they talk about social media. They know it can be powerful, but they are challenged to keep track of the various platforms and rules. It eats the precious resources of time and brainpower. Social media is especially overwhelming to start using professionally for people who don’t use it personally.
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Posted on March 29, 2019
I grew up in a small town in Indiana. I remember my mom taking us to the local bakery for cookies, the flower shop to get our corsages and boutonnieres for high school formals, and the local grocery store to get our food for the week – always the ham salad for my dad.
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Posted on March 25, 2019
March 13-14 was an intense time in Searcy, Arkansas. Our Deluxe team put 12 small businesses through our speed dating round for Season 4 of Small Business Revolution – Main Street, a process that helps us determine the final six businesses to be featured on the show.
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Posted on March 19, 2019
They come into the room holding photos, or sometimes food, other times notes they want to share. You can see their hands shaking, hear their voices crack. Sitting in front of four strangers, trying to describe their business and their need for help in a scant 45 minutes.
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Independence. Originality. Belief in the bold experiment. Now more than ever, the passionate values that built America drive millions of our local businesses. Deluxe has been a proud champion of small business since 1915 and knows their impact is most apparent in small towns. To celebrate the incredible energy, drive and passion behind every successful small business, Deluxe took the Small Business Revolution to Main Street, awarding one small town a $500,000 revival and showcasing the transformation in an original online series. Learn more about our services and small business marketing solutions at www.deluxe.com.
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