Digital marketing is a fact of life in the business world today. The term refers to any type of marketing done online, including your website and social media, and brings with it the advantage of enabling marketers to track and analyze the success of campaigns to understand what’s working and what isn’t. Before you invest in digital marketing for your business, however, consider these 10 questions.
10 Questions to Answer Before Purchasing Digital Marketing for Your Business
Topics: Small Business, Growing a Business
5 Skills Artists and Creatives Need to Learn to Run an Effective Business
As an artist, writer, design or creative entrepreneur, you have the skills to create great work, but do you have the business skills to get great work? When starting your own creative business, you will need to do some digging into business topics and getting to know your market. Though it might take some trial and error, by doing your homework, you can run an effective business.
Topics: Small Business, Solopreneurship, Encore Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business, Growing a Business
Business Profile: The Green Schoolhouse
Lauren Rosenstein is the owner of The Green Schoolhouse. Lauren tells her story of working with the PCC Small Business Development Center below.
Topics: Small Business, Business Profiles
10 Common Mistakes with Restaurant Start Ups That You Shouldn’t Make
Starting a restaurant has many working parts all moving simultaneously, and if left unattended, could cause speed bumps in your start up process and success. Choosing the correct location (and getting the proper permitting), managing food and beverage inventory, and handling the employees, are just a few of the moving parts.
Topics: Small Business, Starting a Business, Food, Restaurants
Meet Your Instructor: Interior Design/Space Planning Expert
Sam F. Taylor, IV, A.S.I.D. is a guest instructor in Restaurant Business Builders in the session "Designing Your Restaurant and Kitchen," in which he will be sharing his expertise of over 35 years in designing and planning spaces in the hospitality industry.
Topics: Small Business, Meet the SBDC Team, Starting a Business, Food, Restaurants
The Best Blogs to Follow to Up Your Social Media Marketing Game
If you’re looking to up your small business’s social media game, you’ll need advice from the pros. Instead of haphazardly trying out new tactics, you can do some free research online to learn how to make Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social channels work for you.
Topics: Small Business
How Creatives Can Harness their Entrepreneurial Spirit and Become Effective Business Owners
Have you ever heard the saying, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life?” If you’re a creative person, you may have wondered whether you can really make a living doing what you love. The answer is “yes!” The creative sector is a leader in worldwide economic growth. These days, lots of people are starting their own businesses and are successful at turning their passion into profit. But to become an effective business owner, it’s important to learn the skills required to manage your business effectively.
Topics: Small Business, Solopreneurship
The Ins and Outs of Label Requirements for Food Product Distribution and Sales
In the United States, food manufacturers are responsible for the proper labeling of their products. The labels must meet all Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other legal requirements, including nutrition information. The labels cannot be misleading or deceptive. Proper labeling, including nutrition and allergen information, is required for most packaged or prepared foods.
Topics: Small Business, Food
Business Profile: Carmen Farmer Coaching
The PCC Small Business Development Center is proud of the great work all of their clients are accomplishing in their businesses. Our Business Profile feature series highlights businesses at all stages of development and success.
Topics: Small Business, Business Profiles, Starting a Business
How to Get Started Exporting Products Globally for Your Business
It’s believed that 95% of the world's customers exist outside the United States, and indeed, 70% of the world’s purchasing power exists beyond our borders. Exports have a major impact on the U.S. economy (more than $2 trillion just over five years ago, or nearly 14% of the GDP) and companies that participate in global export are more robust, growing faster while becoming 8.5% less likely to go out of business. You may believe that means only big businesses and corporations can afford that kind of investment, but the truth is, despite the fact that medium and small businesses only represent less than a third of export value, they make up 98% of U.S. exporters.
Topics: Small Business, Global Trade