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What Your Customers Secretly Hate About Your Business
Customer experience (CX) is one of the most powerful competitive advantages a small business can cultivate—but it’s also one of the...
Tara Bowdel
3 min read


Common Customer Service Mistakes That Are Costing You Repeat Business (and How to Fix Them Before They Sink You)
You can have the best products in the game, the slickest branding, and marketing that reels in new customers like clockwork—but if your...
Tara Bowdel
4 min read


"Now Hiring"? Hold Up — Here's What You Need To Do First
So, you're thinking about hiring your first employee. Maybe you're drowning in orders. Maybe your inbox is a daily avalanche. Or maybe...
Tara Bowdel
4 min read


Is Your Business Stuck — or Just Scaling Too Slowly?
You’ve done the hard part. You built the business, brought in your first wave of customers, maybe even hired a few people. The wheels are...
Tara Bowdel
4 min read


Stop Throwing Discounts at the Wall: Why Your Promotions Fail (And How to Fix Them Before They Burn You Out)
Promotions are supposed to drive traffic, boost sales, and get your name out there. But let’s be real — for most small business owners,...
Tara Bowdel
4 min read


You Killed It at the Pop-Up — Now What? How to Turn Temporary Wins Into a Sustainable Business
So you had a killer pop-up. You sold out inventory, collected a ton of email addresses, had influencers tagging your setup, and maybe...
Tara Bowdel
4 min read


Your Shelves Are Lying to You: Why Small Business Merchandising Sucks (and How to Fix It)
Let’s be honest: most small business owners didn’t get into business because they dreamt about sourcing vendors or optimizing shelf...
Tara Bowdel
3 min read


What Makes a Customer Come Back? Secrets of Building Repeat Business Through Brand Loyalty
Getting a customer to buy once is easy. Getting them to come back again—and again, and again—is where the real money is made. If you’re...
Tara Bowdel
4 min read


The Difference Between Marketing and Advertising – And Why Your Business Needs Both
Let’s get one thing straight: marketing and advertising are not the same thing . Yet in the chaotic world of small business ownership,...
Tara Bowdel
4 min read


Managing Your Inventory for Omni-Channel Business: Why “Winging It” Is Wrecking Your Margins
Inventory. The word alone is enough to make some small business owners sweat. It’s not sexy, it’s not flashy, but it’s critical...
Tara Bowdel
4 min read
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