No Cafeteria, No Problem

by Jason Keith on May 14, 2012

While many micro business owners don’t have the luxury of heading to the corporate cafeteria for lunch, here are some tips for cheap, quick and easy lunch time options. Use cash when purchasing your lunch, it will make you more aware of what you are spending. Ten dollars on Monday and eight dollars on Wednesday [...]

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Hey everyone! Hope you had a great week. Up in New England we started the week with some showers, but closed out with some lovely spring weather. Earlier in the week the company also announced some major changes to our business cards (click here to read more) that we’re sure our customers will love. Hope [...]

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9 Tips for Creating a Postive Work/Life Balance

by Jason Keith on May 10, 2012

Earlier in the week, we asked the Vistaprint Facebook community how they run a small business AND a family. We received such great advice, we wanted to feature a few of our favorite responses here: Deidrea Haysel It’s a delicate dance…but you have to make sure you are being present with your children as much [...]

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Critics have said that business cards are a thing of the past, but Vistaprint believes as long as entrepreneurs continue to pursue their passion there will always be a need to network and connect.  Business cards have long been at the “inception” of a new business, giving legitimacy and meaning to any new venture, and [...]

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Must-have Business Tools

by Jason Keith on May 7, 2012

Earlier today, we asked our Facebook community what business tool was a must-have. Originally, we thought we might see a lot of technology-related mentions, but our community threw us for a loop going with more meta items, such as “pens” and “business cards” (Vistaprint also came out on top!)  Check out our word cloud, based [...]

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MBR: How to effectively use videos to market

by Jason Keith on May 4, 2012

Small business week is coming up, and there’s a lot of buzz around the small business marketplace. As the focus starts to pivot to small businesses at the end of May, topics like social media, marketing, investing, funding, credit, hiring, growth and jobs will also be put under a microscope. Each and every facet of [...]

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The secret to effective marketing is your VCR!

by Jason Keith on May 2, 2012

No. We’re not talking about that outdated hunk of metal you’ve got hanging around your house. In this case, VCR stands for visibility, consistency and repetition. Industry experts agree that it typically takes about six impressions before a consumer even associates a particular product or service with a business. That’s why it’s so important for [...]

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Show us your business cards!

by Jason Keith on April 30, 2012

Earlier today, we asked our Facebook community to show off their business cards. In a few short hours, we had over 80 great submissions. Some of our favorites were: Click here to see all of the submitted designs. If you would like to have your business card showcased in the gallery, click here and upload [...]

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Hey everyone, this week seemed to fly by in our offices. Hopefully your week was productive. We’ve pulled together five great articles for this week’s edition of the Micro Business Roundup that we’re sure you’ll enjoy. Have a great weekend and we look forward to connecting next week. 5 ways more effective marketing makes your [...]

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Describe your small business management style in one word

by Jason Keith April 26, 2012

Earlier today we asked our Facebook community to describe their business management style in one word. Below is a word cloud of the responses: How would you describe your business management style?

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