Pop Goes the Small Business

by Jason Keith April 25, 2012

Pop-up stores are, well, popping up everywhere these days — from the uber-hip Warby Parker store in New York’s SoHo neighborhood to springtime flower shops that host local florists at West Elm. These shops are moving in (temporarily) to neighborhoods across the country. Even the NFL has gotten into the game, with a strategically placed [...]

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The Differences Between a Corporation and an LLC

by Guest April 23, 2012

This guest blog is brought to you courtesy of The Company Corporation. Business owners may choose from a variety of company structures, based on their needs and preferences, and with the advent of the Limited Liability Company (LLC), the choices for small businesses are wider and better than ever before. Therefore, it is important for [...]

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MBR: Small business “profile,” USPS closings and tax cuts

by Jason Keith April 20, 2012

Because this is an election year, it seems that small businesses are being talked about more and more. Small businesses as a whole are a very easy, convenient and simple group for campaigning politicians to talk about. For the most part, doing something to help the group is bipartisan, and likely to be embraced by [...]

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Small Business Green Tip: Use Waste as Mulch

by Jason Keith April 19, 2012

In this week’s edition of Micro Business Tips Thursday, we tapped the Vistaprint Facebook community for their top green tip for their business. This week’s top answer came from Brandon Lee Fiscus, who finds ways to be green inside and outside of the office: “My way of being green with my small business is that I use my [...]

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Eight Tips on How to be a Greener Micro Business

by Jason Keith April 18, 2012

Even though micro businesses are small in size, they can still have a big impact when it comes to conserving energy. With Earth Day around the corner (Sunday, April 22), it’s time to think about how small businesses can do their part to be more Green and reduce energy consumption.  Here are a few quick [...]

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Top Three Tips for Building an E-mail List

by Jason Keith April 16, 2012

Growing an email list can seem like a daunting task, especially when you’re starting from scratch. But there’s good news: It’s easier than you might think! Here, we highlight three quick tips that can get you started. 1. Make It Useful One way to ensure customers will want to be a part of your email [...]

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MBR: Small business confidence drops, again

by Jason Keith April 13, 2012

In this week’s roundup we hit a number of topics, including one of the most obvious, tax season. If you haven’t started thinking about your small business tax return, then now is the time. We also found some interesting stories to share on the ins and outs of Twitter, why SMAP email is still a [...]

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Small business tax tip: organization is key

by Jason Keith April 12, 2012

In this week’s edition of Micro Business Tips Thursday, we tapped the Vistaprint Facebook community for their top tax tip. As always they came back with a number of great answers, so it was tough selecting a winner. This week’s top answer came from Melanie Lambe, who advised that organization is key: “Make a file [...]

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Small Business Marketing 101: Direct Mail

by Jason Keith April 9, 2012

This post contains video, click here if you are having trouble viewing.  Want to know what makes a direct mail campaign successful? Need some creative advice on your direct mail? Find out this and more!

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