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The U.S. economy is driven by consumer spending, which makes up close to 70% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Even though the economic indicators are solid at the moment, the slightest apprehension by a small number of consumers can dramatically change the economic outlook.
Dr. Dan Geller, a b Read More

Customer retention is one of the key metrics for ensuring the success of any business. Keeping more customers for longer periods, means you are doing something right.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) wants to help entrepreneurs do just that with a Twitter Chat.
Titled, “How to Attract and Read More

Last week, Facebook announced details of their highly anticipated blockchain payments solution, Libra. Set to launch in 2020, the social network giants’ bold attempt at introducing a new global currency is being received with mixed emotions. Is this a step in the right direction for blockchain? Read More

New York is set to ban single use plastic bags in March of 2020. It’s a big move designed to cut down on waste. But there’s another way to do your part. A new trend has retail stores charging for single use plastic bags.
Small Business Trends contacted some experts to find the pros and cons of it Read More

I am ready to (slowly) open the doors to the (jolly good) online community, Theo Tea Room. The forum (tea.palapa.co) is powered by Palapa. Listen to episode 327 (Introducing Palapa.co – 10 Lessons From 10+ Years Running Online Communities) of the Fizzle Show. I have added 11 topics so far:

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As a business, you create products and services for your customers. So you must listen to what they say. This is of paramount importance. The Voice of the Customer (VOC), whether it is for B2B or B2C companies, has to be heeded.
The Applied Marketing Science (AMS) “Listening to the Voice of the Cu Read More

Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed the “Lemonade stand law” on June 10, 2019, to prevent police or code enforcement officers from shutting down lemonade stands run by kids.
The governor called it a “common sense law” on his Twitter feed. Read More

The gig economy is allowing people to work when and where they want. And increasingly baby boomers are making up a larger percentage of this workforce. So much so, 31% of them are completing more than three gigs a week. Read More

The GDP for the first quarter of 2019 was impressive, delivering an annualized rate growth of 3.2%. To go along with that great number, in April the U.S. economy added 275,000 jobs. This has driven the unemployment rate down to 3.6%, the lowest in 50 years (December, 1969).
For its part, the small Read More