Don’t Care About Alibaba? Here’s Why It May Matter

When the Alibaba Group Holding prices its initial public offering Thursday, small businesses, in particular, will be watching. Founder Jack Ma—the former English-teacher-turned-dot-com-billionaire—has touted his e-commerce platform as a way for smaller merchants to expand their international footprint, including access to consumers in China. In its September 5th filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Alibaba said … Continue reading Don’t Care About Alibaba? Here’s Why It May Matter

Dropouts Are Putting a Major Strain on Our Economy

Despite all the efforts of every president from Kennedy to Obama, [high-school dropouts] are a blight on our society. According to DoSomething.org, [more than] 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States every year, [or roughly] 7,000 kids a day. [In 1970], the United States [...] had the world’s highest graduation … Continue reading Dropouts Are Putting a Major Strain on Our Economy

DollarDays Reinvents Wholesale Business with Dynamic New Website

Those familiar with DollarDays, the country's premier online wholesaler, will tell you its recent site redesign was long overdue. DollarDays had simply outgrown its website, limiting its ability to take the customers to the next level. In December 2013, DollarDays engaged Arizona agency Resound Creative to create a redesign strategy focused on user experience and … Continue reading DollarDays Reinvents Wholesale Business with Dynamic New Website