DollarDays Blog is pleased to share the small business expertise of Adam Ishaeik, CEO of Hunter Wellman, a company that assists small businesses with acquiring federal contracts. DollarDays Blog (DDB):Can you please provide some brief background on yourself and your company? Adam Ishaeik: I have been involved with federal business development for six years. After my I … Continue reading Small-business Expert Interview: Adam Ishaeik, CEO of Hunter Wellman
Frugal Living Tip: Discover Where Kids Eat Free
Children may be priceless to their parents, but the cost of raising them can be calculated. According to the BabyCenter calculator, a baby born in 2010 to a Midwestern middle-income family will cost more than $230,000 to raise and send to a public college. So moms, dads and other adult caregivers can surely appreciate any frugal living tips … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Discover Where Kids Eat Free
Small-business Advice: Developing a “Free Soup” Strategy
Unless you have some sort of exclusive patent, chances are that your business competes on quality. This means that whether you run a dry-cleaning company, a restaurant, an office supply [store] or a gardening business, your customer has a number of choices [for] where to [...] buy essentially the same product or service. So how … Continue reading Small-business Advice: Developing a “Free Soup” Strategy
Frugal Living Tip: How to Get Rid of Credit Card Debt
Living beyond your means is always a bad idea—eventually, the bills will get out of control and you'll find yourself facing a mountain of debt. Credit card debt can be especially destructive. Miss a payment and your interest rate could skyrocket. But even if you make all your payments, making just the minimum necessary payment could stretch … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: How to Get Rid of Credit Card Debt
Snuggies Are the New Birth Control—Buy Fleece Blankets Instead!
That's right, you've watched the Snuggie commercials on TV. You may have probably heard coworkers, friends and even family members making fun of them. So do yourself a favor and save yourself from the ridicule and go with something more traditional. Marc Gold fleece blankets are 100% polyester fleece, offering maximum warmth through the winter months. … Continue reading Snuggies Are the New Birth Control—Buy Fleece Blankets Instead!
Small-business Advice: Traits of Great Leaders
What makes a great business leader, in your opinion? The ability to inspire passion and excitement among colleagues and employees? Amazing insights into what customers want and need? An uncanny ability to discard background noise and identify important trends in the marketplace? Adam Toren at Entrepreneur.com polled his readers for their ideas on what makes a great … Continue reading Small-business Advice: Traits of Great Leaders
Frugal Living Tip: Use “Utility Fruit” to Save Money
Supermarkets have conditioned us to believe that all fruits and vegetables should look perfect and pristine, shiny and round, but, in the real world (a.k.a. "nature"), anyone who has a garden or a fruit tree know that fruits and veggies get bumped and bruised like the rest of us. Oftentimes, these slightly battered apples and … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Use “Utility Fruit” to Save Money
Premier Online Wholesaler DollarDays Chooses Didit as Search Marketing Agency of Record
Didit, the Inc. 500/Deloitte Fast 500 leader in search engine marketing, is pleased to announce that DollarDays, the premier online wholesaler and closeout company, has become the newest member of Didit's client roster. DollarDays cites Didit's expertise in driving efficiencies at even the most granular levels as a critical factor in its transition to Didit. … Continue reading Premier Online Wholesaler DollarDays Chooses Didit as Search Marketing Agency of Record
Product of the Week: The DollarDays Top 100
DollarDays sells a lot of stuff, and that’s not just bluster. We have over 45,000 items on our site, and we work to make sure that each and every one of them performs to the utmost. So if you’re wondering what we sell most of, you’re in luck. For one week only, we’re running a … Continue reading Product of the Week: The DollarDays Top 100
Frugal Living Tip: Ditch the Disposables
Rumor has it that some rock stars only wear their clothes once before throwing them away. Throwing out clothes after a single use sounds ridiculous. It isn’t just tough on the environment, [but] it’s also a massive waste of money. [Y]et [an] article at SavingAdvice.com makes the case that many of us practice the same … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Ditch the Disposables