Open Forum reports that there is an 11% increase in the number of small businesses closing and a 17% decline in the number of small businesses opening. Get Busy Median reports 69% of small businesses survive at least two years, 44% of new firms survive four years, and 31% survive at least seven years. The … Continue reading Is It Time to Be an Entrepreneur?
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64% of Small-business Owners Say Sales Down Due to High Gas Prices
More than 64% of small-business owners polled say revenue is down as a result of increased gas prices, and more than a quarter of those polled say they will have to lay off employees, according to a survey conducted on DollarDays.com. DollarDays, a subsidiary of America's Suppliers, Inc., is a premier Internet-based product wholesaler to … Continue reading 64% of Small-business Owners Say Sales Down Due to High Gas Prices
DollarDays Introduces SBA-backed Loan Offering to Help Small-business Owners
This month, leading online B2B wholesale distributor DollarDays introduced a partnership with Superior Financial Group to help business owners secure Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. DollarDays is the premier online wholesale and closeout company that helps small businesses [...] compete against chain retailers by offering more than 140,000 high-quality goods at prices close to those at which large enterprises … Continue reading DollarDays Introduces SBA-backed Loan Offering to Help Small-business Owners
Small-business Advice: Pay What You Wish?
On the surface, it sounds crazy, but these days various types of businesses are experimenting with a format where customers are allowed to pay whatever they want for a service or product. The trend has been going on for years, as can be seen in [a] 2007 Springwise trend-spotting article about restaurants in cities including Denver, Salt … Continue reading Small-business Advice: Pay What You Wish?
Small-business Expert Interview: Peter Shankman, Founder of Help A Reporter Out
DollarDays Blog is pleased to share the expertise of Peter Shankman, founder of Help A Reporter Out (HARO). DollarDays Blog (DDB): Please tell us a little about yourself and HARO. Peter Shankman: Since I founded HARO in 2008, it has become one of the fastest-growing social media companies in North America. Every day, HARO brings nearly 30,000 bloggers, … Continue reading Small-business Expert Interview: Peter Shankman, Founder of Help A Reporter Out
Frugal Living Tip: Sometimes It Pays to Spend
We spend a lot of time talking on this blog about ways to save money, stay out of debt and live frugally. Living within your means is important, but it's also good to have some balance in your life. Over at Personal Finance Advice, guest writer Rebecka O. delves into the issue of excessive saving. In … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Sometimes It Pays to Spend
Small-business Advice: Save Energy, Save Money
Last year, the government's Cash for Clunkers program got plenty of attention for giving individuals financial incentives to trade in gas guzzlers in exchange for newer, more fuel-efficient replacements. Cash for Clunkers was then followed [...] in many parts of the country by other programs that promoted energy efficiency by giving rebates that encourag[ed] consumers to upgrade from … Continue reading Small-business Advice: Save Energy, Save Money
Small-business Expert Interview: Shel Horowitz
DollarDays Blog is pleased to share the expertise of Shel Horowitz, ethical/green-marketing expert. DollarDays Blog (DDB): Please describe your background and business expertise in a nutshell. Shel Horowitz: I founded my own business in 1981 with a total investment of $200, of which $12 went for initial marketing. I am still in that business, although it … Continue reading Small-business Expert Interview: Shel Horowitz
Small-business Advice: Getting Exposure Through Blogs
Sure, it would be fantastic if your small business was featured on "Good Morning America" or in the pages of People magazine. But let's be realistic—the odds of getting covered in such a mass-market publication are low simply because of the massive level of competition for scarce pages or airtime. "Good Morning America"'s producers need to attract the maximum number … Continue reading Small-business Advice: Getting Exposure Through Blogs
Small-business Expert Interview: Ray Silverstein, Author of “The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses”
DollarDays Blog is pleased to present the business expertise of Ray Silverstein, author of The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses. Silverstein has also written a new book called The Small Business Survival Guide: How to Survive (and Thrive) During Tough Times. Silverstein also founded PRO: President’s Resource Organization, a network of peer advisory boards for entrepreneurs. … Continue reading Small-business Expert Interview: Ray Silverstein, Author of “The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses”