Main Street Entrepreneur

Starting a Business

How to Start a Consulting Business

Everyone has an untapped reservoir of knowledge. Put yours to work for you as an independent consultant.

Leadership

A Great Customer Experience Begins With Great Employee Engagement and Management. Here's Why.

Here are six tips to help leaders boost employee engagement and create great experiences for their customers.

Management

5 Shocking Customer Service Mistakes You're Making Every Day (And How to Fix Them Right Now)

Follow these steps so your organization is fondly remembered by customers long after they have experienced your iconic customer service.

Living

Embracing Change and Failure to Succeed in Business

Change doesn't have to be scary, and neither does failure. With the right mindset, small business owners to global companies can overcome uncertainty and lead their businesses into prosperity.

Growing a Business

Is Your Company Hitting These Engagement Metrics? If Not, You're Going to Lose Customers.

Engagement isn't just an industry buzzword that you can ignore. If you care about retaining your customers, you care about engagement and you should care about measuring it.

Growing a Business

How to Turn a Neutral Business Space Into a Neighborhood Gem

Think Greek in Port St. Lucie, Florida, is an award-winning restaurant whose customers return for both the food and the community. Read how this food truck turned brick and mortar uses creativity to find success.

Business News

Amazon Is Now Charging a Fee For Some UPS Store Returns

The online retail giant wants $1 for some returns not made at Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods, or Kohl's.

Growing a Business

5 Tips to Win Back Lost Customers

Here are five tips to help you get your old customers back right now.

Growing a Business

How Adela's Country Eatery Makes Big Waves and Yelp's Top 100 Places to Eat

Located in a strip mall in Oahu, Hawaii, Adela's Country Eatery has grown a name for itself beyond its small takeout counter, winning the #5 spot on Yelp's Top 100 Places to Eat.

Business Ideas

How a Bad Money Experience Inspired One Entrepreneur to Develop a Roommate-Rating App

Chillow co-founder Stephen Rankin discusses the launch of this real estate platform.

Marketing

5 Ways to Use Personalized Marketing Campaigns to Increase Sales and Retention

Optimizing customer relationships should be a top priority for any business that wants to capture leads and grow its customer base.

Productivity

Reduce Fleet Downtime With These 5 Strategies

Irrespective of the timing or cause, there are strategies or approaches to effectively managing and decreasing fleet downtime.

Growing a Business

4 Ways to Provide Excellent Customer Service

Providing excellent customer service is critical for any business that wants to succeed. Here are a few tips on how to build your business with customer service at the center.

Starting a Business

Why This Movie Producer Was Inspired to Launch a Ketamine Clinic

Yale Badik discusses how his company Kure is taking a new approach to behavioral health treatment.

Starting a Business

Forget a Business Plan. Here's All You Really Need to Launch, According to This Art Book Entrepreneur.

Designer, musician, author, and founder Kim Bjørn shares lessons he's learned launching his company Bjooks.