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2024 Small Business Trends

Your guide to navigating the biggest trends for small businesses in 2024.

Set Your Small Business Up for Success in 2024

As the new year approaches, many small businesses are preparing to revamp their strategies and jump on new trends to boost their growth. Here are some expert insights on improving your business and making 2024 your strongest year ever.

Featured

The Must-Know Ways Small Business Will Change in 2024

Business leaders share their expert predictions on how the state of small business will change this coming year.

Personal Growth

Thrive

How to Be a Better Entrepreneur in 2024

Entrepreneurs need to be on top of consumer trends and network to meet the challenges and opportunities of 2024.

Thrive

How to Be a Better Boss in 2024

Flexible, empathetic leadership can help employees stay engaged and positive during 2024 (and beyond).

Sales and Marketing

Strategy Small Business Trends That Will Impact Your Sales in 2024

Sales 5 Smart Ways to Increase Sales in 2024

Marketing 7 Marketing Trends Every Small Business Needs to Know About in 2024

New Opportunities

New Year, New You

Ask the Board

How Can I Make New Year’s Resolutions for My Business That I’ll Be Sure to Keep?

In this edition of “Ask the Board,” Brenda Christensen, CEO of Stellar Public Relations Inc., explains how you can make resolutions for 2024 that you’ll follow through on.

Ask the Board

Smart Habits That Will Make You More Productive in 2024 and Beyond

In this edition of “Ask the Board,” Deb Harrison, Growth and Change Consultant and Coach, explains how you can boost your productivity in 2024.

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3 Startups on Cracking the Nation’s Biggest Retailer, Walmart

Eco Lips, The Fresh Dolls, and Bean Box each took different routes to gaining Walmart distribution. Here’s an insider, step-by-step look at their strategies and navigating challenges.

By: Mark Hamstra

How to Find Your Target Audience on TikTok

Reach fans on TikTok by understanding your target market's pain points and interests. Then nail your timing to attract new followers.

By: Jessica Elliott

What is Business Development (Biz Dev)?

Business development, also known as biz dev, encapsulates a combination of sales, marketing, and networking activities that add value to your brand.

By: Emily Heaslip

How Curb Became a Multimillion-Dollar App

Curb VP and Head of Mobile on growing the platform’s active users by more than 300% in a fiercely competitive market via tech and a cabbie-first ethos.

By: Mark Hamstra

Inclusive Cafe Offers a Welcoming Space for Marginalized Groups

Hideaway Cafe owner Victoria Kidd shares how her humanitarian efforts and social activism led to owning an inclusive cafe in downtown Winchester, Virginia.

By: Lauren Wingo

Inventory Management Challenges and Tips for Small Businesses

Having a robust point of sale system with inventory management features can help small businesses grow faster and more efficiently.

By: CO Staff

How Startups Are Modernizing the Corporate Gifting Industry

Fast-growing, next-generation companies are putting a new spin on corporate gifts with experiential adventures, better quality products, and design-your-own gift options.

By: Joan Verdon

B2C Customer Loyalty Program Ideas

Improve customer retention by instituting a loyalty program that rewards repeat behavior and big-ticket purchases.

By: Emily Heaslip

How to Choose a Business Bank Account

If you run a small business, you’ll need a business bank account. Here are seven tips for choosing one.

By: Jamie Johnson

America Works: Second Chance Hiring

Second chance hiring is a great solution to the ongoing worker shortage, providing benefits to employers, candidates, and society alike.

By: Sammi Caramela

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