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Your Small Business Saturday Guide: Tips, Tools, and Statistics for Local Companies

BigCommerce

For a tradition that only dates to 2010, you have to hand it to Small Business Saturday. And research shows that hundreds of millions of shoppers now turn out for Small Business Saturday each year. But why is Small Business Saturday so important? What is Small Business Saturday?

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How Small and Local Marketers can Take Advantage of the Metaverse

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, the parent company of the social media platform renamed itself to Meta — a sign of its confidence in the metaverse. By following a few best practices, small and local retailers can prepare for the metaverse and reap the benefits that come from digital interactive customer engagement. Elevate your content.

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Ecommerce Statistics

Ecommerce Platforms

Looking for some solid data on eCommerce, CRO, social media, and automation? Econsultancy, 2012). Ecommerce sales account for just 8% of total retail sales in the U.S. 86% of consumers said they would like to receive promotional emails from companies they do business with at least monthly.(Statista,2016).

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How 5 Retailers Turned Their Etsy Shops into Full-Time Jobs

SellBrite

Amy Yee launched her Etsy shop, Maeven Vintage , which sells vintage clothing and accessories, in 2012. With a little time and some resources, you can build upon your skills to create a new product and offer it to another person or a small business that would benefit from it,” Chupp says. Keys to seller success.

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How I Turned My Father’s 90s B2B Business into California’s Fastest Growing Online Succulent Seller

BigCommerce

I was naturally drawn to the competitive and creative nature of retail business. Initially, I saw it as more of a hobby and “helping our family business out a little bit” than as a viable career path. In 2012, I decided it was time to turn that funky old website into something semi-usable. That’s huge!

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33 Ecommerce Strategies for Growth from 12 $1M+ Brands [18 Must Have Tools Included]

BigCommerce

After one of those Live videos hit 1,000,000 views (with a bit of social media promotion), he realized he was on to something. John’s advice: To other small to mid-sized online retailers working with Facebook ads , John Lott says, “Start small, and don’t give up if you don’t see quick results.

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234 American Business Owners on Starting, Scaling and Staying Inspired

BigCommerce

Their stories are conveniently ignored when you hear about the extinction of small businesses. In reading this article, you’ve begun a journey into the passions, success stories and advice of more than 200 American business owners trying to make ends meet while they make life a little sweeter for those around them.