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I’m seeing very little return for my efforts so far. What tips do you have to stay motivated and positive during the early phase of a busi…

I’ve found a supplier who has exactly the products I wish to sell.   But they can be quite unreliable with their delivery times/amounts….

This article first appeared January 30th, 2012.   Do you have any marketing tips on how to wake customers from their January slumber? I fin…

This article first appeared on November 28th, 2011.   Great question. This is something we have asked ourselves and many other people becau…

This article first appeared on July 26, 2011.   What tips have you got for motivating staff? We’ve been through a really tough first year…

I’m selling kitchenware appliances but have had customer requests to branch out into other homeware items. How can I tell if that’s a go…

I’m into my first year in business and found that Christmas and Easter were hectic but sales were pretty flat for the rest of the year. …

Do you have any tips on how I can make my store more customer-friendly? My shop is fairly drab at the moment, but I don’t want to bombard …

What tips do you have to winning around suppliers and customers who are deterred by my age (I’m just 24)? Occasionally, attitudes can be q…