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Growing a Business

How a Solopreneur Creates Word-of-Mouth Marketing Magic

Trickery owner Aaron Rabkin shares the magic behind his solo business, which has maintained 100% 5-star reviews over six years of operation.

Leadership

Why Long-Term Strategic Planning is the Lifeline Your Business Needs Right Now

Five steps to creating a strategic plan that will keep you from managing from crisis to crisis

Fundraising

It Can Be Hard Raising Capital For a Small Business — But These 3 Ways Really Work.

It can be hard to raise capital for a small local business if you haven't learned the right strategies. Ultimately, however, raising capital is possible at any level — if you employ the correct approach. Here's how.

Green Entrepreneur

Emerging ESG Trends Forward-Thinking Small Business Owners Need to Watch

There are five key components that entrepreneurs have to get right to navigate their environmental, social and governance transformation successfully. Find out where your focus should be.

Management

10 Ways to Handle Repetitive Tasks So You Can Focus on More Creative Work

Tired of getting stuck on repetitive grunt work? Outsource tasks like data entry, paperwork and administrative duties.

Business News

'We're Taking a Huge Risk': Small Business Owner Struggle to Process Payments Amid Square Outages

Square experienced widespread outages on Thursday and Friday morning.

Growing a Business

Building a Successful Business on a Foundation of Feedback

Customer feedback, whether glowing or critical, can be a boon for your business. This week, Yelp's Small Business Expert Emily Washcovick is joined by Alok Ahuja, CEO and founder of Trexity, to talk about how he started his business and found success by focusing on one very simple thing: constructive feedback.

Green Entrepreneur

An Entrepreneur's Guide to Achieving a Net-Zero Business

From conducting a carbon footprint assessment to setting goals and investing in energy-efficient technologies, how to transform your company into a greenhouse gas emissions-neutral enterprise.

Growing a Business

Building a Business With Customer Care at The Forefront

Carmen Sturniolo, owner of Ambitious Athletics, started his journey in the fitness industry after a family tragedy made him realize he wanted to channel his energy into creating a business that focused on improving people's health.

Thought Leaders

Don't Sit Around and Wait to Be Noticed — Follow These 4 Ways to Be a Standout in Business

Becoming a star in the business world isn't complicated. A few simple strategies can put you in the spotlight.

Growing a Business

A Magician's Tricks of the Trade on Running a Small Business

Hear how the owners of Illusions Bar & Theater created an intimate magic experience ranked #2 in Arts & Entertainment on Yelp and Entrepreneur Media's first ever Top 150 Mom & Pop Shops list.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

The Pros and Cons of Hiring Family Members in a Small Business

While conventional wisdom discourages small business owners from hiring members of the same family, there are actually smart and strategic reasons to do so — but there are still drawbacks to consider. Here's what you should know about hiring employees who are family members.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

3 Things Small Business Can Do to Compete with Big Business for Talent

Small businesses can lure talent away from bigger organizations if they do three things that align with what job seekers want.

Growing a Business

I've Served Small Businesses for More Than 10 Years — Here Are 3 Investments to Consider That Will Help You Succeed

Here are key areas of investment to help entrepreneurs transform their business operations and catapult their business growth.

Growing a Business

Evolving a Small Business With Online Marketing

In this episode, Wade Dickinson, owner of Heirloom Engraver, shares how incorporating online platforms like Yelp into his business strategy has helped his business triple.