Holidays

Growing a Business

Boost Your Ecommerce Sales — 8 Proven Strategies for the Holiday Season

As the holiday season approaches, it's essential for ecommerce businesses to maximize sales by leveraging key shopping events like Halloween and Black Friday. These events present unique opportunities to engage with customers and drive conversions, but they require tailored strategies to succeed.

Growing a Business

Summer's Here, But It's Not Too Early to Think About Your Holiday Inventory. Here's Why — and How to Plan Successfully

Let's look at six ways you can successfully plan for increased inventory demand during the holiday season.

Business News

Here's What Companies Are Open and Closed on Juneteenth 2024

Since it became a holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has been recognized by some major corporations as a paid day off.

Living

An Aggressive 1980s Marketing Campaign Made Many Americans Believe Cinco De Mayo Is Something It's Not. Are You One of Them?

Sixty percent of U.S. adults are incorrect about or unsure of the holiday's history.

Productivity

3 Ways to Help Employees Get Back to Work After the Holidays

Keep these ideas in mind for getting employees motivated and back in the groove after a holiday break.

Growing a Business

The Worker and Employer Benefits of an Extended Holiday Break

Giving employee time off and extra flexibility around the end of the year can pay off in some unexpected ways.

Growing a Business

Are Your Christian Holidays Excluding Your Staff? DEI Expert Reveals How We Can Equitably Handle Time Off For The Company.

Before you hit "deny" on that PTO request, make sure you aren't saying no to someone's religious holiday needs. There are three religious and cultural holidays in December that may have slipped your mind.

Business Ideas

5 Ways AI Can Help Small Businesses Boost Holiday Sales, According to an Expert From Google

AI is creating new opportunities for small business owners. Here's how to take advantage.

Business News

A Christmas Miracle? Kentucky Boss Gifted Her Staff Lottery Tickets—And They Won $50,000. 'This Is Going to Help a Lot of People.'

Twenty-one lucky Kentucky healthcare workers will split their winnings. One employee plans to use the money to pay for her mom's cancer treatment.

Starting a Business

This 15-Year-Old Couldn't Find an Inflatable Santa That Represented His Family. 10 Months Later, He Runs a Business Bringing Inclusiveness to the Holidays.

High school student Cason Dean discusses what sparked his idea to create Inclusive Christmas, a line of decorations for underrepresented cultures.

Science & Technology

4 Online Fraud Concerns for Retailers this Holiday Season and How to Protect Yourself Against Them

The end-of-the-year holiday season, a.k.a. the shopping season, is the time when online retailers suffer the most from fraud attempts. Being aware of the different types of fraud online retailers are exposed to is the first step in protecting against them.

Science & Technology

I Used a Just-Launched AI Tool to Find a Christmas Present for My Fiancé. It Didn't Go As Expected — But It Was Definitely an Eye Opener.

AI makes all sorts of things easier — so why not the sometimes difficult task of choosing the perfect gift?

Business News

One Rabbi Saw a Gap in the Market for Giant Menorahs. 35 Years Later, He's Gone From Selling 20 a Year to Thousands.

Menorah.net is on track to sell more than 5,000 menorahs this year, the most in its history.