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Growing a Business

5 Ways to Save Money on Holiday Shipping

Poor or sloppy shipping efforts have a direct impact on the bottom line in terms of lost revenue and increased costs.

Franchise

Be Your Own Boss: Here's a List of Almost 1,000 Franchise Opportunities

Dream of starting a franchise? Check out this list for hundreds of possibilities.

Living

The 3 Precautions to Take When Shipping Wine

When it comes to ordering wine and having it shipped to your home, there are three important factors to consider.

Growing a Business

How Smaller Product Companies Can Automate Shipping Processes

If you aren't quite shipping high enough volumes to demand use of a third party, you'll need to work at setting up an in-house system.

Franchise

Nepotism Was Never an Issue for This Unishippers Franchisee

Caleb Nelson started at 20 in the franchise business and worked his way up to success -- on his own steam.

Growing a Business

7 Tips for Reducing Your Shipping Costs

The simple task of sending and receiving goods can be one of the most expensive and often overlooked aspects of a business.

Franchise

How a Husband and Wife Team Became This Franchise's Fastest Growing Unit

Found out how this franchising couple weathered the tough times and found success.

Business News

This Is the Most Beautiful Visualization of Global Trade You'll Ever See

Who knew worldwide trade could look so good?

Business News

U.S. Ports Dispute Causes Pacific Supply-Chain Disruptions, Higher Shipping Rates

West Coast ports are near gridlock and cargo delays are being felt throughout the U.S.

Science & Technology

Entrepreneurs Are Working to Uber-fy the Trucking Industry.

Venice, Calif.-based Cargomatic, an app that connects local shippers with local truckers, just raised $8 million in VC funding.

Business News

UPS Slammed By a Different Holiday Season Mess-Up

The shipping company cuts its profit forecast, blaming the cost of extra measures it took to ensure deliveries were on time during the 2014 holiday season, and hinted it would start charging retailers more.

Growing a Business

How Shyp Is Shaking Up the Process of Mailing Packages

The San Francisco-based startup picks up unpackaged items from customers, boxes them and ships them through major carriers and the USPS.

Growing a Business

The Postal Service Emerges as Shipping Powerhouse for Small Businesses

An old competitor to UPS and FedEx has stepped up to deliver America's packages, leveraging technology and adjusting pricing.

Business News

A 5-Step Guide to Competing With Amazon

Think you can't compete with Amazon? Think again.

Business News

Amazon Turns to Robots to Help Fill Holiday Orders

The online retailing giant has installed more than 15,000 robots across 10 U.S. warehouses, a move that promises to get packages out the door more quickly in the run-up to Christmas.