Small Business Saturday
Closing Sales
Close the Sale: Turning Small Business Browsers Into Buyers
Small Business Saturday will be the busiest day of the year for many independent businesses, with millions of shoppers expected to participate in the nationwide occasion on November 25. But that doesn...
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$6 Billion in 2 Days: Black Friday and Cyber Monday by the Numbers
In 2016 businesses did $6.79 billion in sales. How will 2017 stack up?
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