Small Business United Blog

The Power of Suggestion: Customer Interaction that Works

by Dina DiNucci

If you’ve opened a business, you’ve experienced it.  “YOU SHOULD ….serve sandwiches, paint your walls a different color…”and so on.   Plenty of well-meaning friends and customers volunteer their advice on things you should do to improve your business.  When you’re first starting out, the more suggestions - the more you wonder if you’re doing ANYTHING ...

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The Daddy of All Coffees

by Troy Marcyes

According to Lee Paterson, the founder of Hula Daddy Coffee, not all coffee is created equal.

The words “pure Kona coffee” can be deceiving. For those who are coffee connoisseurs or just desire the morning cup to get your day started, know that the word “pure” has a certain status to live up to.

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Today’s Young Entrepreneur

by Rachel Euretig

It must be the month of the Young Entrepreneur. A couple weeks ago, BusinessWeek announced its fifth annual list of the country’s top 25 entrepreneurs 25 and under. And the October issue of Inc. Magazine features America’s 30 “coolest entrepreneurs” under 30.

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Taking Care of Your Customers… Literally!

by Troy Marcyes

Is work stressing you out? Are you constantly worried about the economy? Do you find yourself struggling with balancing your hectic lifestyle?

Look no further than Embody Wellness Spa located in Mountain View, California.

Embody Wellness Spa is not a typical high-end day spa. It focuses on helping busy people create balance in their lives by providing approachable and affordable spa services.

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Riding the Economic Waves

by Troy Marcyes

How many times have you heard the saying, “treat others the same way you wish to be treated?” This saying is now being implemented by numerous small businesses as they work to grow their business.
In the eyes of the customer, that is a huge deal. It has been a reason why small businesses remain ...

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Love A Local Business Week 10 Small Business Grant Winners

by Gretchen Harding

It took just one thoughtful fan, who nominated a local non-profit business to make a $1000 difference for this week’s featured Love a Local Business winner: Bonner Community Food Center in Sandpoint, ID

“They can stretch a dollar to feed just one more child! What a talent!
Kathy

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Love A Local Business Week 11 Winners

by Gretchen Harding

This week’s featured winner highlights the fact that small business owners can, and should, nominate themselves. We sure hope you love what you do and recognize how important your business is to your local economy. This week’s featured Love a Local Business winner also helps us celebrate all the husband and wife teams who love - well, most of the time - working with each other:

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Love A Local Business Week 9 Winners

by Gretchen Harding

In the past 2 months, we’ve given away $45,000 in Intuit Growth Grants to 45 local businesses nominated by their customers, friends, family members, employees and owners.  We still have 10 Intuit Growth Grants to award in the next 2 weeks.  
54 fans nominated this week’s featured Love a Local Business winner, but this is the one comment that made ...

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Going Nuts with SEO

by Troy Marcyes

Imagine walking into a gift store and smelling the aroma of freshly roasted hazelnuts and vanilla being added to toffee. That is the exact experience for customers who visit Hazelnut Hill’s gift shop. Customers can stop by the small business and view the roasting and packaging process before they make a purchase. Quite a unique ...

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Love A Local Business Week 8 Winners

by Gretchen Harding

As of this week, we’ve given away $40,000 in Intuit Growth Grants to 40 local businesses nominated by their customers, friends, family members, employees and owners.  We still have 15 Intuit Growth Grants to award over the next 3 weeks.  
This week’s featured Love a Local Business winner had 39 fan nominations:
 

Drinks Over Dearborn in Chicago, IL
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