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Growing a Business

When Thinking Outside the Box Pays Off

This week we talk with Amanda Scotese, owner and founder of Chicago Detours - a touring company that is always pushing the limits of what is expected to create an unforgettable - and more importantly, irreplicable - experience for their customers.

Growing a Business

Creating and Inspiring Confidence Through a Business Model

Building a business where people go to feel inspired and confident is much easier said than done. Replicating and franchising that concept, all while making the important things stick, is even harder.

Growing a Business

The Business of Creating a Cultural Exchange

Creating a business isn't always about the endgame of selling a product. For Clinton Jones, owner of Magnum Opus Hair Salon in D.C., it's about creating a cultural exchange.

Growing a Business

Living Up to Your Online Reputation

This week we talk with Jay Stofer, founder and CEO of NYC business, Lockbusters, who knows that his reputation is everything.

Growing a Business

Overnight Success Takes Ten Years

Mignon Francois, owner of The Cupcake Collection, discusses pandemic pivots but, more importantly, we hear from her on how she turned a business - started from nothing - into a two location success.

Growing a Business

Great Leadership Takes Hard Work...and Pays Off

Being a great leader doesn't come naturally to many - however, as a business owner you are thrown into a leadership role. Hear from Josh Campbell, owner of Rescue Air Heating & Cooling in Richardson, TX, about what it takes to succeed.

Growing a Business

Hidden Gems: A Business Owner and a Reviewer's Guide

On this week's episode, Krisi Hora, owner Peg Leg Vintage, and Yelp reviewer Hannah H. discuss about curating and find hidden gems.

Growing a Business

How An Above-and-Beyond Floral Experience Led to a Lifetime Customer

Nic Faitos, owner of Starbright Floral Designs, shares how making small adjustments and investing in the extras can make a big difference - especially when it comes to revenue.

Business News

Yelp Adds GoFundMe Donation Button for Struggling Local Businesses

寻找“捐赠”选项n the web and in the app to help support restaurant, nightlife, beauty and fitness operators.

Growing a Business

Bad Yelp Review? It Could Be the Weather.

Research shows a strong correlation between bad weather and unhappy customer reviews.

领导

Anonymous Online Detractors Shattering Your Confidence?

Your messaging is only part of the equation when it comes to your business's reputation. Reviews, both good and bad, are the other part, and they're not under your control. Here's a path forward.

Marketing

California's Supreme Court Ruled Yelp Doesn't Have to Take Down Negative Reviews. What Does That Mean for Your Business?

Business owners have to pay attention to online reviews because they can have a huge impact.

Social Media

This Guy Fooled TripAdvisor Into Ranking His Garden Shed the Top Restaurant in London

Online reviews are supposedly the gold standard for judging a business but, seriously, not all that glitters is gold.