Supporting Grand Rapids Business Growth
From Darcy McMann, GR Chamber President ……
Free Digital Marketing Tools Every Small Business Can Use
Looking to spread the word about your business without spending a cent? No matter what type of business you operate, these free digital marketing tools can help boost your visibility and bring in new business. Restaurants, retailers, and service professionals alike...
September Tech Audit
September is the “New Year’s Day” of the business world. Vacations are over, teams are back at full capacity, and the high-stakes Q4 rush is just around the corner. Unfortunately, many small and medium-sized businesses sprint into this busy fall season using slow,...
5 Small-Business Ideas That Let You Work From Home
When it comes to commuting or remote work, half of U.S. workers prefer working from home. In fact, 40% of respondents in a Harvard Business School survey said they would accept a pay cut of 5% or more for the ability to telecommute. It’s also an increasingly common...
How London Businesses Reach People Who Ignore Email
If you run a small business in London, you’ve been here before. You write a proper email to a prospect, hit send, and hear absolutely nothing back. No reply, no open, nothing. And it’s been getting worse year on year. Cold B2B email outreach now converts at miserable...
Small Businesses Ditch AI Flyers, Go Viral With Hand-Drawn Signs Rejecting ‘AI Slop’
Some small businesses — including shops, bars, libraries, and stylists — are drawing viral attention by rejecting the wave of near-identical artificial-intelligence-generated flyers that have flooded social feeds and storefronts, instead posting proudly hand-drawn...
SBA Rule Change Makes 110,000 More Businesses Eligible For Benefits
The U.S. Small Business Administration plans to widen its definitions of “small business” to add another estimated 110,000 companies to the ranks of the 36.2 million small businesses in the country, an increase of 0.3%. The move would make these firms newly eligible...
