The AllBusiness Holiday Center
Business Advice to Brighten Your Season
The holidays can be a hectic time for small businesses: maximizing retail sales, dealing with harried customers, and keeping employees happy and productive. Learn how to make it a successful season.
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Looking for a unique promotional present for your customers and clients this season? We've rounded up 10 great ideas that will leave a lasting impression.
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Advertising, Marketing & PR
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The competition today is fierce -- so how can your small business get its share of the holiday shopping pie?
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By Tim Devaney and Tom Stein |
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Personal Finance
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Finance
Banks would like you to use your credit card more this holiday season -- and they're offering their most generous perks ever to encourage you to do so.
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By Don Sadler |
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Staffing & HR
Too many company parties end up something employees dread rather than look forward to. Learn how to plan an event your staff will remember for a long time.
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Staffing & HR
Want to show employees you appreciate all their hard work? We've rounded up 10 very cool gift ideas they'll flip over, and all under $100.
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Operations
Do you want to be inspired? Read how these 11 small businesses are making a big impact this holiday season with creative, meaningful projects to help others in their communities.
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By Kathy Chin Leong |
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Sales & Marketing
Participating in your local community isn't just a way to do good -- it's also good business, helping your company stand apart from larger competitors.
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By Fredric Paul |
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Advertising, Marketing & PR
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Sales & Marketing
Comic preacher and anti-corporate activist Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping tells AllBusiness about the value of shopping in small, local stores.
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By Don Sadler |
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Advertising, Marketing & PR
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When throwing a party for your business's customers and clients, the stakes are high. Here's how to show them a good time and leave a favorable impression.
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By John Foley |
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Health & Safety
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Staffing & HR
A great evening and a profitable holiday season can turn dismal if you fall prey to a robbery or restaurant invasion. Here's how to avoid being a target.
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The holiday season can make or break your year as an independent retailer. Here are a dozen daily tips to maximize your sales before the big day arrives.
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Daily deals aren't just for bargain hunters. Here's why more retailers are promoting the use of daily deals as gifts this holiday season.
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By Tom Stein and Tim Devaney |
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Small Business
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Company Structures & Ownership
Savvy small business retailers roll out clever new psychological incentives -- from fancy wrapping to free cookies -- to turn gift browsers into gift buyers.
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By Paul McCord |
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Sales
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Sales & Marketing
There's no reason why the end of the year -- and start of the new year -- can't be a banner time for sales pros. Here are four ways to make it happen.
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By Steve Cooper |
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Retail Trade Figures
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Economic Indicators
New trends and new technology are making traditional sales on Black Friday -- and even Cyber Monday -- less and less relevant.
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