article thumbnail

How These 6 Women-Owned Small Businesses Are Doing Good

Buffer Social

Contrary to their name, small businesses provide big dividends to the U.S. And while the industry is mostly dominated by men, women are increasingly making gains as small business owners. Minority-owned companies account for 50 percent of these businesses. Another promising statistic?

article thumbnail

Best Tips for Successful Social Media and Digital Marketing in 2014

yMarketingMatters

Social media and digital marketing are going to grow even stronger in 2014. These are no longer “nice to have”, but “must have” for your business. Having a social media and marketing strategy and plan is crucial to your success in 2014. Set aside a budget in your 2014 plan for social media advertising.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Influencer Marketing for Small Business: 7 Steps to Finding the Right Influencers (+ Free Templates!)

Later

When it comes to growing your business on Instagram, influencer marketing has proven to be a huge growth asset. And it’s not just for the mega brands — influencer marketing for small businesses can seriously level-up a campaign, build brand awareness and reach new audiences, without blowing the budget. .

article thumbnail

Monday Roundup: Business Best Practices

Waxing UnLyrical

Smart small business owners are constantly learning and sharing tips and tricks of the trade, not just to stay ahead of the pack, but to keep their own skills sharp. This week’s roundup features seven posts from around the web that focus on business best practices. Image: Sung Ming Whang via Flickr, CC 4.0.

article thumbnail

How to Rock Instagram to Promote Your Small Business

ProBlogger

Karlee’s small business relies almost solely on Instagram to help get the word out about her gourmet goodies, both by posting on her own account , being featured on huge accounts in the baking trade, and her (often famous) clientele’s personal IG feeds. Freshly-Baked Take Home Tips. Hashtags are your friends!

article thumbnail

How to Rock Instagram to Promote Your Small Business

ProBlogger

Karlee’s small business relies almost solely on Instagram to help get the word out about her gourmet goodies, both by posting on her own account , being featured on huge accounts in the baking trade, and her (often famous) clientele’s personal IG feeds. Freshly-Baked Take Home Tips. Hashtags are your friends!

article thumbnail

NamesCon 2014: Meet the New TLDs –.uno,luxury,bar,rest,ski,xyz,college

Bill Hartzer

They are trying to build a community with.xyz. They are embracing the small business owners. They encourage the domain community to keep criticize the new gTLDs. It’s easy to remember, short, and if you talk with non-industry people, the.com is taken so they can get the.xyz. Domain Names'