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Etsy: Curb Your Overspending with Outright

Money, money, money! I spent a LOT of money last year. Last week I ended up going through my 2009 receipts and paperwork for my jewelry business, Plume Adore, in order to file my taxes and boy, was that scary. While I only spent a few hundred dollars initially to get my business started, I [...]

Posted by: Justine Smith, April 14, 2010

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Is Your Business Growing Too Quickly?

We all want our businesses to thrive and grow, but is it possible to grow too fast? Are you losing customers because you can’t stay on top of your growth? Businesses that grow too quickly run the risk of creating day-to-day challenges that can't be met by staff's current experience and capacity. [...]

Posted by: Linda Sanchez, April 2, 2010

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A Brick and Mortar Success Story

Do you remember that Seinfeld episode in which Jerry offers his disastrous business advice to restaurant owner, Babu Bhatt? The episode opens with one of Jerry’s timeless monologues: There's always that one location, one store location that's constantly changing hands. Everybody has this in their neighborhood, it's a leather store, it's a yogurt shop, it's [...]

Posted by: Linda Sanchez, March 22, 2010

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Outlawing Minimum Product Prices

Senator Herbert Kohl (D-WI) has introduced the Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act, an amendment to the Sherman Antitrust Act and action we like to see on behalf of the small business owner. To the Sherman Act, his legislation adds:
“Any contract, combination, conspiracy or agreement setting a minimum price below which a product or service cannot [...]

Posted by: Paul O'Brien, May 29, 2009

Superb Mother’s Day gift…courtesy of an Outright.com customer

Yesterday, my family and I had a great reminder of the value of entrepreneurship.  For Mother's Day, in addition to a nice day at the beach, my kids and I gave my wife a wooden jigsaw puzzle showing a picture of the three of them.  She absolutely loved it, and spent the morning and evening [...]

Posted by: Kevin Reeth, May 11, 2009