December 19, 2020 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I’m not putting up the Christmas decorations this year and it’s not because the children won’t be home to celebrate…although the idea did originate with a few full-blown sessions of bawling about their absence. Leaving the ornaments under the staircase is a choice […]
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If You Haven’t Already Done These 7 Things to Prepare Your Business for the Holiday Season, You’re Putting Your Business Behind the 8-Ball
December 10, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The holiday sales season is here, and if you haven’t already started preparing your business to maximize your time and profits. In 2019, over $ 135 billion was spent during the holiday sales season. For most small-businesses owners, particularly those in the […]
There’s No Such Thing as Business as Usual This Holiday Season
November 6, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We know the economy is shrinking, unemployment is up and the future of retail will remain digital during this seemingly endless pandemic. On top of that, we’ve just started the holiday season, which accounts for 40 percent of brands’ annual revenue. As […]
Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Season 6 Episode 1: What Could You Build With Another $500,000?
The premiere episode of our weekly pitch show’s sixth season begins with space-saving gardens, a healthcare startup and a multi-million dollar sexual wellness company. October 14, 2020 2 min read Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch invites ambitious entrepreneurs to step into the Entrepreneur Elevator, and then gives them just 60 seconds to pique the interest of a group of […]
Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Season 6 Episode 1: ‘Someone Needs to Invent a New Vibrator’
The premiere episode of our weekly pitch show’s sixth season begins with space-saving gardens, a healthcare startup and, that’s right, a multi-million dollar sexual wellness company. October 14, 2020 2 min read Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch invites ambitious entrepreneurs to step into the Entrepreneur Elevator, and then gives them just 60 seconds to pique the interest of a […]
Christmas in October? Yes, Amazon Prime Day Is Now the Official Unofficial Start of the 2020 Holiday Season
Like everything else in the Covid-19 world, holiday shopping in 2020 will be unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Global online sales are expected to grow 30 percent to $ 940 billion year over year this holiday season–up from 8 percent growth in 2019–which could help retailers make up for lost revenue during the pandemic. That’s according to Salesforce’s […]