Exclusive Q&A with Michelle Van Slyke, VP of Marketing and Small Business Solutions for The UPS Store + MORE

Are you a small business owner who is looking for a high impact way to advertise, promote and get out there without burning a hole in your pocket? Then setting up your own pop up shop or participating in a pop up event might be the best thing to do. Here’s why…

1. It’s Time Tested
Pop up stores have been around for a really long time now…

A prepaid campus laundry service offers a lesson in entrepreneurship.

There is a very simple way to find out if your email marketing is creating sales for your business. When you use an ESP like Mobilize Mail you get statistics per eDM (email marketing) campaign.  These statistics let you know…» read more
Read the full article here: Does Email Marketing Create Sales For Your Business?

Business cards are still a valuable marketing tool for your business. These seven tips can help you design a professional business card that will help customers remember you.

Noobpreneur.com is privileged to have a rare Q&A with Michelle Van Slyke, Vice President of Marketing and Small Business Solutions for The UPS Store, one of the leading business service center franchises.
The Q&A is mainly on The UPS Store’s latest program, Main Street franchise model, allowing qualified franchisees to save up to $80,000 in initial capital requirement opening a store in rural area vs…

Something astonishing is happening to the market for young, smart labor. The luster of big prestigious firms, particularly on Wall Street, has dimmed: “The End of Wall Street as They Knew It,” goes a recent New York Magazine headline. A few months ago at Davos, CEOs complained about the brain drain affecting their companies…

Personal finance expert and author Linsey Knerl tells AllBusiness.com about the best ways for home-based businesses to save money while building a fully functional home office.

In 2012, credit unions and alternative lenders were the story in small business lending. In recent months, this has changed. 

A strong business name helps define your company in the market. Here is a guide to making yours meaningful and memorable.

Remember sitting around as a kid and coming up with all sorts of crazy ideas of things to make or sell?
Maybe they weren’t so crazy, and now you are all grown up and still have great ideas to work with. But now what do you do? It’s a long road from idea to business but you can do it with the right thoughts, questions, feedback and backing…