4 Years to Become Comfortable in Your Business
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4 Years to Become Comfortable in Your Business

Time of Reading: 5 minutesMost small businesses take several years to be successful. Most will usually become self-sustained in 2 to 4 years and become profitable much later in the fifth and the sixth year. If those numbers sound unreal to you, let’s take a closer look at why that might be. And how these numbers almost always hold….

It Takes So Much More Than It Looks To Get Your Business & Life Going!

It Takes So Much More Than It Looks To Get Your Business & Life Going!

Time of Reading: 3 minutesIt’s Friday, and I was remembering when I couldn’t take a break on a Friday and I had to keep working. And in those days, I would work at Starbucks from 9:00 in the morning until 10:00 o’clock at night when it closed. The reason I had to work so much was that I actually…

Q+A: What do I do?! I am Dissatisfied with Where My Business Is!
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Q+A: What do I do?! I am Dissatisfied with Where My Business Is!

Time of Reading: 6 minutesWhen you’re dissatisfied with where you are in your business – here is my advice about what to do! There are 3 things immediately you can do to think differently about your business that will help you as you grow. There is a common trend amongst entrepreneurs that I talk to… they feel frustrated that…

Increasing Sales While Eliminating Social Media Burn-Out as a Business Owner
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Increasing Sales While Eliminating Social Media Burn-Out as a Business Owner

Time of Reading: 7 minutesFOR THE RECORD. I have NEVER created a sale from these things: I have made millions of dollars in sales… years in a row for myself and clients… without those things. In fact, when I focus on these types of things too much… I start to lose money and clients. In-Person Relationships (face to face…

“Life is tough my dear, but so are you.” | Emily Page’s 2021 In Review | End of Year Postcard

“Life is tough my dear, but so are you.” | Emily Page’s 2021 In Review | End of Year Postcard

Time of Reading: 4 minutes🙋‍♀️Goodbye and thank you 2020! Welcome 2021! Wow 2020 was rough! Time for humor & gratitude. I read a quote on a coffeeshop wall @RedefinedCoffee in Dallas which said basically “Life is tough my dear, but so are you.” This year has been wild and filled with uncertainty for all of us. But we are…

Q&A: How to respond when a retail buyer asks for pricing at a trade show before I have all the info?
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Q&A: How to respond when a retail buyer asks for pricing at a trade show before I have all the info?

Time of Reading: 3 minutesA by EMILY: You don’t want to turn off a potential buyer by telling them no and you don’t want to inhibit your potential success by providing a price that is too high or too low. Below are 3 simple ways to navigate the question of cost. 1. TAKE IT AS A COMPLIMENT It is…

5 Retail Packaging Design Tips for E Commerce Brands
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5 Retail Packaging Design Tips for E Commerce Brands

Time of Reading: 7 minutesThis article was first published on RANGEME (February 6, 2020) and ECRM (January 22, 2020). Today’s consumer shops both online and in brick and mortar stores. If you are a direct-to-consumer brand that’s looking to get on the shelves, such as many brands on RangeMe that are heading to their first tradeshow like ECRM looking to get into…