Small Business Blog Posts | Page 6

Signing up for a business phone number is quick and easy, and if you stick with a basic number, it’s affordable, too. If you’re ready to stop using your personal number, keep reading to learn more about how to sign up for a business phone number.

Many VoIP providers offer plenty of information on their websites, so this is a great place to start. Don’t forget to use contact tools like live chat and email to ask specific questions about the service before signing up. You want to make sure you’re fully informed before signing a contract.

If you’re considering Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service for your business, you’re not alone. More business owners are using VoIP because of its higher call quality, reliability, abundant features, and affordable pricing.

Still, to this day, my favorite thing about doing this is hearing customers’ reactions to our sauces while they sample them for the first time. That is when a return customer comes to our stand and tells us how much they love our flavors and what they have done with them. Imagining our sauces on the dinner table at night… It means the world.

We were blown away by the quality of businesses that applied. Ultimately, we settled on five amazing businesses, each earning $2,000 toward growing their small business.  The winners span from California to Florida and represent a variety of industries — from farming to financial planning! But the one thing they all had in common was a dedication to improving the world through sustainable business practices.

With more businesses adding the option to tip following a purchase, combined with prices going up, many customers are fighting back with their wallets. Tipping actually decreased from 2022 to 2023 according to a report from our top payroll systems systems recommendations,  Gusto.

The best way to accept donations online is going to be the way that works best for your organization. It matches your budget, feature needs, and performance expectations to make it easy to take online payments and raise funds for your cause.

Learn how to set up Gusto payroll in this full video walkthrough. See the setup process step-by-step in real time so you can know exactly what you’re getting into before setting up your Gusto account.

It will cost you more for features you might expect to be standard (reservations, customer loyalty, and online ordering to name a few) which can run up your monthly bill. There are fewer integrations available which is a blessing for easily-overwhelmed new business owners but a curse for quickly growing restaurants.

Many kinds of businesses fall under the “food service” umbrella, including full-service restaurants, quick-service establishments, bars, and food trucks (or other mobile food operations). Some of these benefits will be better suited to one kind of eatery than another.