Finding a great partner for your startup - Maison de Papillon

Finding A Partner For Your Startup. How Two Fashion Entrepreneurs Did It.

Fashion startups have special challenges. Not only are they dealing with making a product and selling it, but they're also in a market that's fraught with sourcing challenges and identifying their perfect customer. Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com spoke with the founders of Maison de Papillon, Danielle Salinas, and Shriya Bisht about their journey...

video marketing

Instagram Head Says Video Is Important. Square Pics Are Not Enough.

I just watched two and a half minute video from the head of Instagram, who explained how it's morphing from a "photo sharing" site into much more. Instagram's focus will be on creators, video, shopping, and messaging. We've talked quite a bit about the importance of video marketing, here at SmartHustle.com. Video is one of the most...

Getter CEO Jason Miller

Gettr CEO Jason Miller Talks About Birthing A New Social App

Gettr is a brand new social app, launched by Jason Miller, on July 4th, 2021. In our interview, he describes Gettr as a free speech platform, that opposes "cancel culture". While most of the top users on Getter are very "conservative" voices, Jason said the app is not about a particular political affiliation. His vision is...

scale your business

Building Your Scalable Business. Thryv Exec’s Insights for Success

What’s your small business operating system? If that question leaves you stumped, you might want to think about whether you’re really running your business, or whether your business is running you. Most small business owners started their business to gain more freedom, yet they find themselves working harder than ever– with less freedom. If that sounds like...

The War on Small Business Carol Roth

Entrepreneurs, We All Need To Help Stop The War on Small Business

Insights from Carol Roth's new book The War on Small Business, now out and available. Small Business Survival It’s never been harder for a small business to start, thrive or survive than it is today. If you were lucky enough to have a small business that was deemed “essential” by government mandate in early 2020, you may...

small business marketing

Your Marketing Doesn’t Work Because You’re Afraid To Showcase How You’re Different

There are two things that make marketing very effective. Unfortunately so many businesses, especially smaller businesses, only focus on one part. We focus so much on the tactics and tools of marketing, which are important, but we don't spend enough time on the MESSAGE of what makes us different. We spend more time trying to...