Small Business Success Blog

Connie Inukai loved to dine out with her friends, but, at age 68, she had trouble reading the small print on menus and bills in dimly lit restaurants. She was not alone in this challenge; people over 55 experience a decline in vision making reading in darker settings difficult. There had to be a better solution, she thought, than passing reading glasses around the table or fumbling with the flashlight app on her smart phone. The idea for Tip ‘n Split was born, and, with no prior experience, Connie got to work in 2013. “[A]fter 40 years as a University instructor, I put away my teaching materials and launched my own product.”

Congratulations to our own Karen Williams who was recently awarded the prestigious SCORE Conductor Field Leadership Award for her many contributions to SCORE. The Conductor Award was created to recognize outstanding volunteer leadership and impact in the field. Past chapter chair, Certified Mentor, SCORE DC Webinar instructor, Chapter Executive Committee member, National Advisory Council member and National Women's Council member: Karen has contributed greatly to SCORE on both the chapter and national levels. Kudos!!!

Nahum Jeannot has spent most of his adult professional life in and around the food service industry, starting as a line cook in 2007. It was during his time as a head chef in 2015, when the idea of GoOats was first conceived. Chef Jeannot was preparing for the hotel’s grand opening celebration and wanted to include a fun, innovative finger food in his breakfast menu. He considered the oatmeal his mother made for him with milk, butter, spices, fresh fruits and more, but realized a bowl of oatmeal was neither fun, innovative nor a finger food. After mulling it over for a few days (and still thinking about his mother’s oatmeal), Nahum seized on the idea of “oatmeal bites.”

Unlike large corporations that are slow to make technological advances, small businesses can quickly and successfully switch to new tech in their day to day operations. Here are the top 10 tech tools that will help elevate your small business today! 

An email template can help you to streamline and improve your email marketing strategy.

Learn how to rethink the 4P's of marketing for your business in the COVID-19 era so you can grow into this "new normal" instead of focusing on simply surviving.

Building a brand identity can help minority entrepreneurs refine their vision and increase sales.

If you’re struggling to shift from offline to online with your events, here’s what you need to know about getting started with virtual events.

Now that we know more about the impact of Covid, it’s time to prepare for what may come next and manage any risks our businesses face.

We recruited 10 small business experts to give their advice on how to successfully drive website traffic during Small Business Saturday. 

A pop-up storefront provides a multitude of benefits including meeting your customers where they're at. See how this technique can help your small business.

Discover how you can utilize a website builder to help your business succeed during the pandemic.