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The long-term success of your retail store or restaurant depends on repeat customers. One way to encourage customer loyalty is with a loyalty program.

The interaction between customer and salesperson would be dramatically improved if the salesperson wore a NAMETAG. Learn why.

Learn how using location-based check-in services can help market your bar or restaurant.

Past success may be a broad indication of future prosperity, but a more detailed evaluation of an existing restaurant is essential before purchasing it.

Five metrics to watch!

With so many other things to pay attention to in your business, tracking your website's performance can be a daunting task. Web analytics platforms put an abundance of data at your fingertips. If you haven't the funds to hire someone to keep tabs on it for you, however, you may feel overwhelmed and under-inspired to dig into it.

So how can you avoid spending a lot of time and still get a decent grasp on the effectiveness of your website? 

Keep it simple by focusing on a few key metrics. Several that can provide beneficial insight include:

• Unique Visitors –

Elon Musk said, “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” That’s the way Tracy Davenport felt when she opened Tracy’s Smoothie Place in Chestertown a little over two years ago. With a recently earned doctorate in human growth and development in hand, she set out to provide a healthy to-go option to people in a rural community. 

While Tracy’s shop started out as a place for all natural smoothies (you can find 15 of them there), it has now grown into a go-to for Hawaiian shave ice, all natural soup and farm fresh grilled cheese. You can also pick

Download this article for great tips on finding suppliers for your bar or restaurant!

This small business tool itemizes a series of simple low cost steps a business owner should consider to increase market awareness for their company.

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