Tandem Drums Receives $20k FedEx Small Business Award
Tandem Drums is named as a recipient in an announcement by FedEx as one of the 2024 Small Business Award Winners. FedEx chose ten U.S.-based businesses to award its 2024…
Small Business Matters
Award-winning MI retailer and educaor Menzie Pittman (Contemporary Music Center, Chantilly, VA) shares some "best practices" with his fellow dealers in the February 2024 installment of his valuable monthly column!…
Small Business Matters: The Feedback Loop - It's Not Just About Reviews
The personal, positive feedback loop has always intrigued me because of its power and effectiveness. As much as I want to talk about Jimi Hendrix, or Jeff Beck, they will…
Small Business Matters: Rebuilding Your Business Post-COVID
Not for a second did I ever think, in my 30-plus years as a small business owner, I would be focusing on completely rebuilding my business as if it were…
COVID-19 Update: U.S. Senate Approves Additional Funding for Small Business Relief
After the depletion of the $350 billion initially allocated for the SBA Small Business Relief programs, on April 21, the Senate passed a new aid package, which includes an additional $310…
NAMM Member Webinar: COVID-19 Small Business Relief - Part II
On Tuesday, March 31, NAMM will host part two of our COVID-19 Small Business Relief webinars, providing relevant, time-sensitive employer and employee information in the federal stimulus plan, which is…
NAMM Presents Webinar on COVID-19 Small Business Relief Resources
NAMM COVID-19 Small Business Relief Resources LIVE Webinar When: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Time: 3:00 PM Eastern Time/12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: COVID-19 Small Business Relief Resources Please register…
Small Business Matters: Experiencing the Perfect Sales Presentation
It finally happened.I actually met someone who has the exact formula needed for making any customer trust that the sales person has the customer’s best interest in mind. Enter Katie…
Small Business Matters: 4 Behaviors to Help Bosses Beat the Blues
If you are a business owner, a caring manager, perhaps a commissioned sales person, or even a sales rep for a manufacturer, you should be interested in this month’s installment…
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[caption id="attachment_48368" align="alignleft" width="3648"]Band Source in Downers Grove, Ill.[/caption]If you’re an independent music storeowner, consider getting familiar with the 3/50 Project . Founded in 2009 by Cinda Baxter, a former retailer…