Tip For Small Business Entrepreneurs

Traditional business advice isn’t always best served to small business owners. Don’t agree? Just ask any entrepreneur and you’ll likely find that what has worked for them doesn’t mimic the advice their large, big-box competitors may have followed. Keeping this in mind, consider the following tips aimed specifically at small businesses.

Tip #1: Do Not Aim To Match Or Beat Prices Offered By Competitors 

Price may win among retailers that include Walmart, Amazon and Target – as well as countless other larger businesses in a variety of categories – but smaller businesses know all too well they typically can’t compete in this big-box space when it comes to dollars. Instead? This is where smaller businesses have the chance to thrive in offering other experiences that stand-out from prices alone. Of course, price will factor into the overall impression any business leaves on consumers, but when combined with other experiences price can often become overlooked thanks to the many other factors that can outshine it.

Tip #2: Deliver Customer Service That Makes A Lasting Impression

Parker, Colorado based cupcake shop Nomelie Cupcakes was a business “not doing well due to a lack of good customer service and absence of quality control on product quality,” as explained by current store co-owner Soumya Sen. Together with his business partner and wife, Avantika Sen, the Sens aimed to bring new life and profitable success to the ailing bakery by making the business “customer centric”. As Avantika explains, their goal was to “provide the best customer service possible.” To make this happen, Nomelie knew they had to become “more than just cupcakes” and soon became the “forefront of major community events and initiatives,” as explained by Soumya Sen