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20 New Year’s Resolutions for Business Owners

Today our host Ashley Alderson, founder of the Boutique Hub, goes over the top 20 New Year’s Resolutions for Business Owners. The New Year is here, and that means it’s time to get motivated and prepared for the year ahead! Ashley goes into detail on the New Year’s Resolutions that will make 2020 the best year yet. Tune in to find out more!

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Building Your Boutique Business with Gratitude

Today our host Ashley Alderson, founder of the Boutique Hub, releases a solo episode on Building Your Business with Gratitude. As we end this year and look forward to the year to come, we need to pause and express all of our gratitude.

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6 Tips To Improve Your In-Store Customer Experience

Improve Your In-Store Customer Experience: 6 Tips

With mobile shopping taking the reins, brick-and-mortar shop owners are looking for creative ways to bring customers into their store. However, improving your in-store experience isn’t limited to out of the box implementations. Even simple upgrades of the store environment can make a difference.  Let’s improve your in-store customer experience today! Here are a few ideas to help you enhance the in-store experience of your customers.  1. Provide A Customized

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Tax Season

5 Tasks To Complete NOW to Prepare for Tax Season

I know, I know. It’s not even January yet, but tax season will come sooner than you think!! This article is a strategy guide for tax season for boutique owners. Yet, as a boutique retail or wholesale business, there are a few tax-saving tasks I’d like you to consider as you ring in the new year.   So here are 5 retail-specific tasks you should complete NOW to prepare for tax season: 1.

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3 Ways to Maximize Your Day Planner

Today our host Ashley Alderson does a Solo episode on 3 Ways to Maximize Your Day Planner. 2020 is right around the corner, and that means it’s time to dive into your new #BoutiqueBoss planner! Ashley explains all the ways you can maximize your daily planner, so you can become more organized and accomplished! So if you’ve been wondering how to get the most out of all the fantastic content inside your #BoutiqueBoss planner, today’s episode is for you. Tune in to find out more!

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Cutting Your Shipping Losses with Kyle Rooney, Partnerships Manager at Route

Cutting Your Shipping Losses with Kyle Rooney, Partnerships Manager at Route Shipping Insurance

Today Kyle Rooney, partnerships manager at Route, joins us for today’s episode Cutting Your Shipping Losses. One of the biggest headaches a business owner can face is damaged, stolen or lost packages. Route as come up with a solution to solve shipping losses for both the consumer and the business owner. Route does not only have a revolutionary way of insuring your shipped products, but it also has an app so you can visually track your packages, anytime, anywhere. To find out more about how you can save you time and money with Route, tune into today’s Boutique Chat episode!

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Finishing The Year Strong

Finishing the Year Strong for Boutique Owners

Today our host Ashley Alderson does a Solo episode on Finishing the Year Strong. The end of the year is the perfect time to reflect on how your business is doing and what you can do to make 2020 an even more successful year. Ashley gives us all the strategies to end the year with a bang and get us prepared for the year ahead! Today’s episode will include 4 main focus areas that will help you finish the year strong, tune in to find out all the details!

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Starting Your Own Business and Foundation

Starting Your Own Business and Foundation

Today Julie Allen, owner of Mary Rose Boutique and Mary Rose Foundation, joins us to discuss starting your own business and foundation. Her mission is all about spreading a positive message within the community around her and changing lives in the process. The most crucial point Julie brings up in today’s episode is how important it is to have a WHY behind your business. You won’t want to miss Julie Allen’s amazing and inspiring story! As a heads up for our listeners, today’s episode discusses battling eating disorders and mental illness.

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20 New Year’s Resolutions for Business Owners

Today our host Ashley Alderson, founder of the Boutique Hub, goes over the top 20 New Year’s Resolutions for Business Owners. The New Year is here, and that means it’s time to get motivated and prepared for the year ahead! Ashley goes into detail on the New Year’s Resolutions that will make 2020 the best year yet. Tune in to find out more!

Read More

Building Your Boutique Business with Gratitude

Today our host Ashley Alderson, founder of the Boutique Hub, releases a solo episode on Building Your Business with Gratitude. As we end this year and look forward to the year to come, we need to pause and express all of our gratitude.

Read More
6 Tips To Improve Your In-Store Customer Experience

Improve Your In-Store Customer Experience: 6 Tips

With mobile shopping taking the reins, brick-and-mortar shop owners are looking for creative ways to bring customers into their store. However, improving your in-store experience isn’t limited to out of the box implementations. Even simple upgrades of the store environment can make a difference.  Let’s improve your in-store customer experience today! Here are a few ideas to help you enhance the in-store experience of your customers.  1. Provide A Customized

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Tax Season

5 Tasks To Complete NOW to Prepare for Tax Season

I know, I know. It’s not even January yet, but tax season will come sooner than you think!! This article is a strategy guide for tax season for boutique owners. Yet, as a boutique retail or wholesale business, there are a few tax-saving tasks I’d like you to consider as you ring in the new year.   So here are 5 retail-specific tasks you should complete NOW to prepare for tax season: 1.

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3 Ways to Maximize Your Day Planner

Today our host Ashley Alderson does a Solo episode on 3 Ways to Maximize Your Day Planner. 2020 is right around the corner, and that means it’s time to dive into your new #BoutiqueBoss planner! Ashley explains all the ways you can maximize your daily planner, so you can become more organized and accomplished! So if you’ve been wondering how to get the most out of all the fantastic content inside your #BoutiqueBoss planner, today’s episode is for you. Tune in to find out more!

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Cutting Your Shipping Losses with Kyle Rooney, Partnerships Manager at Route

Cutting Your Shipping Losses with Kyle Rooney, Partnerships Manager at Route Shipping Insurance

Today Kyle Rooney, partnerships manager at Route, joins us for today’s episode Cutting Your Shipping Losses. One of the biggest headaches a business owner can face is damaged, stolen or lost packages. Route as come up with a solution to solve shipping losses for both the consumer and the business owner. Route does not only have a revolutionary way of insuring your shipped products, but it also has an app so you can visually track your packages, anytime, anywhere. To find out more about how you can save you time and money with Route, tune into today’s Boutique Chat episode!

Read More
Finishing The Year Strong

Finishing the Year Strong for Boutique Owners

Today our host Ashley Alderson does a Solo episode on Finishing the Year Strong. The end of the year is the perfect time to reflect on how your business is doing and what you can do to make 2020 an even more successful year. Ashley gives us all the strategies to end the year with a bang and get us prepared for the year ahead! Today’s episode will include 4 main focus areas that will help you finish the year strong, tune in to find out all the details!

Read More
Starting Your Own Business and Foundation

Starting Your Own Business and Foundation

Today Julie Allen, owner of Mary Rose Boutique and Mary Rose Foundation, joins us to discuss starting your own business and foundation. Her mission is all about spreading a positive message within the community around her and changing lives in the process. The most crucial point Julie brings up in today’s episode is how important it is to have a WHY behind your business. You won’t want to miss Julie Allen’s amazing and inspiring story! As a heads up for our listeners, today’s episode discusses battling eating disorders and mental illness.

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