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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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All Things #BoutiqueStyle with Nikki Casey, Director of Style at The Boutique Hub

All Things #ShopTheBestBoutiques with Nikki Casey, Director of Style at The Boutique Hub

Today one of our favorite ladies Nikki Casey, Director of Style at The Boutique Hub, joins us for All Things #BoutiqueStyle. As you all might know, The Boutique Hub had their major site split earlier this year, and we couldn’t be more pumped! Nikki is here to give us all the ins and outs of our site #BoutiqueStyle. Today you’ll get to learn about how this site will help shoppers find a simpler way to discover your boutique and help them find unique, trustworthy business to buy from. We got to create an amazing win-win scenario for both shoppers and boutique owners!

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12 Window Display Ideas For Boutiques

#ShopSmall Series: 6 Ways to Take Advantage of Small Business Saturday

Kicking off our #ShopSmall Series, we are sharing 6 tips to help your boutique capture a piece of the $15.6 Billion spent during the biggest local shopping weekend of the year.  Whether you’re an online boutique or a brick and mortar store, we’ve got you covered!

We’re dishing on 6 things you can do to help your boutique capture some of the potential on Small Business Saturday and the entire holiday weekend.

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3 CRUCIAL STEPS THAT WILL INCREASE E-COMMERCE SALES BY 26%

3 Crucial Steps That Will Increase E-Commerce Sales By 26%

We are about to hit prime time in the E-commerce industry. As we all know, Q4 is the most important sales quarter of the year… Are you ready to finish 2019 strong? Hello Bar is offering a free webinar training with The Boutique Hub this Thursday, Nov. 21 at 10am PST! Join us as we cover the 3 Crucial Steps that will Increase E-Commerce Sales by 26%!

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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.

Read More

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!

Read More
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.

Read More
All Things #BoutiqueStyle with Nikki Casey, Director of Style at The Boutique Hub

All Things #ShopTheBestBoutiques with Nikki Casey, Director of Style at The Boutique Hub

Today one of our favorite ladies Nikki Casey, Director of Style at The Boutique Hub, joins us for All Things #BoutiqueStyle. As you all might know, The Boutique Hub had their major site split earlier this year, and we couldn’t be more pumped! Nikki is here to give us all the ins and outs of our site #BoutiqueStyle. Today you’ll get to learn about how this site will help shoppers find a simpler way to discover your boutique and help them find unique, trustworthy business to buy from. We got to create an amazing win-win scenario for both shoppers and boutique owners!

Read More
12 Window Display Ideas For Boutiques

#ShopSmall Series: 6 Ways to Take Advantage of Small Business Saturday

Kicking off our #ShopSmall Series, we are sharing 6 tips to help your boutique capture a piece of the $15.6 Billion spent during the biggest local shopping weekend of the year.  Whether you’re an online boutique or a brick and mortar store, we’ve got you covered!

We’re dishing on 6 things you can do to help your boutique capture some of the potential on Small Business Saturday and the entire holiday weekend.

Read More
3 CRUCIAL STEPS THAT WILL INCREASE E-COMMERCE SALES BY 26%

3 Crucial Steps That Will Increase E-Commerce Sales By 26%

We are about to hit prime time in the E-commerce industry. As we all know, Q4 is the most important sales quarter of the year… Are you ready to finish 2019 strong? Hello Bar is offering a free webinar training with The Boutique Hub this Thursday, Nov. 21 at 10am PST! Join us as we cover the 3 Crucial Steps that will Increase E-Commerce Sales by 26%!

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