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The Boutique Summit 2020 Dates & Giveaway!

Question: What are the best days of the year for a boutique owner? Answer: Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, & The Boutique Summit So you’re probably wondering when The Boutique Summit 2020 is, right?? DRUM ROLL…… Are you doing a happy dance with us?? If you joined us in Atlanta last year, you’ll know we had a BLAST with a private tradeshow, phenomenal speakers, tons of photo ops, and many

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Have you ever wondered what life would be like AFTER your boutique? Today, we chat with Randa Carrabba, Founder of Southern Jewlz, PowHer.Fit, and her own label -- about how life can evolve from your boutique! Randa’s entrepreneurial journey began with making jewelry in college and from there it grew into a widely successful clothing boutique. She shows us that evolving as a person and a business owner is OK, it may be scary but you’ll never look back with regret. Randa is a woman who wears many hats but does it all with so much grace, you can’t miss this inspiring episode!

Life After Your Boutique

Have you ever wondered what life would be like AFTER your boutique? Today, we chat with Randa Carrabba, Founder of Southern Jewlz, PowHer.Fit, and her own label — about how life can evolve from your boutique! Randa’s entrepreneurial journey began with making jewelry in college and from there it grew into a widely successful clothing boutique. She shows us that evolving as a person and a business owner is OK, it may be scary but you’ll never look back with regret. Randa is a woman who wears many hats but does it all with so much grace, you can’t miss this inspiring episode!

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#WesternSummit Tickets

In case you’re not familiar with the event, #WesternSummit is a business growth conference for western industry business owners, brands and influencers, who are looking to increase their knowledge in marketing trends, growth strategy, and to connect with fellow leaders in the industry.Held on January 9, 2020, attendees will be able to hear from the industry’s leading companies, have access to hands-on training and strategy, collaborate and connect with other like-minded business owners, and set goals for the upcoming year.

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Using Alternative Payments

Today Charlie Youakim, cofounder of Sezzle, joins us for All things Sezzle. The title for today’s episode is pretty self-explanatory, today it’s all about Sezzle and the revolutionary installment payment method they provide. Charlie gives us the background on how their company came to be, their mission, how to implement Sezzle into your business, and how it’s benefiting both customers & business owners. The future of payment is here, so you can’t miss out on this valuable knowledge that’s transforming our industry!

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2020 #BoutiqueBoss Planner

2020 #BoutiqueBoss Planner

Taking the time to plan is one of the easiest ways to make sure your business is on track, while giving you an incredible return on your time investment. Now, that planning is easier than ever before, with the 2020 #BoutiqueBoss Planner.
Have you been patiently waiting for your 2020 BoutiqueBoss Planner? It’s almost here!! And we want you to be the first to know when it drops, before it sells out.
Here is where you can get on the 2020 early release list!

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SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN GRAPHIC TEES & GIFTS

Happy Halloween! Today’s post features some spooktacular Halloween graphic tees and gifts from our wholesale vendors! Be ahead of the curve this holiday season by shopping some of these amazing vendors from The Boutique Hub now. These wholesale products are so cute…it’s scary!!!

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5 Ways To Maximize Small Business Saturday Cover

5 Ways to Maximize Small Business Saturday

Today our host Ashley Alderson, founder of The Boutique Hub, does a solo episode on 5 Ways to Maximize Small Business Saturday. Ashley will be going over topics such as signage, the benefit of swag bags, promotion vs. sale, pop-ups, and lots more! We all know Ashley’s solo episodes are filled with amazing tips and tricks to run your business at full capacity, so don’t miss out!

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6 Ways You Can Be A Savvy Buyer

6 Ways Boutiques Can Be Savvy Buyers

The Boutique Hub and Tundra have communities of thousands of buyers. Our boutique owners are always looking for more ways to confidently grow their business and become smarter buyers. Some of the questions we often hear are around retail best practices. They want to know about tracking metrics, as well as tips for sourcing products. So we’re bringing in industry experts Ashley Alderson and Cheryl Lim Tan. They are sharing

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How to Make Sure You Purchase the Right POS Software the First Time

How to Make Sure You Purchase the Right POS Software the First Time

<Guest Blog Post> Every day we talk to unhappy retailers who tell us their current POS software is no longer working for them. They purchased their POS software based on their bank’s or credit card processor’s recommendation (a great revenue stream for them) or they have outgrown the software and the features of their POS software no longer match their needs.

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#BoutiqueChat 229 | Creating a Business with Impact

Episode #229: Creating a Business with Impact

Ashley LeMieux, author, speaker, and entrepreneur, joins us for Creating a Business with Impact. Ashley always had a dream of becoming a writer, but also the longing to help others. She gives us her back story on how the Shine Project came to be and all the lives it’s been able to impact. Not only that, but Ashley let’s us know how dealing with pain doesn’t have to bring us down, but teach us how to live our life to the fullest. This story will pull at your heart strings and keep you inspired to do more and be more than you once thought.

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The Boutique Summit 2020 Dates & Giveaway!

Question: What are the best days of the year for a boutique owner? Answer: Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, & The Boutique Summit So you’re probably wondering when The Boutique Summit 2020 is, right?? DRUM ROLL…… Are you doing a happy dance with us?? If you joined us in Atlanta last year, you’ll know we had a BLAST with a private tradeshow, phenomenal speakers, tons of photo ops, and many

Read More
Have you ever wondered what life would be like AFTER your boutique? Today, we chat with Randa Carrabba, Founder of Southern Jewlz, PowHer.Fit, and her own label -- about how life can evolve from your boutique! Randa’s entrepreneurial journey began with making jewelry in college and from there it grew into a widely successful clothing boutique. She shows us that evolving as a person and a business owner is OK, it may be scary but you’ll never look back with regret. Randa is a woman who wears many hats but does it all with so much grace, you can’t miss this inspiring episode!

Life After Your Boutique

Have you ever wondered what life would be like AFTER your boutique? Today, we chat with Randa Carrabba, Founder of Southern Jewlz, PowHer.Fit, and her own label — about how life can evolve from your boutique! Randa’s entrepreneurial journey began with making jewelry in college and from there it grew into a widely successful clothing boutique. She shows us that evolving as a person and a business owner is OK, it may be scary but you’ll never look back with regret. Randa is a woman who wears many hats but does it all with so much grace, you can’t miss this inspiring episode!

Read More

#WesternSummit Tickets

In case you’re not familiar with the event, #WesternSummit is a business growth conference for western industry business owners, brands and influencers, who are looking to increase their knowledge in marketing trends, growth strategy, and to connect with fellow leaders in the industry.Held on January 9, 2020, attendees will be able to hear from the industry’s leading companies, have access to hands-on training and strategy, collaborate and connect with other like-minded business owners, and set goals for the upcoming year.

Read More

Using Alternative Payments

Today Charlie Youakim, cofounder of Sezzle, joins us for All things Sezzle. The title for today’s episode is pretty self-explanatory, today it’s all about Sezzle and the revolutionary installment payment method they provide. Charlie gives us the background on how their company came to be, their mission, how to implement Sezzle into your business, and how it’s benefiting both customers & business owners. The future of payment is here, so you can’t miss out on this valuable knowledge that’s transforming our industry!

Read More
2020 #BoutiqueBoss Planner

2020 #BoutiqueBoss Planner

Taking the time to plan is one of the easiest ways to make sure your business is on track, while giving you an incredible return on your time investment. Now, that planning is easier than ever before, with the 2020 #BoutiqueBoss Planner.
Have you been patiently waiting for your 2020 BoutiqueBoss Planner? It’s almost here!! And we want you to be the first to know when it drops, before it sells out.
Here is where you can get on the 2020 early release list!

Read More

SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN GRAPHIC TEES & GIFTS

Happy Halloween! Today’s post features some spooktacular Halloween graphic tees and gifts from our wholesale vendors! Be ahead of the curve this holiday season by shopping some of these amazing vendors from The Boutique Hub now. These wholesale products are so cute…it’s scary!!!

Read More
5 Ways To Maximize Small Business Saturday Cover

5 Ways to Maximize Small Business Saturday

Today our host Ashley Alderson, founder of The Boutique Hub, does a solo episode on 5 Ways to Maximize Small Business Saturday. Ashley will be going over topics such as signage, the benefit of swag bags, promotion vs. sale, pop-ups, and lots more! We all know Ashley’s solo episodes are filled with amazing tips and tricks to run your business at full capacity, so don’t miss out!

Read More
6 Ways You Can Be A Savvy Buyer

6 Ways Boutiques Can Be Savvy Buyers

The Boutique Hub and Tundra have communities of thousands of buyers. Our boutique owners are always looking for more ways to confidently grow their business and become smarter buyers. Some of the questions we often hear are around retail best practices. They want to know about tracking metrics, as well as tips for sourcing products. So we’re bringing in industry experts Ashley Alderson and Cheryl Lim Tan. They are sharing

Read More
How to Make Sure You Purchase the Right POS Software the First Time

How to Make Sure You Purchase the Right POS Software the First Time

<Guest Blog Post> Every day we talk to unhappy retailers who tell us their current POS software is no longer working for them. They purchased their POS software based on their bank’s or credit card processor’s recommendation (a great revenue stream for them) or they have outgrown the software and the features of their POS software no longer match their needs.

Read More
#BoutiqueChat 229 | Creating a Business with Impact

Episode #229: Creating a Business with Impact

Ashley LeMieux, author, speaker, and entrepreneur, joins us for Creating a Business with Impact. Ashley always had a dream of becoming a writer, but also the longing to help others. She gives us her back story on how the Shine Project came to be and all the lives it’s been able to impact. Not only that, but Ashley let’s us know how dealing with pain doesn’t have to bring us down, but teach us how to live our life to the fullest. This story will pull at your heart strings and keep you inspired to do more and be more than you once thought.

Read More
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