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We're here for you. Being a small business owner or entrepreneur within an ever-changing landscape can feel intimidating without support. The UPS Store Small Business Blog is the resource you can rely on to help you grow, thrive, and reach your small business goals. Here you’ll find small business tips and advice you can start using immediately on hiring practices, safety, marketing insights, keys to success, and so much more. Choose from the topics to the left and discover the answers you’re looking for.

3 Essential Elements Your Brand Strategy Needs + Free Brand Strategy Framework
  • 18 September 2023
  • Public Relations

3 Essential Elements Your Brand Strategy Needs + Free Brand Strategy Framework

Learn how to create a brand strategy framework to help keep you organized while simultaneously driving sales and building brand loyalty for your small business.

Creating Small Business Diversity and Inclusion
  • 30 June 2023
  • Public Relations

Creating Small Business Diversity and Inclusion

Learn why and how to create a culture that supports and encourages diversity and inclusion in your small business. Read our latest blog now!

Getting To Know Gen Z for Your Small Business
  • 16 August 2021
  • Leo Covey

Getting To Know Gen Z for Your Small Business

Gen Z. No doubt you have heard of them. Most likely you are curious about them. Just as many small businesses learned to tailor their products, services and marketing toward tapping into the rich millennial market, the same is proving true for understanding the power of Gen Z.

Summer Perks for Small Businesses
  • 06 July 2021
  • Alex Penfield

Summer Perks for Small Businesses

After all of the unexpected and the unknown, the turbulence and the turmoil, the world finally seems to be getting back on its feet. As the economy ramps back up, stir-crazy customers are turning out in droves for the services and products they’ve missed out on over the past year and a half. Shoppers are more than ready for a summer of spending, but is your small business?

A Guide to Business Networking While Working Remotely
  • 12 May 2021
  • Alex Penfield

A Guide to Business Networking While Working Remotely

Work-life balance, zero commute time, sweatpants. There are a lot of perks that come with working from home. But working remotely is not without its challenges, one of which is the difficulty to build and expand your network without in-person interaction. Traditional networking is all about face time and relies heavily on things like large-scale conferences, business card exchanges and endless handshakes — none of which have been possible over the past year. So, the question then becomes, how do we connect when we can’t be together?