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Staten Island business owners urge you to ‘shop small’ amid pandemic

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has drastically impacted small businesses, this year’s Small Business Saturday is more important than ever for local entrepreneurs. According to a recent survey, more than 60% of small businesses said they need to see consumer spending return to pre-COVID levels by the end of this year in order to remain open. For that reason, this … [Read more...] about Staten Island business owners urge you to ‘shop small’ amid pandemic

Made in Nevada launches new e-commerce website

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To celebrate this year’s Nevada Day, Made in Nevada is launching a new e-commerce site for Nevada businesses to sell their products directly to consumers. Shop Made in Nevada brings authentic Nevada businesses from across the Silver State into a single, easy-to-navigate website dedicated to promoting and facilitating the sale of Nevada-made products. With the COVID-19 pandemic, small- and … [Read more...] about Made in Nevada launches new e-commerce website

How local e-commerce platforms are trying to challenge Amazon’s dominance

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In 2018, Cherie Edilson noticed a problem. After years of selling handcrafted hair bows through her own small business, she realized that too many brick-and-mortar stores relied solely on in-person traffic. Edilson had dabbled with selling on Amazon before, but the platform came with rules that, she realized, were proving insurmountable to many other small businesses. On Amazon, “there are so … [Read more...] about How local e-commerce platforms are trying to challenge Amazon’s dominance