New in Alameda? Tips to Help Your New Business (and you) Fit In.
Starting a new business can be challenging, but it can be even more difficult if you are new to the community. In large cities with transient populations being the “new…
25 Restaurant Marketing Opportunities With Your Alameda Chamber Membership
Restaurant marketing was hard enough even before COVID! Serving good food is often not enough to be successful in the restaurant industry. Restauranteurs struggle with everything from staffing to marketing,…
How to Cope in a One-person Business
Making ends meet is top of mind for a lot of business owners and employees these days. Many one-person businesses are straining to meet demand and now it’s become more difficult to…
Dealing with Angry Customers When You’re Short Staffed
The scene is a common one these days. Lines of people waiting to pay in a restaurant, retail establishment, or grocery store. Tempers flare. Customers yell at staff and wonder…
5 Creative Ways to Find Employees Post-Pandemic
Let’s face it. You can’t throw a rock these days without hitting a help wanted sign. If someone wants to work, there is little stopping them on the employer side.…
Clean up Your Data for Increased Sales
While we summer is quickly approaching, it’s not too late to do some spring cleaning with your data. A nice clean email list can help you make the most of…
Building Trust in a Post-Pandemic World
If you were paying attention this week, you undoubtedly heard about the “gas crisis” where a cyberattack crippled a major pipeline. As if that wasn’t bad enough, consumers across the…
Master the Basics of Good Content to Increase Sales
Writing is difficult for a lot of people. You may worry about your mastery of grammar or vocabulary. Maybe you just don’t think you have anything interesting to say. But…
6 Email Subject Lines That Get Clicks
Your email content can be the best thing out there, but if people don’t open your emails, the emails might as well be blank. Two things make recipients click: who…
3 Solutions to Common Hiring Problems in Alameda
Some business owners in Alameda are saying we are in the midst of a secondary pandemic. But it’s not the kind that requires masks and handwashing. No, this one is…