NEWSLETTER: PRICING STRATEGY (AUG 2025)


Inflation sucks, let’s be real. It means paying attention to your costs to do business as well as increasing costs for your customers. As a business leader if you have not already done so, you’re thinking about raising the price of your products and services. Whether you run an inventory based business where the costs…
BMO Harris has joined up with Arena to be fueling growth and expanding possibilities for entrepreneurs. On November 18, 2021, founders Heather Tuason of Arena Pay and Amber Payden of ThinkSMARK held a discussion that explored their motivations behind reasons for starting their businesses, how they are supporting other entrepreneurs, and provides helpful advice to…
It’s not easy for small businesses to stay on top of their finances. Each year, the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) surveys thousands of small businesses on literally everything—including their biggest challenges. Of the top ten challenges in the report, three of them related to financial matters: federal income taxes, tax compliance, and cash…
Most small business owners spend so much time working in their business, they do not plan for when and how to exit their business soon enough. Whether you pass your business on to a family member or sell it to an outsider, you and your business needs to be ready. If you are an owner,…