Slow sales? No credit? No problem
While many small business owners are feeling the crunch, others see opportunities in the market slowdown. How is the economic turmoil affecting your business?
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DiggFrustrated? Go break things at the Smash Shack
A San Diego entrepreneur has found a perfect business for frustrating times: Selling customers breakables to fling against walls. What do you think of Sarah’s smashing idea?
Slumpbuster: Used IT equipment for cheap
Minnesota firm Vibrant Technologies is cashing in on hot demand for inexpensive, secondhand IT equipment. Have you bought used equipment? What do you think of the strategy?
Tequila and sympathy: Bars offer foreclosure specials
Padre’s Modern Mexican is turning the downturn into a marketing opportunity: Bring in a foreclosure notice, get a free drink. Tell us about your favorite recession concessions.
Gorilla Marketing
Champ Gabler and his wife, Peggy Sue, beat the slump with outsized marketing campaigns. What’s your view on the Gablers’ slump-busting marketing strategy?
Magical Misery Tour
The Zuckers are taking clients on tours of bargain homes in Las Vegas. What do you think of the Zuckers’ strategy to beat the housing market in Las Vegas?
Singing in the Rain?
The art world knows how to battle the latest economical slump. Do galleries and art dealers have a chance for survival in this challenging time?
Mining profits from bleak broadcasters
At the NAB show, Jonathan Blum found an indie company thriving despite the grim market. Share your thoughts here.
How to beat a recession
StartupNation’s Rich Sloan talked with House of Jerky’s owners about how search-engine optimization helped them grow sales despite the economic slump. Have SEO tips to share? Tell us about them.
Slump busters
FSB caught up with small businesses who are thriving despite the downturn. Are you finding ways to grow in hard times? Tell us about it.
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