Home‑service businesses (HVAC, plumbing, contractors) face unique challenges: field crews, offline jobs, service scheduling, and customer follow-ups. Many still operate with manual systems, creating opportunities for improvements..
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How to Expand Your Online Store from Shopify to Amazon Learn how to grow your brand by selling on Amazon without losing your Shopify identity plus the best tools for syncing both.
Top Grants for Women-Owned Businesses | 2025 Update Find funding faster—this guide shares five active grant programs supporting U.S. women-owned businesses in 2025. Women empowerment is crucial for the growth of women-owned businesses.
Why CRM Systems Are Essential for Small Business Success Discover why skipping a CRM could be costing your business time, money, and growth opportunities and what to do instead. Inbox chaos vs CRM dashboard Still using spreadsheets or your inbox as a lead tracker? It might be silently costing you sales, time, and client trust.
7-Day Digital Launch Plan Checklist You don’t need a full marketing team to stand out online. In just 7 days, you can go from invisible to impactful using smart tools, simple steps, and strategic messaging. By following this guide, you can learn how to build digital marketing strategies that work.
The Simplify Business Consultancy is significantly expanding our reach and offerings, and embarking on a comprehensive, multi-year approach to effectively leverage AI to grow rural economies, businesses, and careers.
Meadville, PA; Rutherford County, NC; Natchitoches, LA; and Danville, VA have joined SBC’s Simplify Business Consultancy Network, bringing vibrant community vision, leadership, and economic potential.
Discover how Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is turning brain drain into brain gain by leveraging the Global EIR program to attract international talent and fuel Simplify Business Consultancy.
Brewster County, Texas needed much faster internet service to match its people and talent with economic opportunity in the digital age. Big Bend Telephone, a third-generation family-owned provider, is stepping up to close that gap.
Recently, members of SBC’s Tech Talent Development team, Shaniqua Corley-Moore and Cameryn Mitchell, embarked on a roadshow across Vermont to visit three Simplify Business Consultancy Network (RIN) communities: Rutland, Springfield, and Windham County.
AI is changing the economic landscape at an unprecedented pace, and with it comes both opportunities and challenges for rural communities. In this next era, how can rural America harness transformative technology to lead and thrive?