Crypto or Cash?

Crypto or Cash?

Crypto or Cash? Nearly 40% of Small Businesses Accept Virtual Payments Virtual Payments Do You Take Crypto-Currency? If so, you’re in a growing group of small- and mid-sized businesses in the U.S. leaning into the cryptocurrency phenomenon. A new survey released by specialty insurer Hartford Steam Boiler and Insurance Co. (HSB) shows that 36 percent…

How to Earn Customer Loyalty Like a King

How to Earn Customer Loyalty Like a King

It’s no surprise that consumers often feel a more personal connection to small businesses. There’s something about doing business with a locally-owned smoke shop than with an faceless online retailer or big national chain. But those personal connections have to be earned over time. With each interaction, one customer at a time, small businesses must…

Juul Makes Cuts

Juul Makes Cuts

Need a job? So do a whole bunch of (former) Juul employees. In response to criticism over its marketing practices, which investigators claim are aimed more at teens than adults, Juul cut four of its fruit and dessert flavored products last month. On top of that, the e-cigarette maker cut 650 jobs, or about 16%…

Speaking of Jobs Openings

Speaking of Jobs Openings

Cannabis recruiting company Vangst just released its 2019 annual salary guide and as expected, as more states legalize medical or recreational cannabis sales, and nascent markets continue to mature, the cannabis job market is strong. Expected growth estimates in the report predict that 414,000 new jobs will be created in the US in 2021. High-demand…