Merchant Method Retail Trends

11: The Best Planner for Retailers and Makers

4/10/2019

Paper planners and desk-sized calendars are popular companions to the kickoff of any new year. They represent fresh starts, new beginnings, and goal setting.

I’m curious — did you start the year with business goals, and a new planner or journal in hand? More importantly, are you still planning with the same level of commitment you had earlier in the year?

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10: Accountability 101 — The Secret to Meeting Your Own Deadlines

4/3/2019

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When it comes to mastering accountability, entrepreneurs often think the answer lies in time management.

It’s easy to believe that if we manage our time better, we wouldn’t feel behind in our work and could actually plan some personal time off.

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9: How Merchant Mavericks Unlock the Next Chapter of Business Growth

3/27/2019

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If you have business successes to celebrate and still feel overwhelmed by work or have a hard time getting clear about where your business is going, you might be a Merchant Maverick.

As one of the Retail Success Styles, Merchant Mavericks make up about one third of the Merchant Method community.

While what you’ve done in the past won’t necessarily get you the business results you want in the future, you can use your success style to unlock your next chapter of business growth.

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8: How to Fix Your High Maintenance Business Partnerships

3/20/2019

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Two heads are better than one but it takes intention and patience to work in partnership successfully.

Whether your business partnership means co-owning your brand, working with multiple vendors, or both, all of these require regular maintenance to keep them high functioning, valuable, and gratifying.

But what about when you’re in a partnership that’s headed in the wrong direction? What do you do about it then?

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7: Three Types of Planning: Are you Covering Your Bases?

3/13/2019

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There’s so much more to planning than time management... but I’m pretty sure you know this!

You juggle finances to buy inventory or raw materials. You shift around items on your to-do list to meet your most urgent deadlines. You put off making personal appointments because there are competing deadlines tied to the urgency of seasonal selling.

You juggle like a pro!

But… are you planning so you can get ahead of the game or are you scrambling to keep up?

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