For our July spotlight, we spoke with Cardell and Karla McDonald, co-owners of Show-Me Shaved Ice.
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Maria Tanski-Phillips
Maria creates helpful and practical content for Patriot’s marketing department. She began as a content writer in 2018.
6 Signs of a Toxic Workplace (and What to Do About Them)
Productive, happy, and engaged teams all have one thing in common: a positive, supportive, and healthy work environment. Toxic workplaces? Well, they look a little different. In negative environments, gossip, conflict, and poor communication run rampant. So, how do you know if your business is plagued with toxicity? Keep your eyes peeled for signs of […]
Patriot’s Picks: The Best Small Business Articles
Here are the best small business articles we read in June. We hope you find this advice for business owners as interesting and useful as we did.
Want Your Company to Succeed? Set Some SMART Goals for Business
When you start a business, you have plenty of goals. Maybe you want to reach a certain customer count by year-end. Or, maybe you want to make a profit by a specific month or year. Whichever goals you strive to achieve, make sure that they’re smart—well, SMART goals, that is. But, what exactly are SMART […]
10 Email Marketing Tips and Tricks to Keep up Your Sleeve
With 87% of B2B and 79% of B2C marketers using email, it’s no secret that it can be a great marketing tool for your business. But if you’re not using emails to your advantage and optimizing them as much as possible, your business could be missing out on new customers, additional sales, and more. To […]
Need a Buzzworthy Gift? Wink Boutique Has You Covered
For our April spotlight, we spoke with Brittany Parker, owner of Wink Boutique.
Patriot’s Picks: The Best Small Business Articles
Here are our top article picks from the month of March. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we did.
Got Conflict? Here’s How to Keep the Peace in a Family-run Business
A whopping 90% of businesses in the United States are family-owned or controlled. And if you fall into the 90%, you know how challenging it can be to keep the peace while running a family business. From minor disputes to full-on squabbles, the last thing you want to do is ignore family problems if they […]
5 Problems That Cause Unnecessary Workplace Drama
Conflict in the workplace costs employers roughly $359 billion in paid hours each year. Yes, you read that right—$359 billion. But, what kinds of problems are causing businesses billions of dollars per year? We’ve pinpointed the main problems that cause unnecessary workplace drama. Read on to learn what problems you should keep your eyes peeled […]