Creating a board game can be really difficult! First, you have to create a design and play-test it until it’s a great game. You have to build a business around it in order to raise funds, market, and eventually sell it. Of course, then there’s the small matter of actually turning it into a real, …
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Is the economy in a recession right now? It depends on who you ask and has proven to be a surprisingly contentious question. But no matter what, you can prepare for the maybe-happening, maybe-not-happening recession by focusing on recession-proof products. Weirdly, some items just seem to sell more when the economy is bad. It’s a …
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Tell me if this sounds familiar. You set up your online store, and after working hard to grow the business and drive sales, something finally clicks. Maybe it was a great ad campaign, maybe it was getting discovered by the media, or maybe people just started to find you with no clear explanation. Either way, …
As much as $22 trillion in tradeable goods have been subject to delays or shortages. The COVID-19 pandemic caused rapid changes to the global economy which included simultaneous increases in demand for imported products (as much as 20%) with extensive lockdowns in countries across the globe. Unfortunately, supply chain disruptions are here to stay. Ports are still backed up. Some …
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If you’re an e-commerce seller, then you know that inventory financing can be a great way to get the money you need to grow your business. However, even with all the money in the world for inventory, ecommerce businesses can still fail. The risk of failure is higher when ecommerce inventory management is inefficient. We’re …
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Launching a Kickstarter is one thing. Fulfilling it is another. To do so requires finding a manufacturer and sending orders to backers. It also requires freight shipping, which has been in the news a lot lately because of delays and high costs. A lot of Kickstarter creators are intimidated by freight shipping in particular because it seems so …
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You’ve been working on your board game for years. Or perhaps you’ve created a new, fantastic technological wonder and you just need a little bit of funding to make it a reality. No matter what you’ve done, you put your heart into it. You’ve designed it, tested it, gone to all the conventions, built up …
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We have talked quite a bit about how finding your niche can lead your business to success. That is exactly what Gamefound has done by creating an alternative to Kickstarter specially made for board games. Gamefound specializes in crowdfunding board games and works to bring creators the platform to seamlessly communicate with their intended community. …
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A lot of work goes into running a successful crowdfunding campaign, and although you might have reached your funding goal, you haven’t quite crossed the finish line – it’s now time to start fulfilling your rewards. This is where a pledge manager comes in handy. Pledge managers are used by crowdfunding project creators to collect …
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FedEx made quite the splash in the shipping world this week. On June 22, 2022, the company announced that it would be launching picture proof of delivery. That is to say, coming this holiday season, whenever FedEx drops a package off on your porch, they will take a photo and send it to you to …
