Having the right fulfillment partner is the difference between a recurring nightmare and a smooth operation. This is just as true whether you’re starting a Shopify store from scratch or you’re running a five-million-dollar operation from your home office. To help you find the right fulfillment center for your Shopify shipping needs, we’ve selected seven …
Let’s say you run an eCommerce store. You start out shipping your own orders. But eventually, that turns into a pain and you hire a 3PL company to do that for you. Or maybe you’re just considering hiring a 3PL company because you’re relatively new to eCommerce or you prefer doing it yourself. In either …
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If you’re an e-commerce business owner looking to expand globally, you will want to know a thing or two about international shipping. Mistakes can be costly when it comes to international shipping, and even if you work with a fulfilment partner, having the right knowledge can help you make the best decisions for your supply …
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What happens if your products are really successful? Let’s say there’s huge demand for your eCom products. But you just don’t have the capital to fill that demand. What do you do? Turns out, there’s a service called inventory financing that can sometimes help in situations like this. That’s why I’ve brought on David Koifman, …
How Inventory Financing Works (Interview with David Koifman at Kickfurther) Read More »
Following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, every eCommerce shop owner braces for the inevitable. Returns. And lots of them! Managing returns properly is the difference between keeping customers and losing them, turning a profit and recording a loss. Depending on who you ask, eCommerce store owners can expect anywhere from a 31% to a 60% …
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Donate. Pledge. Back. These are the sorts of words that people tend to use when they give money to Kickstarter campaigns. And it makes perfect sense because Kickstarter uses phrases such as “bring a creative project to life” prominently on their website. But running a Kickstarter is a business, full stop. And the IRS? It …
Are Kickstarter Funds Taxable? Here’s What You Need To Know. Read More »
Want to grow a small business? You’ll need to keep your shipping costs in check. But that’s a lot easier said than done. Between paying retail rates on postage, buying packing supplies, and spending your time boxing up packages, shipping in-house can get really expensive, really quickly. That’s why many small businesses choose to work …
Not long ago, if you wanted to sell something, you had to set up a shop. That meant paying rent, keeping regular hours, and dealing with all the day-to-day responsibilities of maintaining a physical location. But in the last 30 years, eCommerce has gone from high-concept sci-fi to a $6.3 trillion global market. And it’s …
So you’re successful. Or you’re on track to be successful. Your orders are going out, just about as fast as you can ship them in-house. Sales keep rolling in and the trend is set to continue. But you’re just bone tired. Doing your own shipping is getting old. You’d rather be designing new products or …
Imagine you’re an entrepreneur with a groundbreaking business idea, but you don’t have the money to get it off the ground. You certainly wouldn’t be alone – this is a common challenge faced by many startups. But what if you could raise the funds you need, not from venture capitalists or traditional lenders, but directly …
