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The U.S. government has recently made some major changes to its trade policy. Most of this has been in the context of tariffs, which are taxes charged on imported goods.

Your book is finished. Now you have to get it into someone’s hands. You wrote the book. You found a printer. You paid for a stack of boxes filled with your words. Now what? For most self-publishers, this is the moment the panic sets in. Because finishing the book is...

Most people budget for the book, not the box. You’ve got a book in progress. Maybe it’s almost ready to send to the printer. You’ve looked into editing. You’ve priced out cover design. You know it won’t be free, but you’ve got a plan. The problem? Most authors don’t realize...

You wrote the book. Now what? Writing and editing are hard enough. You got through that. Maybe you even figured out formatting, cover design, and ISBNs. Maybe not. Either way, once you’re holding a copy of your book, or staring down the invoice from your printer, you’re suddenly staring at...

Toys are weird. At least when it comes to fulfillment. They come in every shape and size. Some rattle, some break, some are full of tiny choking hazards that’ll get you fined if you ship them wrong. And don’t even get me started on Q4—the whole toy industry lives and...

You’ve got a great idea for a toy. Maybe it started as a sketch. Maybe you’ve already built a prototype. Or maybe you’ve had some success on Etsy or Kickstarter and you’re ready to scale. No matter where you are in the journey, there’s one part of the toy business...

Running a subscription box business is more than just having a clever idea and cool products. Once the orders start rolling in, the real work begins: getting those boxes out the door on time, packed correctly, and shipped to the right place. This is where a lot of companies stumble....

You’ve built your box. Nailed your niche. Maybe even made your first few sales. Now comes the hard part—actually shipping it. Fulfillment is where the rubber meets the road. And if you're not careful, it's where your margins go to die. Between packing materials, labor, and postage, subscription box fulfillment...

Subscription boxes started as a trend, but they became something differently entirely over the course of the 2010s and 2020s. What started with beauty boxes and monthly snacks has evolved into a whole ecosystem of niche products, loyal customers, and steady revenue. Nowadays, subscription boxes are a steady and popular...

If you’re thinking about making your board game in the United States, you’re not alone. Between rising overseas shipping costs, supply chain delays, and the threat of tariffs, a lot of board game publishers are considering manufacturing games in the US. That’s why I sat in on a panel at...

If you’re selling supplements, choosing a fulfillment partner isn’t optional. It’s a make-or-break decision. You can have the perfect formula, beautiful packaging, and solid demand. But if your shipping falls apart, your brand takes the hit. Customers don’t blame the warehouse. They blame you. And they don’t come back. That’s...

Having an idea for a supplement is easy. You’re in the shower, and it hits you: a focus blend that doesn’t taste like chalk. A better multivitamin for people who hate pills. A natural sleep aid that actually works. You write it down, you sketch a logo, maybe even mock...

Manufacturing supplements is harder than it looks. From the outside, the process seems straightforward: come up with a formula, send it to a factory, and before long, your product arrives ready to sell. But the reality? There are a lot of points of potential failure. You might pick the wrong...