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How to Dominate During the Peak Phase

How to Dominate During the Peak Phase?

The Peak Phase is where momentum turns into money. It’s the shortest window, but also the most explosive. If the Rise phase is about warming your audience, the Peak phase is where you convert everything you built into maximum sales, bookings, foot traffic, and brand visibility. Below is a full, actionable guide any business can […]

How to Promote a Family Business in Kitsap

How to Promote a Family Business in Kitsap?

The surprising truth small businesses rarely hear Did you know that nearly 65 percent of family-owned businesses in the United States rely entirely on word of mouth and walk-in traffic as their main source of customers? Source: Family Business Alliance. In Kitsap, where tight-knit communities support their own, this sounds ideal. The problem is that […]

Free and Low Cost Tools Small Businesses Can Use

Free and Low Cost Tools Small Businesses Can Use

Small business owners in the USA are stretched thin. One surprising study shows that nearly 40 percent of small business owners work more than 50 hours a week because they cannot afford paid tools or extra help (source: SBA). That means thousands of business owners are trying to grow using whatever they can find that […]

What the SNAP Pause Means for Kitsap Stores, Restaurants, and Food Banks

What the SNAP Pause Means for Kitsap Grocery Stores, Restaurants, and Food Banks

The SNAP Pause Is Shaking Kitsap’s Local Food Economy The SNAP pause is creating one of the biggest and fastest changes Kitsap County has felt this season. Families who depend on monthly benefits are suddenly tightening their budgets. Grocery stores are seeing unpredictable buying patterns, restaurants are noticing fewer visits, and food banks are facing […]