The battle between small, “mom and pop” businesses and mega stores like Walmart, Home Depot, Costco, and K-Mart has been raging since the inception of these retail giants. Now, people are speaking out against Walmart and urging others to boycott the store by not shopping there and spreading the word. A page on Facebook was created, named “National Walmart Boycott Movement” where users can have discussions and link to news stories and videos relating to [...]

Marketing is an important aspect of businesses of all sizes, garnering new customers, building brand identity, and developing an establishment. In many small businesses the owner has to add marketing to their duties, and it can be a hard enterprise if he/she isn’t familiar with advertising. This is especially true of social media, with new sites popping up right and left, and seemingly popular sites going into disuse (e.g. MySpace). Reading tutorials always helps, but [...]

We’ve been working hard to give Merchant Resources a stronger presence online. We’ve released a press release with PRLog, Have a brand new fun profile on Tumblr, and now we are on MojoPages. This business directory classifies businesses by popular vote and “Mojo Points.” We’ve posted some interesting articles on our blog lately, right? So how about you, our beloved readers, give us a hand? Take the time to vote for us and help us [...]

I have been in the cash advance industry well over 4 years, and have worked with more than 700 clients. Thanks to our cash advance program, I have been able to provide funds for small businesses, from restaurants to flower shops, to retail stores. The cash advance is a very simple solution to business owners who are in search of funding. Banks and other financial institutions are making it difficult to obtain working capital; requiring [...]

In the Simpsons universe, Springfield may be a small town, but it has all the amenities of a metropolis, from a casino to a waterfront boardwalk to a nuclear plant. It is also populated by small businesses like Moe’s tavern, the Android’s Dungeon, and the Kwik-E-Mart. Springfield thrives on these small businesses, which are frequently major players in the storyline. This is where small business owners can learn a thing or two, believe it or [...]