San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie taps OpenAI’s Sam Altman and other business leaders for help with transition San Francisco’s Mayor-elect, Daniel Lurie, has begun tapping tech heavyweights and business leaders to help with his goal of overhauling the city’s image.

Is This Normal for Growing an E-commerce Business? Advice Needed! Hey everyone, I wanted to share my e-commerce journey and see if this scenario resonates with others who’ve grown their businesses. I run an e-commerce store, and this year I’ve hit 550k in sales ( 27-30% NET PROFIT ), up from 200k last year. I currently manage 450 SKUs in my inventory. While the growth has been exciting, it’s also been incredib…

How do you use automations to run your ecom business on autopilot? Wondering how people do it. Both automating the front-end and back-end. Looking forward to seeing an interesting discussion! submitted by /u/snowboardude112

Meta business suite or external tool? I was wondering what people use most and what are the benefits of the tool you use instead of Meta’s platforms? You can read a thousand articles about why this and that is supposedly better but I think real life experience by fellow users is my best bet on accurate info about this topic. I use meta’s own products to manage everything submit…

How long does it take for a new Facebook (or Instagram) name to show up in an online search, when you change your business name? I’m trying to start an online business, primarily through Facebook. I neglected to check if someone else was using that same business name on Facebook. As it turns out, the name i chose is already in use. The business is located in another country, but it was still going to cause confusion. So I changed my business name slightly on Facebook. Th…

LPT: Don’t let business “surcharge” your debit card. If you use a debit card at a business and see a fee labeled as a “surcharge”, report the business to the card brands. TLDR: If you are using a debit card and see a “surcharge” on your invoice or receipt. Report the business to Visa or Mastercard. Visa: https://usa.visa.com/Forms/visa-rules.html MasterCard: https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/personal/get-support.html (use their chat feature to send an email) During the inflation spike during the pandemic, many bus…

How do you all approach individuals and business owners? I have really been finding my style here recently. Or atleast I was… I was producing photographs for like two months that I really loved! Little things that I was happy not even posting online. I was working towards several projects and it all just went screwy. I haven’t really photographed for months and I need a change. I love photographing …

Business Credit Card Hi, I hope this is OK to post. I have quite a substantial amount of money saved to open my e-commerce business. But I am looking for a business credit card. I have been a stay at her mum for the last five years and struggling to find a business credit card from a lender because they’re looking at past financials. I’m located in Australia. I’m no…

Would e-commerce business owners need social media content design & ad design? Hi, if reach out to e-commerce businesses on LinkedIn to design their content for their different social media platforms Or their ad design monthly, what can I price it for? a) $500-$700 b) $800-$1000 Please advise needed submitted by /u/ProgramExpress2918

“Get the f**k out of my business right now”: The Musician’s Club CEO under fire after laying off 99 freelancers for not attending a meeting submitted by /u/esporx

Which payment processor/store for a legitimate US TRT (testosterone) and peptides business? Hey, I’m helping a US company that sell HRT, TRT and peptides with expert consultation online. They have two licenced medical doctors in their board and they’re legally approved to operate in one US state. No worries – they’re legal. We urgently need to launch a range of both single and recurring payment products. I’m from a SaaS marketing backg…

Comcast is spinning off its cable TV business Photo by Jeff Fusco/Getty Images for ComcastComcast is splitting from its NBCUniversal television arm as the market of cable TV customers shrinks in the age of cord-cutting and TikTok. The US media giant announced plans on Wednesday to spin off the bulk of its cable network channels — including CNBC, MSNBC, Universal Kids, USA Network, E!, Oxyge…

Can you build a genuine successful ecommerce business off SEO only? Would be interesting to see what your thoughts are about building an ecom store solely off SEO and if you think a store can still help successful with consistent daily revenue? I know SEO takes time to rank but from the 6th month for example on average do you believe you can build a successfull business and do tens of thousands in revenue a mon…

Our Small Family Business is Being Destroyed – Need Help and Advice About Being Placed on the MATCH List Hi everyone, My wife and I poured our life savings into opening a family-owned supplement store in the Carolinas. This is our dream—providing health and wellness products to our local community. Unfortunately, Shopify recently disabled our payment gateway (Shopify Payments and Shop Pay) because they deemed some of the products we sell as “Pharma…

Is there a point to having friends follow your Tiktok business account? Trying to grow a colleague’s TikTok business account – is there a point if I ask my friends to follow? Or should it just grow organically by me posting content and hoping people watch and engage? Will friends following be a detriment? submitted by /u/SoFLShelfLove

Trump Picks Sean Duffy, Fox Business Host, for Transportation Secretary President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated the former representative from Wisconsin to oversee a sprawling agency that includes aviation, rail and transit.

Business license needed? I manage a non-profit site that also has a small e-commerce store and I’m thinking on starting one up for myself. I’m looking at some print-on-demand products as I’m pretty good at designing. Would I need a business license to do this? submitted by /u/larryinatlanta

Business mastermind courses? I recently attended Tony robbins unleash the power within and really enjoyed it. I spoke to a few business owners who also did the Tony Robbin’s business mastery program and got good ROI. I’m considering it but am open to any similar/effective business mastermind events. Any recommendations for Tony’s or any other masterminds they attended? I ha…

What QR code generator do you use for your business? What QR code generator do you use for your business? Looking to generate one to print onto my packaging. submitted by /u/casadeltigre

Christopher Cross Financed Grammy-Winning Debut Album by Selling Drugs: ‘I Had a Very Successful Weed Business’ submitted by /u/ObjectiveAd6551