This article was updated in October 2026. Marketing is an essential part of business success. The right strategy can help you reach your target audience, communicate the value of your products or services and turn interested prospects into customers. However, effective … [Read more...]
Where Your Small Business Loses Online Enquiries and How to Fix It
By: Tatum-Lee A potential customer finds your business, opens your website and leaves without getting in touch. You have no conversation to follow up, no objection to answer and little explanation of what went wrong. For a small business owner, that missing enquiry matters. … [Read more...]
Forgepoint raises $9.8M to help manufacturers quote faster and win more business
Forgepoint’s AI Inside Sales Rep Frank helps manufacturers manage the entire RFQ-to-PO process using each shop’s pricing rules and approval processes. The company reached seven-figure ARR within six months of launch, with hundreds of engineers, estimators, and sales reps … [Read more...]
Evos Raises $9M to Bring Autonomous Operators to Industrial Businesses of All Sizes
Evos builds AI that actually does the work for small and mid-sized businesses in physical industries. The company passed $1M in ARR just four weeks after going live NEW YORK, NY - October 14, 2026; Evolutionary Operating System, Inc. (Evos), the company building autonomous … [Read more...]
The Double Cash Crunch: When Your Business and Family Need Money at the Same Time
A profitable company can still have a cash problem. A large customer pays late, an important supplier wants an advance, or a project takes longer than expected. None of this necessarily means the business is failing. But it does mean the owner may need to find cash … [Read more...]
