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From seasonal downturns to crucial scaling periods, there are many situations when an entrepreneur needs to seek business financing. We take a look at the key financial moments to be aware of when you're planning and how to conquer the financial ups and downs of building a business.   

Back to school is not just a new beginning for students but also a time of experimentation for merchants. From limited-time releases to new product launches and campaigns for crucial sales period, here’s what four merchants had to say about their back to school strategies. 

We've built Shopify to be fast, with slim and optimized themes and a powerful online store infrastructure. However, we are always looking for ways to make Shopify even faster. At Shopify Unite 2019, we launched two big infrastructure upgrades that have been automatically enabled for all online stores.

During a golf tournament, Jeremiah Curvers was injured and bedridden for three months. He spent a lot of time researching mattresses and was motivated to launch Polysleep. In this episode of Shopify Masters, you'll hear from Jeremiah Curvers of Polysleep on how to partner suppliers and physical stores. 

Gloria Noto is the founder of NOTO Botanics, an all-natural, multi-use, gender-fluid cosmetics line committed to activism and giving back. After almost 10 years as a makeup artist, Gloria decided to start a company focused on making the beauty and wellness space more inclusive.

As founder Shabbir Nooruddin tells it, getting into ecommerce has been one of the best educational experiences of his life. However, many of his most important lessons learned were born from mistakes. Today, he shares some of his biggest missteps in hopes that you can avoid them on your entrepreneurial journey.

As shipping and packaging play a crucial role in any online store, consumers are curious and conscious about the environmental impact. To kick start your research for sustainable shipping and packaging solutions, we’ve rounded up eight merchants to share their journey and approach to shipping products with the environment in mind.

Ryan Popoff took on leatherwork as a creative outlet. Initially making a minimalistic wallet for himself, Ryan's wife Jill, encouraged him to sell what he made online. Ryan then launched Popov Leather and grew the business from a basement rental to earn seven figures annually while supporting 12 full-time employees.