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  • 6 Creative Ways Founders Are Combatting Homelessness

    6 Creative Ways Founders Are Combatting HomelessnessIn Athens, two young founders provide free mobile laundry services to some of the more than 20,000 Greeks without homes. Meanwhile, in Toronto, an art program helps at-risk Canadian youth learn about photography. These are just some of the creative ways that founders of social enterprises around the world are giving back and tackling a global issue: homelessness.
  • From 7 Figures to 8 Figures: How Your Problems Change as You Scale

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    When you first launch, you're faced with one set of problems—polishing your site, making sales, and becoming profitable. As you scale, those problems change with every new level of growth you achieve. In this episode of Shopify Masters, you’ll learn from two entrepreneurs who recently grew their business from 7 figures to 8 figures about the new problems they encountered, from hiring the right people to fixing a potentially toxic company culture.

  • How to Be a Boss: 15 Tips from Game of Thrones

    Image of Daenerys Targaryen riding a scaly dragon into a war scene with fires underneath them and people fightingGame of Thrones isn’t for the faint of heart, but neither is making it to the top of your field. With literal queens like Daenerys and Cersei making major power moves, the quest for the Iron Throne is like one huge, very cutthroat bid for employee of the month. And we could take some cues. Here, how to be a boss—both in your personal life and the boardroom—from some of your Westerosi faves. Disclaimer: dragons not included.
  • How to Be a Boss: 16 Tips from The Good Fight

    Christine Baranski from The Good Fight standing in a courtroom with a worried look on her face while two male lawyers stand on either side of her.In business, the competition is fierce, and hard work is often subject to judgment. So it’s no wonder it takes a real boss to fight. Here’s how The Good Fight can provide a whole lot of inspo to keep you going.

  • How to Be a Boss (According to Your Favorite Shows)

    Collage of Veronica from Riverdale, Tan from Queer Eye, Scary Eyes from Orange Is The New Black and Jon Snow from Game Of ThronesSo you wanna be a boss. Netflix and chill will yourself to get off the couch already. How to Be a Boss (According to Your Favorite Shows) is your excuse to binge all the TV you want. It’s career inspiration, right? As for me, chain-watching teen dramas now qualifies as research to bring you this informative series. We all win.
  • How to Optimize Your Product Pages For More Sales: 11 Expert-Recommended Tips

    Expert advice on improving product pages

    We asked 11 Shopify Partners for their best advice on creating high-converting product pages—here's what they said.

  • How to Be a Boss: 16 Tips from Veep

    Selina Meyer is standing in a plane and wearing a pink dress while pointing with her finger.For anyone looking for tips on how to be a boss, the tricks employed by President Selina Meyer and her team aren't exactly a lesson in niceties. But as outlandish as Veep might seem at times, the show provides some (tongue-in-cheek) lessons about the importance of dedication, hard work, and how to chase your dreams without inhibition.
  • How This Company Stays Profitable While Giving Away Cars

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    Giveaways are a common marketing tactic in ecommerce, often taking the form of a free product or a gift card. But some go even bigger with their prizes. In this episode of Shopify Masters, you'll learn from Justin Burnash, founder of Prime Driven, about how they give away entire cars—you read that right—while still making a profit.

  • Spice Girls: From Hobby to Family Food Business

    The family of founders behind food business, Jaswant's KitchenWhen Jaswant Kular’s daughters left home to attend university, they had no idea how to cook traditional Indian food. Jaswant wanted to make cooking easier for them—and ensure that her culture was passed on to the next generation. What started as motherly love turned into a family business and an anti-retirement plan.
  • Life Gave ’Em Lemons. They Made Laundry

    Ithica LaundryIthaca Laundry, Greece’s first free mobile laundry service, washes about 25 bags of clothes for those without homes each day. Due in part to the Greek debt crisis as well as a steady influx of refugees, there has recently been an increase in people without homes in Athens. But where there is disaster, there is also opportunity. That’s what Thanos Spiliopoulos, founder and CEO of Ithaca Laundry, discovered.
  • Drive More Ecommerce Sales with Live Chat Without Being Trapped at Your Desk

    Live chat to increase ecommerce sales

    According to the data, roughly 51% of customers are more likely to purchase from a site that offers live chat. Fortunately, even a small team can chat with customers in real-time—as long as you choose your hours carefully and target the right shoppers.

  • The Top 10 Mobile Video Editing Apps for Small-Business Owners

    The best video editing apps for mobile

    From Facebook and Instagram Stories to YouTube, video has undeniably become an essential tool for marketing your business—87% of consumers said they want to see more video content from brands. Fortunately, a variety of editing software will allow you to edit your video right on your favorite mobile device.