You may be a solo entrepreneur, but your business still depends on other entities to thrive. Whether you use payment processors, 3PL solutions, creative agencies, or simply an accounting software, you're part of a business ecosystem. How can you maximize those relationships, or ensure that you can survive even if they fail? That's what we're thinking about with this week's stories. Food for thought below!
Here's a rundown:
Read: The CBD business is supposed to explode, but selling it online is still a mess (The New Consumer)
Small business owners, in food or otherwise, are often at the mercy of vendors like payment processors. This puts the bigger players at a strong advantage, and in an industry like CBD, the little guys could be gone before they get the chance to take off. What's a hemp-obsessed maker to do?
Listen: Delivering Like Amazon with Casey Armstrong (Well Made Podcast)
If you've never listened to Lumi's great podcast, Well Made, this episode is the perfect place to start. ShipBob CMO Casey Armstrong explains what exactly a 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) company does, why your business might need one, and how to find one. Thinking about outsourcing your fulfillment? Listen here first.
Use: FDA implements new dietary supplement ingredient advisory list (IFT)
Last week, the FDA released the "Dietary Supplement Ingredient Advisory List." This new digital tool informs consumers and producers about supplement ingredients that the FDA thinks are being marketed unlawfully. If you're in the supplements or nutraceuticals business, you'll want these email alerts.
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You may be a solo entrepreneur, but your business still depends on other entities to thrive. Whether you use payment processors, 3PL solutions, creative agencies, or simply an accounting software, you're part of a business ecosystem. How can you maximize those relationships, or ensure that you can survive even if they fail? That's what we're thinking about with this week's stories. Food for thought below!
Here's a rundown:
Read: The CBD business is supposed to explode, but selling it online is still a mess (The New Consumer)
Small business owners, in food or otherwise, are often at the mercy of vendors like payment processors. This puts the bigger players at a strong advantage, and in an industry like CBD, the little guys could be gone before they get the chance to take off. What's a hemp-obsessed maker to do?
Listen: Delivering Like Amazon with Casey Armstrong (Well Made Podcast)
If you've never listened to Lumi's great podcast, Well Made, this episode is the perfect place to start. ShipBob CMO Casey Armstrong explains what exactly a 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) company does, why your business might need one, and how to find one. Thinking about outsourcing your fulfillment? Listen here first.
Use: FDA implements new dietary supplement ingredient advisory list (IFT)
Last week, the FDA released the "Dietary Supplement Ingredient Advisory List." This new digital tool informs consumers and producers about supplement ingredients that the FDA thinks are being marketed unlawfully. If you're in the supplements or nutraceuticals business, you'll want these email alerts.
Our newsletter subscribers get our Reading Roundup delivered right to their inbox. Join them!
You may be a solo entrepreneur, but your business still depends on other entities to thrive. Whether you use payment processors, 3PL solutions, creative agencies, or simply an accounting software, you're part of a business ecosystem. How can you maximize those relationships, or ensure that you can survive even if they fail? That's what we're thinking about with this week's stories. Food for thought below!
Here's a rundown:
Read: The CBD business is supposed to explode, but selling it online is still a mess (The New Consumer)
Small business owners, in food or otherwise, are often at the mercy of vendors like payment processors. This puts the bigger players at a strong advantage, and in an industry like CBD, the little guys could be gone before they get the chance to take off. What's a hemp-obsessed maker to do?
Listen: Delivering Like Amazon with Casey Armstrong (Well Made Podcast)
If you've never listened to Lumi's great podcast, Well Made, this episode is the perfect place to start. ShipBob CMO Casey Armstrong explains what exactly a 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) company does, why your business might need one, and how to find one. Thinking about outsourcing your fulfillment? Listen here first.
Use: FDA implements new dietary supplement ingredient advisory list (IFT)
Last week, the FDA released the "Dietary Supplement Ingredient Advisory List." This new digital tool informs consumers and producers about supplement ingredients that the FDA thinks are being marketed unlawfully. If you're in the supplements or nutraceuticals business, you'll want these email alerts.
Our newsletter subscribers get our Reading Roundup delivered right to their inbox. Join them!
