I’m Lisa Sicard, founder of Inspire To Thrive.
Small Biz Tipster is my dedicated space for straightforward, no-nonsense tips that help small business owners grow smarter and faster. Voted in the Top 100 Small Business Blogs by Feedspot for 2025 and 2026, and with over 30 years of hands-on digital marketing experience, I share simple strategies here so you can save time on social media, attract more customers, and focus on what you love — running your business. Through Inspire To Thrive, I also provide social media management, training, and consultations.

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Elements Determine How Successful Business Growth Will Be

Taking your business from idea to profitable entity sounds like a linear process. You put one foot in front of the other and keep going, building on the successful business growth you’ve already found. But in reality, the expansion process involves a lot of work and back-and-forth. It’s not simple and clear-cut, and anything could

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How To Choose The Right Office Seating Options For Your Office

Don’t underestimate the importance of office seating. You need many kinds of seating options throughout your office—and some are better than others. The wrong seating choices can lead to issues like permanent employee discomfort, which often leads to time off work. Inadequate seating can make your office look terrible and create bad first impressions.  It’s

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Connect with Small Business Wholesale Suppliers: 5 Strategies

No business is an island. At some point, our firm will need to rest on another brand, service, and product to offer our value and curate our audience. This stretches farther and more expansively than we could clearly lay out. After all, how can you read business advice online? This article, like many others, comes from

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Business Stagnation – 5 Best Ways To Fix Your Stagnant Biz

For the past four years or so, simply surviving has been enough. However,  business stagnation cannot last indefinitely. Learn what business stagnation is and how you can fix it. You’re allowing the competition to gain an edge when you’re not moving forward. As such, finding ways to get things back on track should be an

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