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An ecommerce site is a business. Our Management & Finance category addresses online payments, funding needs, employee issues, merchant profiles, key metrics, multichannel and omnichannel strategies, cross-border analyses, inventory management, accounting topics, sales taxes, and much more.

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Business
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of 2025

December 19, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

What worked in 2025, what didn't, what was painful, and what made it all worth it.
Cross-border Selling
The Top Conversion Barrier in the E.U.

December 16, 2025 • Beata Twardowska

Ecommerce traction in Europe starts with understanding the trust factors shaping the customer journey.
Cross-border Selling
Expat Money CEO on Moving Abroad

December 12, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Why relocate overseas? What are the risks and the rewards? Mikkel Thorup addresses those questions and more.
Inventory
How to Scale a Recommerce Business

December 11, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Profitable selling of used, refurbished, or overstock items requires repeatable systems.
Finance
CFO: Brands Rarely Max Out Meta Ads

December 5, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Abir Syed says creative volume drives ecommerce marketing success, and few merchants have exhausted any channel, much less Meta.
Cross-border Selling
How U.S. Merchants Fail E.U. Consumers

December 1, 2025 • Beata Twardowska

The European Union harmonizes cross-border commerce rules, but it doesn't harmonize the people doing the buying.
Finance
Where Investors See Ecommerce Heading

November 25, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Investors are concentrating on areas they believe will define the next phase of ecommerce.
Finance
Solar Power Developer on Fueling the Grid

November 21, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

How does a company build a solar-generating plant and then sell the electricity? Entrepreneur Chris Elrod explains.
Business
Natural Toothpaste Propels Wellnesse.com

November 14, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Seth Spears once taught consumers how to make their own non-toxic personal care products. Then they asked him for ready-made versions.
Cross-border Selling
Canada Still Works for U.S. Sellers

November 13, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Despite tariffs, taxes, and strikes, Canada remains a growth market for U.S. ecommerce retailers.
Cross-border Selling
Digital Goods Stay Duty-Free

November 11, 2025 • Armando Roggio

The World Trade Organization's tariff moratorium on electronic transmissions is at the heart of modern digital trade.
Business
Etsy Merchant Eyes Shopify, Dual Brands

November 7, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Having launched Festive Gal on Etsy in 2019, Kevlyn Walsh now navigates the platform's constraints.
Business
Batch Cannabis Scales to $50 Million

October 31, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

"Once we dialed in our Meta ads and built a strong creative flywheel, everything took off," says co-founder Andy Gould.
Local Business
How AI Shopping Impacts Main Street Retail

October 26, 2025 • Armando Roggio

AI agents cannot replicate the personal recognition and service of local merchants.
Business
E-Bike Founder’s Path to Purpose

October 24, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Aaron Powell planned to sell Bunch Bikes in 2023. Then he reconsidered.
Inventory
Reshoring Is Supply Chain Flexibility

October 19, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Domestic manufacturing is a practical investment in speed, quality, and demand.
Inventory
Alibaba.com Exec on Suppliers, Tariffs, IP

October 17, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Rah Mahtani, head of U.S. commercial strategy, addresses foreign manufacturers, tariffs, intellectual property protection, and more.
Inventory
Recommerce for the Holidays

October 16, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Testing recommerce during the 2025 holiday allows retailers to gauge performance without a full-scale effort.
Business
Startup Vet Revives Legacy Fitness Brand

October 3, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Jon Shanahan destroys the myth that founders make lousy employees. He transitioned from a business he co-founded to remake a 20-year corporation.
Business
CFO Shifts to Menswear, Egyptian Roots

September 26, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

In 2020, Karim Abed was chief financial officer for Texas-based home builder, but he yearned to launch his own business and reconnect with his heritage.
Fraud Prevention
Visa’s VAMP Could Cost Banks and Merchants

September 18, 2025 • Armando Roggio

The new framework could detect four times more fraud, Visa claims, saving $2.5 billion annually.
Business
36 Ways to Revive an Ecommerce Business

September 12, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Here's how to overcome entrepreneurial doldrums, when a business is seemingly stuck in no growth or worse.
Cross-border Selling
Ecommerce after De Minimis Tariff Exemption

August 31, 2025 • Armando Roggio

What began as a convenience rule in the 1930s grew into a key component of global ecommerce.
Cross-border Selling
Smarter Paths to Global Sales

August 29, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

On-again, off-again tariffs have not lessened cross-border ecommerce opportunities. Passport CEO Alex Yancher shares tactics for profitable international growth.
Shipping & Fulfillment
Fulfillment Compared: Amazon, Walmart, Shopify

August 27, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Ecommerce operators tired of picking, packing, and posting parcels can turn to massive marketplaces and the leading ecommerce platform for help.
Business
The Best Ecommerce Business Model

August 15, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Our podcast host, a successful, decade-long entrepreneur, shares his ideal product and niche.
Payments
New Stablecoin Law May Slash Payment Fees

August 10, 2025 • Armando Roggio

America's new GENIUS Act could lead to billions in annual savings for enterprise retailers that issue their own digital money.
Shipping & Fulfillment
The No-Surprise 3PL Pricing Model

August 1, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

John Melizanis's 3PL, ShipDudes, avoids per-item fees, believing they lead to unexpected, surprise charges.
Business
5 Predictions for 2025 Holiday Shopping

July 27, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Fast delivery, cross-border buying, small business growth, and AI shopping tools will drive a strong holiday season, or at least that's what I predict.
Business
Facebook ‘Megaphone’ Powers D2C Watch Brand

July 25, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

To Nate Lagos, vice president of marketing for watch maker Original Grain, Facebook ads are megaphones to spread the word, not to acquire customers directly.

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