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911 For You and Your Small Business

911 for Your Small Business

Get paper and pencil and get ready to take a lot of notes as we are going to have an intense session on how to protect yourself and your bike shop financially during the COVID-19 challenge. We will show you how to get cash into your business…
Online Service Scheduling

Online Service Scheduling to Manage Interaction During COVID-19

Online Service Scheduling can help you manage interaction during this time. Neil Macc, VP Network Development of Beeline Connect, will share an overview of the new, free Beeline Connect Schedule software. Want to allow your customers to see…
Key Communication Strategies During the COVID-19 Crisis

Key Communication Strategies During the COVID-19 Crisis

Now is the time to work on your key communication strategies for your business. Kristin Carpenter, CEO, and Founder of Verde Brand Communications and host of the Channel Mastery podcast will share a communications framework created to empower…
Maximize your Return on Digital and Email Marketing

Maximize your Return on Digital and Email Marketing

Join the NBDA and Firedrum Email Marketing for a discussion on how you can maximize your return with digital and email marketing.  Topics to include: Local digital marketing and how Google displays certain keywords, like "bike shop" or…
RIDES - The Art of Selling Service Contracts

R.I.D.E.S. (Ride It Daily Extended Service): The Art of Selling Service Contracts

R.I.D.E.S. (Ride It Daily Extended Service): The art of selling service contracts. You can attach R.I.D.E.S. to between 20% and 70% of every bike you sell. There are definite do’s and don’ts when offering.   Tune in for some “Special…
RIDES - How to Satisfy the Three Reasons you are in Business

R.I.D.E.S. (Ride It Daily Extended Service): How to Satisfy the Three Reasons you are in Business

How to Satisfy the three reasons you are in business: Revenue/Profit for the Sales and Service sides of your business,  Customer Satisfaction, and Customer Retention. Find out how a successful Service Contract program improves your business…
PFB Webinar

Federal Policy Advocacy for Bike Retailers

Get involved with Federal Policy Advocacy specifically for Bicycle Retailers.  PeopleForBikes will host its annual retailer fly-in on March 24-25, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Retailers will help advance federal funding and policies for bike infrastructure…
How to take a gun to a knife fight

How to take a gun to a knife fight – Design tips that’ll give your store an unfair advantage

How’s an independent retail store supposed to compete with the big guys these days? How can I make my own store as engaging as the national brands/stores? And how the heck can I make my store’s brand stand out without spending zillions of…
Going Above & Beyond

Going Above & Beyond with the Bicycle Friendly Business Program

Of course, every bike shop is friendly to bikes and goes above & beyond, but what does it take for a local bike shop to become certified as a Bicycle Friendly Business SM (BFB) by the League of American Bicyclists? Why would a customer choose…
Get a Jumpstart on Holiday Sales

Get a Jumpstart on Holiday Sales

With the holiday season approaching, we will focus on how you can use social media and email marketing to drive customers to your website. There will be a quick refresher on how much online shopping consumers will do this holiday season and…