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Small Business Week, National Karaoke Week, Equal Pay Day and Other Dates to Promote in April

And it’s also diamond’s turn as birthstone. Get ready!

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1 year ago

March 27, 2023

INSTORE Staff Instore March 2023 Issue

Apr. 30-May 6 In the 60 years since President John F. Kennedy added the presidential seal of approval to NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, it has never been cooler to operate a small business. Americans seem to better appreciate the diversification, localization and jobs that Main Street businesses bring to their communities. Contact your local chamber to see what events they have planned. SBW is a terrific opportunity to connect with other local business owners to host events to raise your profiles.

1 It’s April, diamond’s turn as birthstone. Kick off anniversary season with an upgrade campaign.

15 Today, 74 days after the start of 2023, the average woman finally catches up to what the average man earned in 2022. On EQUAL PAY DAY, invite your women customers to come in to commiserate and reward themselves “fairly” for their hard work (because society seems in no great hurry to).

16-22 The organizers of NATIONAL KARAOKE WEEK claim the benefits of singing along to synthetic tunes in public are increased self-esteem, stress release, and, when done with the staff, improved bonding through shared experience. What are you waiting for! “It was a rock lobster. Rock lobster!”

Looking for a Seamless Sale? Call Wilkerson

After almost 60 years in business, Breakiron Jewelers in Erie, Pennsylvania, was closing its doors. And the store’s owner, Linda Breakiron, was ready for it. She had run the store as its sole owner since the beginning of the millennium and was looking forward to a change. Of course, she called Wilkerson. Breakiron talked to other jewelers who had used Wilkerson and was satisfied with their response. “They always had positive feedback,” she recalls. With the sales, marketing and even additional inventory that Wilkerson provided, Breakiron insists she could never have accomplished her going-out-of-business sale without Wilkerson’s help. She’s now ready for the journey ahead, but looking back, she’d be sure to recommend Wilkerson. “They just made the whole process very seamless.”