In the vast landscape of American commerce, small businesses play a pivotal role, making up a staggering 99.9% of all businesses across the United States. Interestingly, these small businesses are often run by a lone solopreneur. Eight out of 10 small businesses have...

The holiday season is just around the corner—and businesses are gearing up for increased sales, foot traffic, and new revenue. This flurry of holiday activity provides the perfect opportunity to introduce a new offering. Specifically, a service that allows your...

Retail and Relationships: Reaping Real Results AMBC 2023 Regional Event In Niagara Falls, NY September 8 - September 10, 2023 Registration is Now Open!   Pricing is as follows:$199.00 - for AMBC Members$249.00 - for Non-Members   Accommodations DoubleTree by...

2424Paper and Pallets: a Path to Profit AMBC 2023 Regional Event In Springfield, OH June 9 - June 11, 2023 Registration is Now Open!   Pricing is as follows:$199.00 - Registration for AMBC Members$249.00 - Registration for non-members   Accommodations...

Marketing, Mailboxes, and Mochas AMBC 2023 Regional Event Registration is now open! Pricing is as follows:$199.00 Early Bird Registration for AMBC Members$299.00 Early Bird Registration for non-members Please join AMBC at Board Chair Norman Froscher and his wife Lisa...

The average cost to generate a lead in the business services industry is $87, compared to the all-industry average of $40. Finding customers can be an expensive cost to bear, especially for a small business. When you partner with Anytime Mailbox, you spend $0 on...

The holiday season means big business for porch pirates. 👀 In 2022 alone, 260 million packages disappeared from porches across America. This is a 50 million increase from last year’s count. Millions of packages moving across the country this holiday season are a...

Thank you to AMBC Trusted Supplier Anytime Mailbox for sharing this guest blog post: 5 Ways MBCs Can Improve Their Online Presence Your brand’s online presence is a huge step in boosting sales and conversions. Your brick-and-mortar storefront needs to have a robust...

Foam Free NY, a New York State initiative banning expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam food containers and loose fill packaging, will take effect on January 1, 2022. According to https://on.ny.gov/FoamFreeNY, all "packing peanuts or other void-filling, loose fill packing...

AMBC was looking forward to sponsoring and attending The 2021 Visionary Summit this October in St. Louis. However, after it was announced that Retail Shippers Expo would take place in Dallas on the weekend before the scheduled summit, the AMBC board and staff felt it...

Dear AMBC Members, Our April 24th online certified packing class is filling up fast, but there are still a few spots available! AMBC Certified Professional Packing Course Taught Live on Zoom Saturday, April 24th 3:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. EDT This five-hour course will...

Dear AMBC Members, FedEx has shared an update regarding their money-back guarantees: April 9th, 2021 Due to the impact of COVID-19, we suspended our money-back guarantee for all FedEx Express®, FedEx Ground®, FedEx Freight® and FedEx Office® services worldwide...

Dear AMBC Members, You’ve asked for it and we’re making it happen! AMBC will be teaching its newly revamped certified professional packing course via Zoom on Saturday, March 27th, from 3:30 – 8:30 p.m. EDT. In the past, AMBC has offered its certified courses...

Help! I need somebody. by Norman Froscher Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone. Help! I don’t know that the Beatles wrote their song “Help!” with a small business owner in mind, but the lyrics definitely feel spot on sometimes....

Gratitude Journal Helps Island Ship Center Team Count Their Blessings by Larry Austin The entire team at the Island Ship Center on Grand Island is enjoying a new year’s gift from company owners Seema and Fahim Mojawalla: gratitude journals. Called "Okay, Fine. I'm...

A New Vision by Marty Johnson The year that turned the world upside down has finally—finally—come to an end. And we’re all completely spent. Exhausted. Confused. Broken down. 2020 was touted by many as “the year of perfect vision.” As the year began, we had such hope...

In a membership-wide election earlier this year, two exceptional AMBC Members who had been nominated to serve on the AMBC volunteer board of directors were elected by their peers. Please join us in congratulating Mary Bray and Crysta Reeves on their election to the...

Pandemic Pivot by Norman Froscher There’s no doubt that 2020 has thrown the entire world a major curveball. COVID-19 has impacted us all in varying degrees, some of which are still being discovered even as we are halfway through the year. The last few months have had...

In Service to You: Being a Board Member by Steve Dick A little over two years ago, I was approached about serving on the board of directors for AMBC. I was caught totally by surprise and had many mixed feelings. I was proud that I would even be considered, concerned...

It's that time again! The AMBC Board of Directors is in need of one or two more AMBC Members to come on board and help steer our organization. As a member-run non-profit organization, AMBC is guided by its member-nominated and member-elected board of directors. Board...