Running a small business is a journey, filled with great decisions and big mistakes. Our winners candidly share their worst mistakes and smartest strategies, and what they learned from both.

Fat Toad Farm won the 2014 FedEx Small Business Grant Contest. See their story and get your own story ready for the 2015 contest.

Running a small business is a journey, filled with great decisions and big mistakes. Our winners candidly share their worst mistakes and smartest strategies, and what they learned from both.

Getting retail distribution is half of the battle. Now you have to move those products off the store shelves. Our FedEx Small Business Grant Contest winners offer their tips for creating consumer demand in retail.

The sisters who founded Mushmina tell their story, how they built their fair trade accessory company, its impact on women in Morocco, and what’s happened since winning the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest. Check back for updates.

The O’Neill sisters dreamed of creating a fair trade accessory company with a higher purpose. Find out how Mushmina is bringing new opportunity to women in Morocco through its Flying Camel Workshop and Training Center. 

The founder of Fat Toad Farm tells her family’s story, how they built their goat’s milk caramel business, and what’s happened since winning the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest’s grand prize. Check back for updates.

When times get tough, every entrepreneur needs a little boost to keep on going. Our FedEx Small Business Grant Contest winners share their stories; recounting the words, the actions and inspirations that let them know they were on the right path.

Vanessa Hughes has always had a sweet tooth, but the birth of her daughter prompted her to seek out a candy store with cleaner, more organic options. When she couldn’t find one, this Small Business Grant Contest winner decided to start her own.

Unemployed product developer Scott Loeser wondered why no one made leather accessories that featured the unique animal brand—and decided to create a company that did. Follow Marked’s journey as this young company moves from efficiency apartment to growing American business.

After volunteering with artisans in Morocco, two sisters discovered their true calling. Meet the women behind Mushmina, and find out how this FedEx Small Business Grant winner is changing lives by bringing fair trade accessories to a waiting world.                                    

Running a small business is a journey, filled with great decisions and big mistakes. Our FedEx Small Business Grant Contest Winner candidly shares their worst mistakes and smartest business strategies, and what they learned from both.

Running a small business is a journey, filled with great decisions and big mistakes. Our FedEx Small Business Grant Contest Winner candidly shares their worst mistakes and smartest business strategies, and what they learned from both.

Running a small business is a journey, filled with great decisions and big mistakes. Our FedEx Small Business Grant Contest Winner candidly shares their worst mistakes and smartest business strategies, and what they learned from both.

Marked™ co-owners and makers believed their leather accessories were something special, and were willing to go without salaries until they made the business work. That first real sale to a total stranger was the sign that they were on the right track.          

Nicole Snow, owner of Darn Good Yarn, tells how she was able to generate profit from her yarn distribution center with the help of FedEx shipping solutions and her FedEx Account Representative.  By using international shipping, Nicole built a global supply chain.

Learn how the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest helped these two small businesses expand their operations, acquire new customers and make some unexpected connections. Plus, see how the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest could help your business.

Running a small business is a journey, filled with great decisions and big mistakes. Our FedEx Small Business Grant Contest Winner candidly shares their worst mistakes and smartest business strategies, and what they learned from both.

Phillip Ashley Chocolates was named one of the Top 100 in the recent 2014 Small Business Grant Contest.  In this video, Phillip discusses his unique business; including inspiration, production and shipping.  He also tells how he uses FedEx to ship his product.

An unknown customer helped Pig of the Month BBQ get a spot on Good Morning America; an event that took this start-up to stardom in just two months.

Product marketing doesn’t have to be expensive. Our FedEx Small Business Grant Contest winners share their tips and techniques for getting retail distribution, gaining customers and building their brand on shoestring budgets.   

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So you want your business to be more successful in the coming years. You've made it a goal. A resolution. Now how will you make it happen? Start by turning it into a SMART goal. Simply, a SMART goal is Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic and Track-able.

Following their mission to "help Americans start, build and grow businesses," the SBA provides access to many of the key tools and resources you need to run your business. The SBA can help take small businesses to the next level with free resources and tools.

Turns out there are concrete secrets to entrepreneurial success, whether you're a start-up or an established venture. For the most part, it comes down to growing smartly and not letting growth overwhelm you. So says Edward Hess, professor of business administration.

Find the information and resources you need to start or grow your small business.

Like many small business owners, you might be thinking you have to make a big splash to be profitable internationally. Truth is, a more modest entry can mean big rewards. Consider testing the waters first. Learn how to begin building a business strategy.

From first read to follow-through, learn how to optimize your response to an RFP and give yourself the best chance to win. 

When LinkedIn went live in 2003, it made its mark as a place for professionals to network and job hunt. People signed up, posted their resumes and waited for good things to happen. Now the social networking site is evolving into a robust tool for helping businesses.

Gauging the performance of your products and services in the eyes of customers and employees can give your business a competitive edge. And you can make it easy. From social media to online surveys, options abound for discovering what people think of your business.

Whether supervising trainee pilots from Memphis to Japan or teaching in a high-tech simulator, Brad Harden’s job is to make every flight a soaring success.

Use these 5 tips to design banners that bring in business. Online printing at FedEx Office makes attracting attention easy.

You’d like to help everyone — so how do you choose who to support with your time and money?

Find new customers through the chamber of commerce.

After the business plan and funding are ready, your first month is crucial — so keep this business start-up checklist handy.

These days, small businesses can turn to larger outlets to reach more customers. Amazon.com, eBay® — even Craigslist — have become a place for small businesses to get in front of more buyers. Add to that your own online storefront, and the world really is your oyster.

Your business communications speak volumes about your company. Why stop at ordinary when extraordinary will get you noticed? Select the right look and feel for your projects from a variety of design options.

Thanks to ample cross-border trade opportunities, expanding your market reach into Canada makes good business sense.

Looking for a way to minimize your carbon footprint? Want to improve the environmental impact of shipping? We can help. The FedEx Envelope is now embossed with a message: "EarthSmart. FedEx carbon-neutral envelope shipping." It’s part of a FedEx sustainability program.

Ready to help your small business increase its sales? Here are five simple steps that can help you get started. Start with showing your customers that your faster. We’ll show you how. Plus, offer customers faster delivery options. Check out the article to learn more.

A soybean is a commodity, and so are all the products and services you sell. Virtually everything clients need or want today has been commoditized. The only thing that differentiates you from competitors today is the way customers feel about doing business with you.

Use these four easy steps to print flyers, posters, signs and banners. Even make presentations with online printing. Check it out.