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Rachel Blakely-Gray

As Patriot's Content Manager, Rachel is responsible for planning and creating useful, actionable content for Patriot’s marketing department.

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Patriot’s Picks: The Best Small Business Articles

Here are the best small business articles we read in July. We hope you find this advice for business owners as interesting and useful as we did.

Patriot’s Picks: The Best Small Business Articles

Here are our top article picks for the month of May. We hope you find them as useful and interesting as we did.

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Relax, Recharge, & Wine Down at Flights

Kelsey Daniels co-owns Flights Wine Bar with her husband, Kent. Flights Wine Bar, located in Bend, Oregon, went from pipe dream to reality after Daniels quit her job in film production to pursue her passion.

How to Adopt a Social Media Policy for Employees That Defines Roles & Sets Boundaries

Over 70% of adults in the U.S. use social media. And among businesses with over 100+ employees, 92.1% of U.S. marketers use social media. With such high social media usage nationwide, businesses can benefit from having guidelines in place. So if you don’t have one already, it’s time to implement a social media policy for […]

6 Office Design Ideas [+ Tips] to Take Productivity Up a Notch

The key to productivity is engagement, consistency, focus, organization, and … design? Actually, yes. An employee’s happiness goes hand in hand with productivity. And as we all know, it’s the little things in life.

Patriot’s Picks: The Best Small Business Articles

Here are our top article picks for the month of April. We hope you find them as useful and interesting as we did.

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Be Your Best Vacation Self Year-round With Tropical Envy Boutique

Ashley LaBarre is the owner of Tropical Envy Boutique. From resort-style clothes to artisan jewelry, the boutique offers everything you need to feel like you’re on vacation year-round.

Patriot’s Picks: The Best Small Business Articles

Here are our top article picks from the month of January. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we did.

Texas-based Heartisans Marketplace collage featuring the marketplace, Julee Rachels, and volunteers

Texas-based Heartisans Marketplace Is Where the Heart Is

Julee Rachels is the CEO and Founder of Heartisans Marketplace, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Longview, Texas. Heartisans provides underserved women with job-readiness training and essential skills through its Job-Readiness Program, which is funded by sales from the Marketplace and donations.

What Is SWOT Analysis? It’s Time to Get to Know Your Business

How well do you know your business’s strengths and weaknesses? What about your opportunities and threats? If you’re coming up short on answers, you need to conduct a SWOT analysis. So, what is SWOT analysis?