Radcliff Small Business Alliance, Inc.

09/05/2026

Labor Day weekend is here.

If your business has a Labor Day weekend special, sale, event, promotion, or something else going on, drop it in the comments.

Tell people what you've got going on and where they can find you.

And if you're looking for something to do, eat, buy, or check out this weekend, take a look through the comments and see what local businesses have happening.

Let's help people find some local businesses to support this Labor Day weekend.

09/04/2026

Here's something every business owner probably deals with...

People keep asking the same questions.

1. What are your hours?
2. Where are you located?
3. How much does it cost?
4. Do you offer this?
5. Do you have that?
6. Do I need an appointment?
7. How do I get started?

Now here's the question...

If somebody wants that information right now, how easy is it for them to find?

Sometimes the problem isn't that nobody knows about your business, it's that they can't find the answer they need.

And if they have to hunt through Facebook, scroll through old posts, send you a message, wait for a reply, or just give up... that's a problem worth looking at.

You might not need to rebuild your whole website.

Maybe you just need one simple page, an updated menu, a service list, price sheet or FAQ in your pinned post.

Just something simple that answers the questions people keep asking.

What's the one question you answer over and over again in your business?

09/04/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to our weekly engagement list! 🎉

Don’t forget THIS morning at 8a The Gathering Bakery!

Patricia King,
Tamia James,
Dustin Kiser

09/03/2026

If you own a brick-and-mortar business, here's something worth thinking about...

"When's the last time you looked at your business from the outside like you weren't the owner?"

Seriously... Imagine you've never been there before. You're driving down the road and you see the building.

1. Do you know what the business is?
2. Does it look like it's open?
3. Can you clearly see the entrance?
4. Does the outside look clean and taken care of?
5. Is there trash in the parking lot?
6. Does the grass need cutting?
7. Are the windows clean?
8. Does anything about the building make you curious enough to stop?

And if your business is tucked between other buildings, off the main road, or in an area where everything around you isn't exactly polished... what are you doing to make YOUR place stand out?

This doesn't mean everybody needs to go spend thousands of dollars.

Sometimes it's as simple as cleaning up outside.

_ Freshening up some paint.
_ Putting something in the window.
_ Making your entrance easier to notice.
_ Adding a sign or something that tells people you're open and gives them a reason to walk in.

We spend a lot of time talking about Facebook, websites, Google, and AI but for a brick-and-mortar business, somebody may be driving past your door every single day.

What are they seeing and more importantly...

Would you walk in?

09/02/2026

Yesterday, we asked a simple question...

"Can people find your business, understand what you do, and know what to do next?"

Here's something else to think about, not everything needs a full website.

Sometimes you just need one simple place to send somebody.

- Maybe it's a page explaining one service.
- Maybe it's a menu.
- Maybe it's information about an upcoming event.
- Maybe it's a special offer.
- Maybe it's a simple presentation, flyer, or page that answers the questions people keep asking you.

You don't always need a bunch of bells and whistles, automations, integrations, or a complete website rebuild just to get useful information in front of people.

There are more tools available now than ever to help business owners create simple things themselves.

The important part is figuring out what information your customers actually need... and making it easy for them to find it.

What's one thing people are always asking you about that you wish you had in one simple place?

09/02/2026

Not a member of the Radcliff Small Business Alliance?

You don't have to be one to come join us this Friday for some coffee, juice or whatever at The Gathering Bakery.

But if you're a local business owner, come grab a coffee and meet a few people you may not have crossed paths with yet.

You never know where one conversation might lead.

See you Friday morning at 8, and the link to RSVP is below 👇

You can sit behind your screen all week, send emails, make posts, answer messages, and still wonder why your business isn't making more connections locally.

09/01/2026

Wake up, wake up, it's September 1st and we've got four months left in the year.

Before everybody starts talking about 2027, there are still 121 days left to do something with 2026.

A few days ago, we asked local businesses to share what they have going on. The response gave us a good reminder that there is a lot happening right here in our community.

Businesses offering products and services. Events coming up. New things being built. Things people may not even know are available right around the corner.

And that got us thinking...

Marketing doesn't always mean spending a bunch of money, hiring an agency, rebuilding your entire website, or trying to figure out the latest social media trend.

Sometimes it starts with something much simpler.

_ Can people find you?
_ When they do, can they quickly understand what you do?
_ Do they know what to do next?

September might be a good time to take a look at that so since you've still got four months left in the year....

What's one thing you could do to make it easier for the right people to find your business?

08/31/2026

Yesterday, we asked local businesses to share what they have going on, and 48 comments later, I'd say y'all had a few things to say.

Products. Services. Events. Specials. Businesses working on new things. Businesses people may not have even known were right here in our community.

That's one of the things we like about doing these posts. Sometimes you don't have to look very far to find somebody who does exactly what you've been looking for.

If you haven't checked out the comments yet, go take a look. You might find a local business, product, service, or event you didn't know about.

And as we head into September, make sure you like and follow the Radcliff Small Business Alliance so you don't miss what's happening around the community and what's coming next.

08/30/2026

August is almost over so let’s start September by promoting your business, products, services or events below 👇

08/29/2026

Saturday entrepreneur question…

What’s one thing you wish somebody had told you BEFORE you started your business?

Not the polished advice, the real stuff.

Something you learned the hard way, a mistake you made, something you completely misunderstood about owning a business.

Or maybe something you thought would be easy that turned out to be anything but?

Drop it below cuz somebody else in our local business community might be dealing with that exact same thing right now.