Life at Butter Lane Cupcakes in New York City

02 Jun

Shop Local: It’s Smart Economics

June 2, 2015
By lisaliu

Today I'm loving this idea from the American Independent Business Alliance. An impactful way to illustrate how shopping local supports ...

02 Jun

blog

Welcome to Pam’s Butter Lane Blog

June 2, 2015
By pam nelson

Get ready, because I've got a LOT to say about Small Biz. We built Butter Lane from scratch, made every dumb mistake in the book...but ...

05 May

Butter Lane, cold calling

How NOT to Sell to Me at Butter Lane

May 5, 2015
By pam nelson

Cold call the store, or better yet, walk in the door without an appt. (Would you really do this to someone in an office?) Ask m...

02 May

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Say it Ain’t So, Bluebell!!

June 2, 2015
By lisaliu

So sad to hear today about Blue Bell layoffs! Too many people don't understand the impact on workers (1500 people!) and local domino e...

02 Apr

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The hysteria over the pizza shop owner in Indiana makes me sad.

May 5, 2015
By pam nelson

Today we hear that he's had to close his shop because of the backlash to his anti-gay-marriage stance. Even though I think that was a b...

31 Mar

overtime

Let’s talk about overtime.

May 5, 2015
By pam nelson

As a reminder, it’s “time+1/2” for over 40 hours/week in NY state. In a healthy economy – I get it. It’s a nice bonus to someone who pu...

19 Mar

restaurants

How many restaurants pay in cash?

May 5, 2015
By pam nelson

Most do, is the quick answer, for a million reasons. Any restaurant owner will tell you that undocumented workers are the backbone of a...

17 Mar

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Should a job at my bakery support a family?

May 5, 2015
By pam nelson

Six months ago, I would have said no. I think this is at the heart of the minimum wage debate. I felt, as many opponents felt, that a ...

16 Mar

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Sell First

May 5, 2015
By pam nelson

Exactly!! My mantra is SELL first. So many tools now; you don’t need debt. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/244171

26 Jan

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Small Businesses WINNING

May 5, 2015
By pam nelson

Small Businesses are winning again" Great article @NewYorker!http://ow.ly/HZ754

18 Sep

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Our new website is here!

May 5, 2015
By pam nelson

We launched our new website last week! Finally. We built this one in Wordpress, which is easier for us to edit and navigate. ...

16 Jul

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We got a new sign!

May 5, 2015
By pam nelson

We got a new sign and awning at Butter Lane East Village! This is the kind of thing that can make your whole day as an SBO. I wonder wh...

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