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March is a time to honor the architects of change, the women who looked at "the way things are" and decided to build something better. In the male-dominated world of beverage alcohol, few people embody that spirit of architectural rebellion quite like Katey “Bunny” Rafanello.

Small retailers face many challenges as the market grows and technology advances, including rising costs and improved competition. AI tools can make it easier for retailers to compete in the new business market by allowing them to use the same resources as industry giants. AI enhances the customer experience while making a small retailer's operations smarter and more efficient.

This tension between stability and agility is one of the defining struggles of business modernization. Companies want to innovate quickly, but they can’t afford to disrupt the core systems that manage their inventory, supply chains and transactions. So how can these businesses move forward? The solution can be found in low-code development.

Big-box retailers have long leveraged technology to streamline operations, engage customers and drive sales. Today, many smaller, independent retailers – like jewelers and pet store owners – are following suit as technology, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), is hitting Main Street.

Digital marketing tools provider Constant Contact just released its latest Small Business Now Report, “The State of Small Business Marketing.” The study reveals a growing gap between the effort SMBs are putting into marketing and their confidence that those efforts are driving meaningful business results.

The global CBD market is a multi-billion-dollar industry. Ready to take advantage of this growing market, Julie Dunnwald now offers her own CBD products line. Beginning in the early 2000’s as Rockin’ Coffee, the brand now sells select CBD products as well as coffee, including powders, topicals, gummies and tinctures.

At a time when the alcohol-free beverage market is flooded with different options, brands are vying to stand out on shelves. Stursi’s secret? Having unrivaled flavor. Sisters and co-founder Livv and Lexx Mills describe the good and the bad with their push to market in this tell-all article.

Officially launching in February 2025, Geneba Tequila is one of the few tequilas created by an African American woman and distilled with women in mind. Founder IngridLaVon shares her story with us on how she launched her brand and its rapid rise to fame.

Making headlines in 2024 as the youngest female master among the major houses of Cognac at the age of 31, Agathe Boinot has had quite the unconventional journey to her appointment as D’USSÉ cellar master, breaking glass ceilings along her way.

The ‘California Sober’ movement, where individuals swap alcohol for cannabis, functional beverages or simply moderation, is a trend that's here to stay. And with the global alcohol-free beverage market projected to surpass $225 billion by 2030, the question isn’t if this movement will redefine drinking culture, it’s how quickly.