Social Media Tips for Small Business

By Melissa Flynn As the leader of a chamber of commerce for almost nine years, the number one thing I heard from small business was that they didn’t have the time or budget to concentrate on marketing. Most said that they weren’t ready for it. That was usually followed up by comments such as, “We’ve been in our location for over 2 years but people still come in all the time asking if we just opened.” Social media is great tool for small business owners. There is a small independent gift shop on the north side of Chicago that consistently posted fun new items on Facebook that came into the store.  After about a year, a magazin…