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Owner Toni Rose beside her bright red Little Rosie Flower Truck with buckets of seasonal blooms displayed in the truck bed.

Building a Business with Intention: Little Rosie Flower Truck

Meet the woman behind Little Rosie Flower Truck and discover how she grew a thriving small business rooted in intention and community.

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5 Product Marketing Tips for small businesses

5 Product Marketing Tips for Small Businesses

Discover product marketing tips and simple strategies to help your small business promote products, attract customers, and increase sales.

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Fragrance oil bottles, wax flakes, and labeled jar candles used in candle making.

CandleScience and the Science of Candle Making

Behind the scenes of a candle-making powerhouse If you’ve ever poured a candle with dreams of turning it into a business, you know there’s more to it than wax and fragrance. Behind many growing candle brands is a reliable supplier…

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Business travel professional in a yellow suit working on a laptop at an airport terminal, with a carry-on suitcase beside them, preparing for an organized business trip.

Plan, Pack, Prepare: 3 Ways to Get Organized for a Business Trip

Get organized for your next business trip with Avery. Discover practical business travel organization tips to stay prepared and confident.

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Stack of colorful business cards with orange illustrations and a QR code, showing a modern custom business card design for a small business.

Are Business Cards Still Relevant? For My Small Business, Yes

After years of selling at events and conventions, my perspective changed. Here’s why business cards still work in a digital-first world.

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Two-sided business card design featuring a QR code on the front and a logo on the back.

How to Create a QR Code for a Business Card (Step-by-Step)

Get easy-to-follow instructions as I walk through adding a QR code to a complete business card for free. Step-by-step with pictures.

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How to pick the right font for labels

How to Pick the Right Font for Your Product Labels

Not sure which font to use on product labels? Learn how to choose readable, on-brand fonts that work at small sizes and across materials.

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Flat lay of vintage Avery packaging from the mid-20th century arranged on a light tan background. The collection includes early adhesive label boxes, a label dispenser package, name badges, gum tack adhesive, and a marketing pamphlet, all featuring retro Avery logos and period graphic design. Some original sticker and label products remain inside the packaging, illustrating the early history of labels and stickers.

The Amazing History of Labels: When Were Stickers Invented?

From ancient Egyptian tags to the invention of self-adhesive labels, explore the fascinating history of labels and discover when stickers were first invented.

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Organized desk workspace with a pegboard wall, clear acrylic organizers holding pens and supplies, labeled folders and drawers, and rolls of stickers stored neatly within reach

How to Organize Your Desk: 7 Easy Ideas to Stay Focused

Find the focus in your workflow. Try 7 simple desk organization ideas—from paperwork systems to label storage—to help you start today.

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10 Ways to Use Stickers to Promote Your Business

Check out 10 ways to promote your business with custom stickers. Order branded, cool or funny stickers to help market your business.

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How to Make Stickers

This step-by-step guide shows you how easy it is to make stickers that you can have professionally printed or print yourself.

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Helpful Guide with Easy Tips for How to Print Cards

Step-by-step tips for printing cards, postcards, and folded designs at home. Learn alignment tricks, postcard orientation, and how to get great results with Avery tools.

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Printable DIY holiday gift tags tied to candle jars, showing how custom gift tags can be printed and used for handmade products or gifts.

How to Make Gift Tags: Easy Tips for DIY Success

Learn how to make polished, personalized gift tags using Avery templates and tools—perfect for holidays, events, or small business packaging.

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Stickers vs labels Image shows one of each and the difference

Stickers vs. Labels – Which One Do You Need?

Understanding the differences between labels and stickers When it comes to stickers and labels, many people think they’re interchangeable. But while both are sticky and share similar materials, their purposes and applications set them apart. Stickers are designed to stand…

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shelf life of stickers and labels with image of labels and stickers in storage

Shelf Life of Stickers and Labels

How long do labels and stickers last? Did you know that stickers and labels have a shelf life? If you’ve ever stored unused stickers or labels for too long, you may have noticed that their adhesive doesn’t stick as well,…

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