Many businesses have been born from hobbies, and it’s the path to a fulfilling career for many entrepreneurs. While starting your own business can be intimidating, the efforts are often rewarding. Yet, there’s nothing small about being a small business owner. By shouldering the immense task of becoming a business owner, not only are you […]
While the internet can make the world a very big place, it can also make it a very cramped one as a business owner. The COVID pandemic has squeezed businesses out, but it’s also squeezed most of them online and on apps. This has opened new opportunities but also means your competitive niche has become […]
This article originally appeared in the Worcester Business Journal on January 25th, 2021. When hearing the term “small business,” you probably envision a decades-old hardware store or that North End restaurant you order takeout from once a week. However, other small business owners and I are finding out the hard way there is an exploitive […]
This article originally appeared in the Worcester Business Journal on April 27th, 2020. When I started to write this at the beginning of March, this article was about the need for the genuine human connection that businesses need to maintain with those in their network, from partners to communities. Now, in a world of social […]
2020 has been one hell of a year, so we’ve been looking forward to the 2020 Worcester Business Journal’s Book of Lists as one of the few rays of sunshine in an otherwise difficult year. The WBJ did not disappoint, with Vision ranking as a 10 Top Marketing Agency of Central Massachusetts and – in […]
We’ve been women-owned and -operated for more than 20 years since our CEO Laura DiBenedetto started the business from her dorm room in Becker College, and now with our COO Julia Becker Collins at the helm. However, we just took our business to the next level by getting our Women Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification.
Since the beginning of March, we’ve been helping our clients plan for when the Coronavirus pandemic started shutting down the East Coast. We’ve worked with small businesses to get websites and social media statements in a timely and transparent matter, as well as with restaurants to brace for the impact and mitigate it with new […]
Small businesses have been scaling back their operations and temporarily closing their physical locations due to consumers staying home as a result of the pandemic. Without their patronage, small businesses are left with limited options when it comes to generating income. Fortunately, with the surrounding communities coming together and the benefits of the digital age, […]
A little over a week ago, Vision Advertising moved to work remotely. For us as a primarily digital marketing agency, it was a reasonably smooth transition with our work-from-home guidelines and tools already well established. Now, with the new orders from Governor Baker, we’re helping more and more of our clients not only continue to […]
In the face of the coronavirus (aka COVID-19), we’re seeing unwelcome changes in the US in response to the crisis. Panic buying and hoarding, misinformation, and state orders are disrupting normal life and businesses. More than any of the above, the biggest issue facing your business right now is uncertainty. Your staff isn’t sure if […]