Low Cost Marketing for New Small Businesses

Start-up professional-service businesses need customers fast, but at the same time have limited marketing funds. A few small business owners share what they found to be effective, yet low cost, marketing campaigns.

Marketing is a primary concern for new professional-services firms. A recent Kabbage^® survey showed more business owners wished they’d spent more money on marketing in years one through four in business than those who wished they’d spent more on payroll, rent, inventory and equipment combined.

But how can you market effectively given the fragility of your budget in those early years?

We spoke to several Kabbage customers about low-cost marketing ideas and tips that have paid major returns for them. —Kabbage