Stuart Blake

Stuart Blake

Stuart Blake is vice president of sales and customer success at BlueVine, a leading provider of working capital financing to small and medium-sized businesses.

He leads a diverse team of 50+ to help businesses meet their financing needs. Before his four year tenure at BlueVine, Stu led training initiatives at OnDeck where he worked directly with a 180 person sales team.

August 14, 2019 The Business of Back-to-School: How Your Retail Business Can Make the Most of the Shopping Surge

Every year, the beginning of August marks the start of back-to-school (BTS) shopping for students and their parents. With an average of $519 expected to be spent per child, according to Deloitte, the BTS season is second only to the Q4 holiday shopping season. BTS provides an enormous opportunity for even the smallest businesses to…

November 21, 2018 How to Get Your Business Financially Ready for the Holidays in 5 Steps

Having worked with small businesses for more than a decade, one thing is clear to me: holidays can be a big deal for entrepreneurs. For retailers, they’re the craziest and busiest time of the year. This year’s holiday season promises to be a big one. Holiday sales this year are expected to jump 5 percent…

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