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Small Business Saturday

To support some of our local small businesses who took part in a Christmas Bazaar at one of our Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina properties this week, we invite you to help us continue to spread the love for these business owners by shopping with them online. You can share a little bit of the North Carolina entrepreneurial spirit no matter where you live and work.

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day

Spotlight on Women-Owned Businesses. We wanted to take a few minutes to recognize some of our local female-owned mobile vendors. Please make a point to support your locally-owned women’s businesses this Friday to support female entrepreneurism.

Spotlight on Veteran-owned Businesses

In recognition of Veterans Day, MOBLZ would like to take this opportunity to spotlight some local Veteran-owned mobile businesses in our area. Seek out a Veteran-owned business in your area by searching online for something like “veteran owned food truck (your city)” or using VeteranOwnedBusiness.com, and support them tomorrow. Make sure you wish them a happy Veterans Day and thank them for the great service they provided to our country!

Alertz - The MOBLZ Announcement System

As property managers, we have a lot of responsibilities – particularly around doing what we can to keep our tenants safe and informed. What do you do? How are you going to contact all of your tenants to let them know of a potential problem? Should everyone work remotely this morning?

Mobile Vendor Horror Stories

Go ahead and admit it; you had to go buy another bag of candy because you've already eaten one of the big bags you bought to give to all the little kids! Also, anyone else willing to admit that they actually LIKE candy corn? Anyone? OK, enough talk about candy. Who's ready for some scary stories?

Questions Property Managers Should Ask Before Booking a Mobile Business

As a property manager who is responsible for booking mobile amenities for your property, you may use social media to stay up to date on trends. While checking your explore page you notice one of the new local trucks has gone viral. Once that happens you may be flooded with requests from your tenants to book this truck. Before you make that decision, there are some factors to consider. Below are some questions to ask to help you decide whether to move forward or not.

How MOBLZ Can Help You With Mobile Amenities and Events

In this week’s NEWZ, we wanted to provide some tips on helping create successful relationships with mobile vendors and how working with MOBLZ can help you find the vendors you need to build better tenant relationships. We are here for you and willing to help.

Dos and Dont's for Mobile Businesses

We decided to ask some local business owners and operators for their tips on what to do and what not do in getting a mobile business up and running. As property managers, understanding some of the challenges or points of concern for your mobile service providers can be extremely helpful when trying to put together your own food truck rotations, schedule mobile services for your properties, or planning events that incorporate mobile vendors.

How to have a Socially Distanced Halloween Event

Covid-19 affects many day-to-day aspects of our lives. It has also forced property managers to think creatively about traditional property events. With a little bit of creative thinking and cooperation of your tenants, you can have a great socially-distanced Halloween event at your property with employees that are on site or working from home. Below are some of our favorite suggestions for making the spooky days safe and fun!