Full disclosure: I’m something of a Groupon groupie. Like a Pavlovian dog, I salivate when the emails pop up in my inbox—alluring messages promising 50-percent, 60-percent, even 80-percent discounts ...
Judging by the experiences of some small business owners, Groupon has tremendous make-or-break power. A daily deal from Groupon can turn a business around, in ways that are good or, possibly, deadly.