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- Rebuilding a Small Business in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina By Stephen Parezo
Five Fiducial franchisees were right in the thick of things when Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast and are experiencing first hand what it takes to rebuild a small business that has lost everything.As the nearest Fiducial franchisee in the path of Katrina, Richard Drexel of La Place, LA, says he’s doing “as well as can be expected”…
- Modern Clear Coats, Auto Detailers and visit to Lexus of North America By Lance Winslow
We visited Lexus USA, home of the Lexus North America Head Quarters to help us better understand the latest innovations in automotive clear coast. As professional auto detailers we must know our customers cars and finishes. We are continually studying the different materials and automotive finishes on vehicles to determine the best after market a…
- 7 Essentinal Resources for Small Business By Jinger Jarrett
So you want to start a business but you don't have a lot of
money? Start your business online, and it won't be a problem.There are some pretty terrific resources you can use. Some of
them you have to pay for, but they are inexpensive and can get
you started quickly and easily.1. A domain and web hosting. If you want others to see you as a
profess…
- Don't Want Spam with Your Online News and Info..? By Daviyd Peterson
When it comes to cutting edge tech, I know some people feel
that the drum beat to use what's new and improved can get a
little loud and too proud. I still have freinds and acquaintances
who have as yet bought a dvd or dvd player, of course video
ditributors are still banking on them. And I have to confess that
I still have in my possession some 8…
- Starting a Virtual Assistant Business By Audrey Hoffman
If you're organized, smart, capable and willing to work with deadlines, you could start a virtual assistance business and cash in on your skills without having to commit to an employer (you'd be your own boss instead) or the "cube life". A VA (virtual assistant) is basically like an administrative assistant (or whatever duties need to be filled, …
- Bad Regulators Cost Small Businesses By Lance Winslow
When a regulator finds a target to go after to collect fees to insure next years budget, often it is a small business. In fact the definition of a small business includes what normal people might even think of as a medium sized business. Often a Federal Regulator might be a 26-year old kid fresh out of college being supervised by an older regulat…
- Proper Vacuuming Puts the Final Touch on Office Cleaning By Steve Hanson
After emptying the trash and doing the dusting, it is time for vacuuming, that final step to keep your office buildings looking clean and your clients happy. Vacuuming properly does more than just get up the dust and soil particles that can cause permanent staining, discoloration and damage to a building's carpets. It also prolongs the life of …
- One Of The Best New Business Opportunities May Be Right In Your Home - A New Daycare Business By Howard Schwartz
The day care industry is expanding. There are now more than 100,000 licensed child-care centers and 250,000 licensed family day care homes across the United States.The market for day care increases every year as the working mother in society increasingly return to work to contribute financially to the ongoing household expenses. Day care centers …
- Point Of Sale Systems: How to Choose a Dealer to Buy From By Mark Henry
Given that a point of sale (POS) system is critical to your business, choosing a dealer to buy from is a very important decision. In some ways, the dealer is a more critical factor than the actual hardware and software.So how do you zero in on the right dealer? Here are some of the things you should look at.* The dealer’s experience should play a…
- Tell Me The Reasons Why I Should Believe You? By Nick James
Have you ever heard the phrase, 'PREPONDERANCE OF PROOF'?I recently heard it to describe a situation where a person was backed up against a wall (legally speaking) and needed a way out of the mess.The legal guy came in and said, 'I feel we may win this case'. The defendant was furious with his lawyers. I want you to have an abundance, a 'preponde…
- Dynamics of Daylight Savings Time on Service Businesses in the United States By Lance Winslow
The Dynamics of Daylight Savings Time changes the way we live and do business. What are the true dynamics of daylight Savings. It was to improve the efficiency of energy supply and demand issues originally. Does it still work for that purpose. To some degree yes. But, not as much as you think. As a matter of fact until people readjust a little it…
- S Corporation – What Is It? By Richard Chapo
For many small businesses, the “S” corporation is the business entity of choice. The “S” in S corporation refers to a tax designation. All corporations are created the same way under state law. A small business must then chose a tax status, to wit, “C”, “S” or non-profit. Important issues concerning S corporations are covered in this article.C Co…
- Advertising - For Small Businesses (Part 1) By Alan Fairweather
Is it right for you?If you decide to advertise your product
or service then you must ask yourself - "Will potential
customers read this publication and will they take action
having read my ad?"National newspapers - Read by a huge cross section of the
population. If you're inserting a display ad then it would
need to be professionally designed and…
- The Power of Why: Your Psychological Ally To Marketing Success! By Sean D'Souza
Here's why ‘WHY’ is such a profit-making marketing trigger.“Stop taking two and three plates of food,” my mother said to me angrily.I was at a wedding and seven years old. Back then, at a lot of the weddings we used to go to, the food would be pre-served on a plate. I could never get enough of those calorie-ridden platters. Waylaying different wa…
- Does Your Business Need a Toll-Free 800 Number? By Curtis Stevens
Should your business have a toll free number for customers to make sales, service and billing inquirers? The industry began in the early 1970’s and today most customers expect you to have it. Providing a toll free line can bring in a number of benefits to your business.From the customer standpoint, it opens an opportunity to inquire about your …
- Franchise Buyers from Hell By Lance Winslow
I ran a franchise company for many years, a car wash franchise, and we use to get the most ridiculous franchise buyers who thought they wanted a franchise. It seems we had to deal with these Kookoo birds because they have consumer rights and the Federal Trade Commission, which looks over franchising goes out of their way to let these consumers ge…
- Does Your Small Business Marketing Suffer From The Bulldog Effect? By Jennifer McCay
If you're an entrepreneur responsible for your own small business marketing, there's a marketing method you should avoid at all costs, which I've coined the bulldog effect for reasons you will understand shortly. Keep reading to find out if you're guilty of using this technique in your own marketing and learn how to fix it.After a recent weekend …
- Too Many Lawyers in Franchising Today By Lance Winslow
Attorneys and Lawyers are ruining the franchise industry. It is too bad too, because franchising represents over 400,000 businesses in our country and accounts for just over one-third of every consumer dollar spent in this country. By over regulating and over lawyering the industry we are weakening our free markets and suffocating our up and comi…
- The Real Cost of a Free Email Address By Frauke Nonnenmacher
As I’ve mentioned before, trust is the fundamental building block for present and future customer relations for any business, large or small. All your marketing materials should inspire trust in your business – especially if the service or goods you’re providing carry an element of risk.One way of doing this is to make sure that every public aspe…
- How to Compete with the Big Guns?! By Christoph Puetz
Many small business startups fail within the first 2 years of existence. There are several different factors reason for the failure. One reason many entrepreneurs often under estimate the need to find a niche market and to serve it well. Instead of finding the niche market they attack the big guys head on. If you have enough money to throw at 'th…
- How to Start a Vending Machine Business Advice By Tom Laing
How to start a vending machine business? If this has ever been a question in your mind, we will help to make it happen. Yes, we will tell you how to start a vending machine business and be successful. There are lots of people in confusion worrying about how to start a vending machine business. And most of the people who have dreamed about how to …
- Setting Up a Pressure Washer Rig to Clean Concrete By Lance Winslow
Maximum efficiency in the cleaning industry is a key to survival and higher rates of income. The trailer or tuck unit needs to be set up so that you can use a garden hose and external water supply, because you never know when you are going to need one for concrete or other types of jobs. Any new rig should also come with quick releases between t…
- Franchising Companies Relationship Strategies By Lance Winslow
Franchising Corporations need to maintain an iron fist when it comes to certain things in order to maintain absolute integrity of the system; Consistency, Quality, Cleanliness and Customer Courtesy or Service. Ray Kroc in his book; “Grinding it Out” made that point perfectly clear, some called him a hard ass on the details and indeed it served hi…
- The Greatest Challenges the Internet Consultant Faces! By Charlene Rashkow
While there are few career paths that some would call perfect, being a consultant comes pretty close to having it all. Yet while it is one of the best ways to earn a living, there are challenges and pitfalls that are sometimes overwhelming and unexpected.When analyzing, identifying and exploring the most specific challenges high on the consultant…
- Convenience Can Kill Your Profits By Robert Short
Are Office Supply Super Stores Killing Your Business?Have you ever noticed how convenient those giant office super stores are? I mean we all use them. They’re on every corner out here in the suburbs of Boston. It’s Officethis or Officethat or something like Paperclips, you know, all the major players. Well, I’ve recently realized that over the pa…
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