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- How To Get Slightly Famous in Print By Steven Van Yoder
Early in my career, I wrote an article for a small business magazine about self-publishing as a marketing tool for businesses. Because I specialize in helping businesses get into print, the article only took a few hours to write. A few months later it was published. Almost immediately, my phone began to ring and my email box filled up with inquir…
- Franchising in The Middle East There Will Bring Significant Opportunity for US Based Franchisors By Lance Winslow
As stability emerges in the Middle East there will be significant opportunity for the Franchising Community. Arab Franchising appears to be of interest for those seeking economic growth in much of that region of the World. They are more excited about economic expansion than we are in the US. They seem to understand the benefits of many small busi…
- Discover How You Can Start Making Your Small Business Dream Come True By Yolanda Facio
As a teenager I worked for my father's small business. At
18 I worked for a small video rental business owned by two
partners; there were 4 employees. At 23 I worked for an
auto body shop, the owner was from Greece; there were 8
employees. At 25 I became CEO of my family's small
business; we have 15 employees. Today, I own a 3-employee
automo…
- Pressure Washing; How to Bid Concrete Cleaning Jobs By Lance Winslow
Remember the cleaning business is all about time ratio to money. You want to be making at least a $1 a minute when doing concrete work at a minimum and aim for $100 to $200 per hour if you can get it. If you are not achieving this income level then you work too slowly or you did not bid correctly on the accounts you are taking. You need to hav…
- Corporate MINUTES Book Has More Value Than You Think By Don Monteith
One day your LEGAL COUNSEL is going to ask you for a copy
of your Corporate Minutes Book when you don't expect it.If you have forgotten to keep it current, letting it collect dust on the bottom shelf, then don't be surprised if you suddenly find yourself in deep trouble.EVERY new corporation is required to have documentation
about how the compan…
- Multiple Clients Create Your Independent Business By J. Stephen Pope
Would you rather have one good client paying you five
thousand dollars per month or ten smaller clients paying
you five hundred dollars each per month? Here are two good
reasons for choosing multiple clients over just one client.1. Avoid Dependence on One ClientDon't put all your eggs in one basket. If you have only one
major client and lose th…
- The Importance Of Repeat Business In The Wholesale Business By Donny Lowy
Many businesses are set up to capture one time, or at least infrequent, sales. These businesses include real estate firms and construction companies.Although they do realize that the customer might come back to use their services, they also know that in reality the same customer will usually use them only once every few years.They set their price…
- Lack of Vigilance Can Harm the Bottom Line By Fred Marfleet
The easiest way to lift profits is to cut the fat out of costs.Cost cutting and profit increases can amount to much the same thing if handled correctly. Cost cutting does not necessarily mean the slashing-and-burning of budgets on a 'let's-see-if-this-works' whim, nor does it mean the intense scrutiny of entertainment expenses in August, before r…
- Buying a Franchise By John Mussi
Buying a franchise is not for everyone. This guide will help you evaluate whether buying a franchise is right for you. It will help you understand your obligations as a franchise owner. Many people dream of owning and running their own business but are often let down by the reality of doing so.By purchasing a franchise, you often can sell goods a…
- Competition in the Market Place and Over Disclosure Regulatory Burden By Lance Winslow
The Federal Trade Commission is assisting competitor to cheat and encouraging this unethical behavior thru their disclosure rule on franchisors. Competition in the market place is far more competitive and the stakes are high enough that Over Disclosure Regulatory Rules cause competition to take the advantage and cheat. And before you say I am off…
- 13 Steps to Protect Yourself from Your Bank By Margaret E.J. Broderick
The success of your business is critically dependent on how well you negotiate and manage your financial partners. Banks, investors, credit cards and financial services companies work for you. Therefore, you need to be sure you are working together, understand the plans of each and have the best idea of what and how things will happen when times …
- Justice In Action By David Handler
During the 1980 presidential campaign, candidate Ronald Reagan vowed, if elected, to appoint the first woman to the United States Supreme Court. Six months after his inauguration, President Reagan kept his promise – nominating a member of the Arizona Court of Appeals. The Senate soon confirmed her by a vote of 99-0.Recently, Sandra Day O’Connor s…
- How To Find Real Wholesale Sources For Retail, Flea Market, And EBay Sales By Donny Lowy
The retail business is a very competitive business. Retailers, eBay sellers, and flea market vendors are all competing with each other and with large box stores like Wal Mart, K Mart, and Target.Customers are highly educated and know what they should be paying for the items they need.So in order for a retailer, flea market vendor, or eBay seller …
- Medical Billing Services: Percentage Vs. Flat Fee Pricing Structures By K Allen
As the business of running a medical practice becomes more competitive, many practices are turning to a third-party medical billing service for cost effective solutions to maintain maximum profitability. In evaluating any medical billing service agreement there is an array of factors that should be taken into consideration - pricing of services i…
- Speed Kills on the Web! By Lee Traupel
I only have to point to the 555 plus failed .com companies (according to Web Mergers) as the poster children of the "speed at any cost" business mantra that clearly doesn't work. And these were companies who burnt through significant amounts of capital (in the millions, tens of millions or hundreds of millions in many cases) while they were rushi…
- Why Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Should By Kathrin Koehler
As the owner or an employee of a small-to medium-sized business, you might have never thought about media monitoring. Maybe you are not even sure what exactly is meant by this and have thus ignored it so far. But you should take some time to get acquainted with the concept of media monitoring. For companies of every size, it is a crucial tool for…
- Boston Suburban areas a good choice to run a business By Lance Winslow
BioTechs even with the latest news had shed over 1000 jobs two years ago, as it was reported by The Financial Times, WSJ, and Bloomberg that only 17 of the nearly 1300 BioTech firms were actually profitable. In 2002 the number of jobs were in the 30,000 range in Biotech. 600 layoffs came from Millennium Pharmaceuticals. And the VCs are were barel…
- Creating a Paperless Office By Allan Cowley
When working from home, it is usual to find that you have your office in an area that is not very big, such as a box room or even in the corner of the kitchen. When your business really takes off, you will begin to discover that your work area starts to get swamped by paperwork and that you are running out of storage space.An excellent solution t…
- Shopping For a Franchise By John Mussi
Shopping for a franchise is easy if you know what you are doing. You can choose between radio adverts, newspaper adverts, personal recommendation, Internet, or visit a franchise exhibition. Attending a franchise exhibition allows you to view and compare a variety of franchise possibilities. Keep in mind that exhibitors primarily want to sell thei…
- Consistency with Janitorial and Cleaning Businesses By Kevin Carnahan
Consistency is a huge word when operating your business. I believe it is one of the key ingredients to success. You should strive to keep things exactly the same on a daily basis. A quick example, something that upsets me, if I go to McDonald's at 10:30 P.M. a 1/2 hour before they close and ask for a cheeseburger and chocolate shake. What answer …
- WARNING to Home Based and Small Business Who Want to Buy Television Cable Advertising By Letitia Wright
Most small businesses will not even try to advertise on television. It’s too expensive and the audience is too broad. The ads on television are not targeted enough. Think back to the last time your entire family was gathered around a television set. It was fun family time, but think of how different each member of your family is. The children at …
- Focus on Your Personal Productivity Strength to Prosper Your Business By Hans Bool
For small-business owners it is important to concentrate on personal strengths. Small business management, that is close to entrepreneurship, is about organizing economic activities and your personal economic background defines the success of these.Production versus networking.
The term productivity is not only about producing something, which is…
- Too Many Laws for No Reason By Lance Winslow
Our civilization has seen more new laws and legislation in the last five years than at any other time in human history. Had there been this many laws introduced in the past we would not have gotten to where we are today. There would have been no entrepreneurs, no capital investment, and certainly little if any risk-taking in many of the mainstay …
- DEALING in NOTEBOOKS is Like a Dream Come True By Harry Richards
The huge advantages of starting a business dealing in laptops are not always appreciated but consider the following points . . .Laptops/Notebooks are easy to store. It is possible to operate the business from a single room. In fact we know a guy who stores a number of them under his bed. He says he can store up to twenty laptops with hardly any l…
- Dispute Resolution; Competing With Other Franchisees By Lance Winslow
If you are in a franchise and have a territory dispute with another franchisee you need to prevent a lawsuit use dispute resolution techniques to resolve the dispute. Competing with other franchisees is a subject that franchisors would prefer not to need to talk about. This is a real problem for some types of franchises. For instance mobile serv…
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