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- 11 Things Small Business Owners Can Learn From Will Rogers By David Handler
1. “Never miss a good chance to shut up.” – As the saying goes, you never learn anything while you’re talking. Make sure to listen more…to your customers, employees and advisors.2. “If you’re riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still there.” – Always remember, the definition of a leader is someone who h…
- The PR Commitment to Small Business By Robert A. Kelly
We're birds of a feather, public relations and small business.
Wonderfully compatible and a perfect fit. Usually makes it
easy to commit resources to small business success.But, sometimes I wonder about those small businesses that
ignore the perceptions and behaviors of the key audiences
with the most immediate impact on their businesses - the…
- How to Curb Antique Shop Theft Inexpensively By Michael Temple
If you have ever had your antique shop or mall ripped off, you understand that it's very hard to detect. There are simply so many items to keep track of, and an item can be missing literally for months and you may not realize it.Curb theft dramtically by using a simple and inexpensive technique.We all understand that perception is vitally impor…
- Do You Need Credit Card Processing Services? By Shane Penrod
Are your customers asking for credit card processing services? If so, you may want to consider adding this service to your company’s Website in order to provide convenient payment methods that will bring back repeat business. Many companies today are moving more toward e-commerce, which means that if you want to avoid getting left behind, you sho…
- Comparing Boston Area for a mobile car wash business By Lance Winslow
The Boston suburbs seem to be rich with possible locations to wash cars and a mobile car wash would be well served in that market. The customers have good jobs, high paying salaries and indeed demand such personal car washing services. They desire these services at home and at work. The economy is strong and many high paying jobs exist there. Hou…
- Franchise Companies Come and Go By Lance Winslow
Each day we hear of companies entering the franchising industry. This is good news for America, right? Well, yes and know. Yes, because franchising is the closest thing to the spirit of free enterprise as any other method of doing business and because franchising offers small business people advantages that they would not normally have in pursuin…
- Tracking Revenue For MORE Profits By Bette Daoust, Ph.D.
The revenue history is a vital piece of your power page and you need to record that information. Keeping track of client revenues should not be done in a paper format, it should be recorded electronically. It is too easy to make mistakes when calculating by hand, the results of the data entry can then be recorded into your power page. You need to…
- Learning and Growing By Tresaca Hamilton
As you reflect on this year
and prepare for next year,
what are the lessons you have learned
in business and how do you plan to
use those lessons to grow your business
in the year ahead?And remember, in every challenge
there is opportunity for growth
so even if you had a challenging
year it can be a stepping stone
to success.I know the hustle a…
- Small Business Strategies - Four Critical Success Factors By Leanne Hoagland-Smith
Scenario OneDuring a recent presentation, a business owner was given the following challenge. If 10 of his 100 employees were asked to name the top 3 organizational goals for the current year as they perceived them to be, would he receive the same 3 goals from everyone or would he receive 5, 10 or even 25 different goals? The business owner sho…
- Restaurant Operators - What Skills do you Need By Kelvyn Peters
A tongue-in-cheek look at the skills required to operate a restaurant but…on he whole they come pretty close to the truth.People Skills,
You need to be good with people, because you will have different customers almost every day, you will have repeat customers who have higher expectations, a high-maintenance shift-based staff to manage, supplier…
- Home Based Franchise Case Study By Lance Winslow
Here is an interesting case study of a company, which franchised mobile car wash units. It started with the humblest of beginnings indeed. I can say that with complete knowledge because this is a company I started at age 12 years old. It was not until I was nearly 32 years old that we franchised my business. This franchise was great in concept bu…
- Breaking The Chains! By Jason Gober
Everyday, customers and business owners are bombarded with billboards, logos, print and electronic ads from huge corporations. With annual ad budgets that are more than our businesses' SALES in an entire year, our small independent businesses are getting squeezed out of consumers minds (and wallets) more and more each year. But the good news is…
- Will Adding a Car Wash to Your Fast Lube Add Additional Crime to Your Facilities? By Lance Winslow
Car Wash Crime in the Hood. Apparently not everyone is with us and certainly not everyone considers this to be a clean business. Latest car wash news. There was a HS Coach killed at a car wash in Aurora, CA Which is unfortunate. Here is the article. Still unknown why but the Police were investigating the shooting death this high school assistant …
- How to Promote Your Business by Entering Contests By Stephanie Chandler
You are probably hard at work promoting your business (and if you’re not, you should be!), but if you haven’t submitted your profile to any contests yet, you may be missing a golden opportunity.Receiving an award for your business can increase your company’s credibility. Winners can brand their businesses as “Award Winning” in subsequent advertis…
- 5 Steps To Success for Small Business Owners By Keith Longmire
Everyone wants to succeed in life. Most people want to succeed in business. And no one starts a business of any sort wanting to fail.Yet the sad fact is that 80% of businesses will fail in the first 3 years of operation.So what can you do to ensure your success?Luckily these five simple (never confuse simple with easy), tried and tested steps dr…
- Window Cleaning Business Case Study By Lance Winslow
How do window cleaning franchise businesses start? It is a fascinating case study indeed, as most all window cleaning businesses start from such humble beginnings; a bucket of water, a sharp entrepreneur and a quality squeegee. I never thought in a million years I would ever enter the Window Washing Industry. I hate washing windows, probably be…
- Designing a Franchise Training Program By Lance Winslow
If you intend to franchise your company you will need to design a bullet proof training company for your new franchisees. This is above and beyond the training program you will design for them to administer to their new employees. Remember when training new franchisees it is similar to training new managers for any Corporation’s outlets. The diff…
- A Gift Basket Business is an Easy Way to Wrap up Profits By Randy Wilson
You want to know more about making money with your own Gift Basket Business. You are a creative person and want a career that you can control and find rewarding at the same time. What better way to do this then to Start a Gift Basket Business in your own home.Many people decide to breakaway from jobs outside the home. Some want more time with …
- Entrepreneurs and Franchisors Watch Out By Lance Winslow
New Franchisors and Entrepreneurs need to watch out as they enter into the world of franchising. What advice can I give to a new franchisor, I was asked today by another entrepreneur with a wonderful new concept; what are the tiger traps that lay ahead?So you are a new franchisor? Who can you trust? Can you trust FranData? The Industry’s informat…
- Small Business Credit Cards: Reap the Rewards! By Ed Vegliante
Are you looking to finance some of your small business related expenses? Did you know that small business credit cards can help you afford many of your business expenses? In fact, small business credit cards not only help you pay for business related expenses, but they also provide myriad benefits to credit card holders including expense manage…
- Venus Transit - and 'Small Business'? By Jerome Dsouza
On June 8, 2004, the world witnessed what no one living today had ever seen... VENUS - the planet of Love, Beauty and Human Unity - transitting across the face of the Sun.Acording to one line of thought (and a beautiful line at that) during this transit of Venus which lasted for about six hours, the radiations from the Sun blended with those fro…
- Business Expense Reporting Using Small Business Credit Cards By Rudy Hadisentosa
We know that there are multiple benefits associated with a small business credit card. However, business expense reporting is probably one of the most important benefits.Be it for accounting purpose and tax calculations or be it for planning the future financial requirements etc of your small business, you surely need to know what expenditures yo…
- Why Clean Mobile Homes for a Business? By Lance Winslow
Manufactured and Mobile Home owners know that the weather this year will be quite harsh. It’s imperative these owners to clean out rain gutters and debris from on top of their homes. They realize that they must thoroughly wash off this summer’s dirt so they do not have drip marks on the sides of their cottages this winter. They must eliminate t…
- How to Promote Yourself to Small Business Riches By Rhonda Winn
You've heard it before; we're living in an information age. The business world is no longer driven by tangible products but on information and ideas. Internet based companies or other companies that use the Internet as an integral marketing tool that don't tap into information-based products or services could soon find themselves without custome…
- How To Plant Seeds of Success With Small Business Ideas By Renee Rich
Think of all of your business ideas as tiny seeds that have the potential to germinate and grow into huge fruit bearing orchards! However, the proper steps must be taken; you can’t scatter the seeds haphazardly on pavement and expect they will germinate. Growing a business is no different; it needs a fertile environment conducive to growth in o…
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