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- Should I Franchise or Not? By Lance Winslow
A reader of one of my online sessions asked should he franchise his business or not. He had set up a service business and was getting ready to expand and wanted to know if franchising was a good potential strategy for this. How do I franchise my business? There are many criteria for franchising and if you have ever thought you might wish to franc…
- Small Business Newsletter Dilemma: Which Day Do I Send? By Denise O'Berry
If you're just ramping up your small business email newsletter, you might be wondering what day you should send it to your opt-in list. After all, you want it to get opened and read and you know your prospects may be weeding through a ton of email clutter. What to do?There is no magic bullet to figure out the science behind when your small busine…
- Spray Buff Floors to a Sparkling Shine By Steve Hanson
Shiny, clean floors are a sign that your staff takes good care of the entire building. Spray buffing floors is an excellent way to preserve a floor's high gloss finish and extend the length of time between stripping floors.To spray buff, first move any furniture, mats, rugs or other obstacles in the work area. Then put up wet floor or caution si…
- Mobile Truck Washing, Case Study By Lance Winslow
Most folks in the pressure washing business are happier to do business cleaning concrete or flat work, because it appears to be easy. Some do both fleet truck washing and concrete, which makes sense. But what some do not understand is once you are totally efficient at truck washing you can surpass the dollars per hour that those in concrete clean…
- A Small Business Must Have a Solid Foundation By Kelvyn Peters
We all know that a building has to have a strong foundation if it is to survive, so, too, a business.There are many planks that support a business but there are four corner-posts that bear the most weight…The four corner-posts are Marketing, Selling, Production and Financial Control. There are a multitude of other aspects which helps to make a bu…
- Small Business and Branding – Why and How? By Ray Smith
When we speak of branding most of the time people try to relate it to big business house, however, the fact is that every business needs to establish their brand in order to survive the competition. This is nothing new; experts and management gurus had been preaching the same sermon for years now but what they have not told is why you need to bra…
- Procrastinate Your Way To A Successful Small Business By Denise O'Berry
What will your business look like a year from today?If you're like most small business owners, you have many things to do and not enough time to do them. Can't you just ignore them and procrastinate your way to success?Not likely. True, sometimes avoiding issues will make them go away, but think about the energy you expend and the time you waste.…
- A Portable Trade Show Exhibit Makes for an Easier Show By Rena Klingenberg
You can make your trade show experience much easier by using a portable exhibit. Since you control everything related to transporting it and setting it up, you won't have to hire firms to for those things for you.In contrast, a large exhibit requires you to rely on others to ship it and set it up - during which any number of problems can arise. …
- How to Profile a Client By Bette Daoust, Ph.D.
At first glance, this topic may seem a little repetitive, but you will find that although you have done homework before getting a contract and already know a fair amount about your client, you, however, do not know everything that is pertinent to the job. Once you have the project underway you will be adding to your knowledge of the client. In ot…
- 5 Small Business Management Questions to Help Choose Marketing Programs By Bobette Kyle
As small business managers, we juggle limited resources in a quest for success. To an extent, when we focus on success in one area we forego attention elsewhere. Limited money and time mean we must choose from seemingly endless -- and often conflicting -- advice and recommendations from marketing service providers; management and marketing consu…
- Wholesale Sources: Dealing With Authentic Wholesale Sources By Donny Lowy
Wholesale sources that are authentic can help you build your business rapidly.These wholesale sources will have wholesale products that your customers will want, at prices that will allow you to make a profit.After all, you can have the nicest wholesale merchandise but if the price is too high your customers will not buy it.On the other hand, the…
- Your Ideal Client – A Key Concept for Solo and Small Business Marketing By Terri Zwierzynski
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."--Bill CosbyHave you ever had clients that were more trouble than they were worth? Maybe they were always late to pay, or didn't do what they said they'd do. Maybe you just had a personality clash, or they expected more than you were able to offer. Whatever th…
- How To Set Up Wholesale Accounts With Wholesale Suppliers By Donny Lowy
Every retail business needs strong selling merchandise to make money. The merchandise must be of high quality, and must provide clear benefits for the customers.The merchandise must also be priced at or below the prices of the competition.Whether a seller is on eBay, or at a local flea market, he will be faced with other sellers who are selling t…
- Money Series 1: Who Takes Your Money By Jerry Ang
Your business is making profits, but where is the cash? It seems that someone has taken away your money. Your bank account is still the same, and your personal wealth is still the same. There must be someone that took your money. Based on my over 18 years of professional experience and study, there are 8 persons that take away your money without …
- Small Business Vendors; Getting the Best Service By Lance Winslow
If you are a small business you know that you must rely on your vendors to make sure you have everything your customers need. Lack of vendor support can lead to upset customers or even loss of your business. Be pleasant and courteous to all vendors and potential vendors. Try and treat vendors like your favorite customers treat you. Do you remem…
- Wholesale Sellers: Advertise Your Wholesale Business By Donny Lowy
Wholesale sellers can have the most exciting wholesale products, but unless customers know that, the wholesale products will simply sit in the warehouse.The same also applies to wholesale sellers who are drop shippers, brokers, and closeout dealers.Unless they find an effective method for advertising their wholesale deals, they will not be able t…
- How to Use Graphs and Charts in Your Business Plan By Dave Lavinsky
Many people ask how many graphs or charts they should have in their business plans. As with most other business planning questions, the answer is “it depends.” This article discusses the key factors influencing the number of graphs and charts to include in your business plan.To begin, the key point to consider in developing your business plan is …
- 5 Tips for Hiring a GREAT Bookkeeper By Pam Newman
Bookkeeping…the “dreaded” word is something we all have to worry about. Business owners rarely go into business to deal with the financial aspects of running a business. It’s easy to understand why! Who wants to do all those boring record keeping functions? Not many. Therefore, one of the first things most entrepreneurs do is hire a bookkeeper. T…
- How to let go of your EGO By Bette Daoust, Ph.D.
When does your ego get in the way?Let's go back to that networking meeting and scan the room again. Have you seen the person that never stops talking? He is the one that is talking about how great his business is and how great his services are. He even gets bold enough to take your card and to try and set an appointment with you to sell his servi…
- How To Build Business Credit By Roy Thomsitt
Having their own business is something many millions of people dream of doing. Many do, of course, but so many others never quite get around to it. One of the factors that may discourage people from getting that business off the ground, is a lack of start up capital; and another may be the risk of losing their own money.With a bit of thought, pla…
- How Disabled Veterans Can Win Government Contracts By Brian Cook
The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) is a program that allows small businesses to self-certify as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses providing them increased opportunities to win government contracts. Significantly and permanently impaired veterans may be assisted in the daily business operations by a spouse or perm…
- Become the 'Go To' Expert in Your Industry By Doug Staneart
One of the easiest ways to drive prospective clients and customers to your business is to become the expert in your field. The term Expert carries credibility and prestige that can open many doors for you, and, oddly enough, the term is relatively easy to acquire. This simple three step process can help you quickly and easily set yourself up as…
- Franchising Pros and Cons By Tim Knox
Last week's question from Anthony R. on how to choose the franchise that would best fulfill his life-long dream of owning his own business sparked a number of emails from other readers wanting to offer their two cents on the subject.Some folks offered helpful insights and suggestions on how to pick a franchise and a few things to watch out for, w…
- Business Planning Help: Finding The Help That You Need By Leon Chaddock
Business planning help is help that is structured to help your business in any way that you need it. It can help you to get your ideas worked out. It can help you to find the legal aspects of your business and take care of them. It can even help you make decisions that you are too close to making. Business planning help is a resource that wil…
- How To Hire Like The Fortune 500's: A Guide For Small Businesses By Robert Burko
A recent iLogos Research study revealed 94% of Fortune 500 companies now hire employees online, a stark contrast from 1998, when only 29% of them were doing the same. If you own or manage a small business, that means the vast majority of your fiercest competitors are now spending less time and less effort on recruitment. And that leaves them with…
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