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- Small Business Franchise Opportunities By Randy Wilson
Many businesses offer small business franchise opportunities. There are many things that are needed for a small business of this kind, but the rewards are great. Franchising allows you to take on a proven and marketable brand and logo, without having to go through the time, effort, and money to build a name or a reputation.When investigating a s…
- Truck Wash Business Case Study By Lance Winslow
Often smart entrepreneurs look for out of the way businesses, things out of the mainstream but businesses, which have a good customer base and steady incomes. This is an extremely interesting story. I had always considered the mobile truck washing efforts to be very profitable and believed that fixed truck washes were a big waste of money. That …
- Expanding your business. By Ed Ruzin
Are you a small business owner who wants to expand your business? Do you need to add another professional location to your company to test and explore a new market? Does a prospect of spending thousands of dollars to find a right location, sign a new long term office lease, purchase or lease office equipment and hire new employees holding you bac…
- Employee Induction - Are you Inducting your People - A Practical How To By Philip Lye
In today's fast paced marketplace it is easy to neglect the small important things!Recently we assisted an organisation prove they had complied with their obligations in inducting their employee. The employee tried to bring a claim for severe stress against the business. If substantiated this may have resulted in the business having been found to…
- Naming Your Business: 3 Tips To Ensure Success By Debbie LaChusa
If you are just starting your business, or if you have just developed a new product or service for an existing business, one of the first questions you need to answer is, "What should I name it?" And while you may feel pressure to make this decision quickly, I caution you to not make it lightly. What kind of things should you take into considerat…
- Don't Waste Your Precious Advertising Dollars By John Thomas
Small businesses with annual sales less than $2 million, employ over half of all of the work force in the US. There are well over 10 million small businesses.One thing that they have in common - they have few dollars to spend on advertising, and I seem them wasting these dollars every day.As a business advisor, I have met with hundreds of small …
- Going Public: Now that You Have Successfully Made the Transition, What Do You Do? By Joseph Quinones
Ok, you have successfully accomplished your dream of being the CEO of a public company. The stock of your company has a symbol and you are continually going to the computer to check the price, you tell all your relatives and friends and you even tried to encourage them to buy the stock.You think your job is done, you selected an excellent market…
- Franchise Rule to be Revised; Why? By Lance Winslow
The FTC, Federal Trade Commission, is considering modifying the franchise rule. So far it has be a ten-year process; just imagine working that slow in your business? In 1995, 1997 and 1999 when the comments were first considered and taken in, which spans a ten-year period. When you combine those comments with this current rule making period they …
- Starting a Small Business? …Tips from a Veteran By Renee Rich
Congratulations, you are starting a small business! You are taking charge and going for your piece of the American dream! Your excitement is high, and the adrenaline is pumping! Everyone dreams of freedom and owning a successful business, but not everyone can successfully create that reality. Now that you’ve made the commitment to give it a s…
- Cabinet Refacing Business Opportunities By Randy Wilson
With all the cabinet refacing business opportunities out there, you could have a home based business that grows in this expanding industry. You’ve wanted your own kitchen updated, or talked to friends and family who have put out thousands of dollars remodeling theirs. It is an industry that will expand continuously, as homes are getting older and…
- Accepting Checks in Your Business Virtually Risk Free By Marc Eskew
Most businesses accept checks as form of payment for goods and services. However, accepting checks can be a risky endeavor if your company doesn’t follow good policies and procedures for preventing loss from bad checks. In fact, the reason some businesses do not accept checks is because of a history excessive “bad checks” that costs their busin…
- Five Break-through Ideas to Immediately Increase Profits and Improve Cash Flow By Salim Omar
Too often in business we get trapped into reviewing our sales numbers without analyzing the all important “profit” number. This is commonly referred to as the “bottom-line” of a business. There are various ways you can dramatically impact your profitability.1) Under Pricing Kills Profits!Many small businesses have thinner profit margins than larg…
- Do You Think that Your Workload is Hampering Your Killer Marketing Activities? By Arun Tibrewal
You need an extra effort not the extra workload. Today when competition is high and consumers have many options to choose, an extra effort towards improvement of your product, managing your customers and taking care of other aspects of your business will give you advantage over your competition. You need to multiply your time may be you can keep …
- Why is My Restaurant Not Full Every Monday Night? By Howard Schwartz
In a quest for customers and to keep those customers, restaurants are now compelled to develop a marketing plan. Marketing plans are a crucial component for anyone who has the desire to make their restaurant a success.Marketing plans are a crucial component for anyone who has the desire to make their restaurant a success. In a quest for customers…
- Quick Fix Business Line of Credit! By Cassandra Ingraham
George was a highly specialized Internet Marketing Computer Geek.
Every small to large size company who understood the importance of e-commerce was looking for someone with his skills. However, when their HR Department called the Temporary Staffing Agency that he worked for the Employers would request a Computer Programming person with "All" the…
- You Don't Yet Know What You Don't Know By Larry Galler
Someone new to business ownership recently told me, “Before I opened my business, I thought I was pretty well prepared. I knew how to produce and deliver our product. I worked through the numbers with my accountant and banker. I talked to many others in the same business. I was optimistic that my first year would go well.”“But the stuff I kne…
- Cross Cultural Solutions for Exporters By Neil Payne
Globalisation, internationalization, trans-border trade and cross cultural business are all terms that have been coined over the past decade(s) to reflect the reality of the world economy. Although international trade has long been in operation, the scale, frequency and speed at which it is conducted today is incomparable.Growth and success in to…
- Lawn Care Business Secrets - 5 Ways To 'Winterize' Your Lawn Care Business By Chestin Salisbury
As the peak growing season is winding down in most parts of the country, the majority of lawn care companies are in the process of trimming back their operations as well. In areas where winter snow and ice will put a damper on lawn care services in the coming months, this doesn't mean you have to hibernate and wait until next spring to continue g…
- Business Failure, The 8 Traps Causing Failure And The One Attribute Which Ensures Business Survival By Kelvyn Peters
It is estimated that 78% of all small business start-ups fail within the first twelve months years, and long-term survival is likely for only 22% of all new business start-ups.At the same time huge corporations with seemly vibrant trade suddenly close their doors.Why is this so?An analysis of the reasons for business failure suggests that over 60…
- 10 Filler Activities for the Summer Business Slowdown By Kit Lum
Summer is a time for the outdoors, for that well-deserved vacation, and with everyone out and about, it’s also a time that you may notice a slowdown in demand for your products and services. So what can you do during this summer slowdown? Well, it’s a great time to do the work that otherwise never gets done during the busy business year.Here are …
- Don't Wait - Sell The Future Now! By Larry Galler
Just as you are about to say “good-bye” to your hair stylist, you get the question, “shall we make our next appointment?”Most businesses sell products or services that are cyclical in their “need” curve. In other words, the client has need of your product at regular intervals of time. Examples are a veterinarian (varying amounts of time between…
- Due Dilegence 101 Or What You Do Not Know Can Kill You! - Part 1 By Willard Michlin
Introduction:
This article is written as a general discussion on the subject of “Due Diligence”. It is for informational purposes and not intended to be a definitive guideline for your exact situation. You should consult the appropriate professionals with regard to your specific transaction or situation. Further, this article is in no way advoc…
- Can't Invent Your Own Product? Improve an Existing One! By Yohana Saint-Etienne
There's no good idea that can't be improved on.
- Michael EisnerYes, it’s always nice to invent something completely new but this process could take months if not years! Besides only few businesses are based on a completely new idea that no one has thought of before.Keep this in mind and do not spend too much time on trying to find something that…
- Self-Employment: Do you know the Difference between Rates and Wages By Ellen Zucker
The difference between rates and wages is not always clear to newly self-employed people and their wage-earning clients.Both look similar on the surface; both are expressed in dollars and cents per hour.
But they each represent something very different.Wages are the payment a worker receives for his labor.Rates are the payment a business receive…
- Using a Business Mortgage to Grow Your Business By Adam Smith
So you want to be a Player?The real movers and shakers of America are always looking to move up the ladder of success. They also have a particular penchant for desiring to display their success through their purchasing power. You may have noted that some of the powerhouses of your city buy fancy cars, a flashy Rolex or two, and build the bigges…
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