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- Today's Chef, Tomorrows Restaurateur -- Startup Tips by Restaurant Consultants Inc By Kevin Moll
Researching information for a recent business plan, I came across an interesting number of 54,000. What is the big deal about that? Over 54,000 new restaurant business licenses were applied for in the last twelve months nationally. That is over 4,500 new restaurant licenses every month, or 90 licenses per state per month.Out of these 4,500 monthl…
- How Much Risk Are You Taking in Buying a Business? By Mark Smock
Any seasoned business buyer will tell you that buying a business
can be very risky. The word, “risk” is most often quantified
monetarily in business purchase terms, however, before you
start your business purchase program you need to calculate ALL
your risks associated with buying a business.Many business buyers unfortunately pay a heavy price fo…
- Wichita KS; Anything is Possible in Wichita Business By Lance Winslow
Just when the entire state was kissing Wichita goodbye, economically speaking, they turn around their economy like a hammer-head stall. The BTK is caught and has gone away and the Aircraft Industry has decided to stay. Last year 40% of all the aircraft in the world were made in Wichita and instead of losing market share they are gaining ground on…
- Customer Finance Programs Key to Increasing Sales By RJ Grimshaw
While studies show that technology spending is once again on the rise, there’s a reason you haven’t heard a collective sigh of relief from the software industry. While many budgets are once again allowing for the purchase of enterprise software, hardware and peripherals, there’s no question that today’s purchasers are smarter, savvier and more se…
- Don't Let a Challenge Stall Your Business - Five Tips for Staying on Track By Lonnie Pacelli
Without challenges, your business would cease to exist. After all, you began your business in response to a need and you continue it for the same reason. However, just as your customers' needs change over time, so do your business's. Your competition improves, technology changes, and your employees come and go.In order to stay in the game for the…
- Increase Productivity and Business Success - Take Responsibility By Ike Krieger
Are you responsible for your results?What comes to mind when I say that?When you hear that you're totally responsible for the results you produce in your business and in your life---you might jump to a conclusion. You may think that I'm suggesting that you should take the blame for your results.Nothing could be further from the truth.By taking re…
- Frodo's Journey: What It Can Teach You About Marketing Your Small Business By Rachna D. Jain
Just recently, I took a break and caught "The Return of the King" at the movie theater. At the same time, I was pondering a topic for this article. As often happens, the themes and timing converged. Here are 10 things you can learn about marketing your small business from the Lord of the Rings trilogy.1) The task is primarily yours. In the Lord o…
- Scrapbooking Home Based Business Tips and Advice By Randy Wilson
A Scrapbooking Home Based Business is on the rise, so congratulations to you for looking into starting a scrapbooking business! The following tips and advice are sure to be helpful as you pursue your own business.There are many opportunities available for a scrapbooking home based business these days. To begin, though, you have to think in terms …
- Community Relations Strategy for Small Business By Lance Winslow
Does your company have a community relation strategy? Have you even considered it? It is essential to have policies in place. Having run a small business for years which eventually turned into a multi-state franchise system, I realized early on that a business who is part of the community it serves can survive the ups and downs of the business cy…
- Small Business Server Business Tips By Joshua Feinberg
Top 3 Ways to Maximize Your Small Business Server Consulting ProfitsOver the past 7 years, Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) has gained traction as a widely-respected Small Business Server networking suite.As a result, many small business computer consultants, systems integrators, and value-added resellers have jumped on-board the Microsoft S…
- Coffee Shop Business Plan By Randy Wilson
A coffee shop business plan is what you need if you are thinking of starting your own coffee shop. Coffee is in big demand all over the world – in fact, it is the second greatest revenue generating product in international commerce, next only to petroleum. A coffee shop business can therefore be very lucrative – but only if you do it right. If yo…
- Survival Tips For Your Small Business By James Burchill
No matter type of business you operate you've got to know how to keep your business alive during economic recessions. Anytime the cash flow in a business, large or small, starts to tighten up, the money management of that business has to be run as a "tight ship."Pause Before PayingSome of the things you can and should do include protecting yourse…
- Cash Flow: Why Chaos Equals Poor Cash Flow By Caroline Jordan
Recently one of my customers told me the chaos swirling through his company was the result of poor cash flow. If only he had more money, his company would run better.I must respectfully disagree.Poor business processes produce chaos. Chaos leads to poor cash flow. Fix the poor business processes and the cash flow problems disappear.What business …
- Franchise Territories for Mobile Businesses; Why Limitations By Lance Winslow
In franchising an individual desirous of their own business will sign on with a franchising company and use their brand name, know how and expertise to make a living. The franchisor will generally assign an exclusive territory with limitations. In our franchise company we have mobile service units, which clean cars and we have to have territories…
- Paypal Business Opportunities By Randy Wilson
A Paypal Business Opportunity might be just the ticket for full or part-income. Just about everyone has heard of Paypal. What most people haven't heard of, however, are the Paypal Business Opportunities available online. Millions of subscribers use Paypal on a regular basis. Merchants stand to benefit the most from using Paypal, as it will save t…
- How To Find Joint Venture Partners By Habiba Abubakar
So how do you go about finding joint venture partners? The first question you should ask yourself is this: “Who already has influence and credibility with my target market?”In answering this question, the best place to start is with “warm” contacts. Warm contacts are your existing network of friends, mentors, business associates and suppliers. …
- California Department of Corporations Attempts to PR Their Benefits to Consumers By Lance Winslow
On Monday the Department of Corporations in California revoked franchise registrations of two franchising companies. In a Press Release the Department said; “The CDC has taken enforcement actions that have resulted in the revoking of registration of two franchise businesses operating in California... also ordered to stop the offer and sale of unr…
- Firing Underperforming Employees in Your Small Business By Richard Cunningham
Here are a few tips on how to hand out pink slips when it comes time to terminate an employee.As a small business owner with employees, you will likely find it necessary one day to terminate an underperforming employee – if you haven’t already. In an ideal world, that wouldn’t be so. We would hire the right people from the start, and then train…
- The Key to Small Business Growth? Understand the Buyer! By Brian Lambert
Unfortunately for all buyers, each selling organization and their individual sales professionals are unique and often require immense amounts of energy to build a relationship with. This keeps buyers guessing, which in turn keeps the sales organization guessing. It’s a constant game being played out across offices across the country.To help bot…
- Build Credibility, Value, and Trust on a Shoestring By George Torok
Setting priorities in your business? Your first job is to sell. Selling is - writing the orders; receiving the cash; feeding the beast. If you don't sell; the beast, (your business), dies. The impact of selling is immediate. You may love it, but it is a beast. You need to feed it and control it.Your second priority is marketing. Marketing is tami…
- Crisis Communications: Six Steps Toward Readiness By Aileen Pincus
Anyone who has ever been in a crisis knows just how fast things can spin out of control. Once you’re in a crisis, planning is a luxury you can’t afford. Taking proactive steps to safeguard your reputation becomes harder, as you scramble to react to each new revelation or accusation.As a result, many organizations reflexively ‘shut down’ taking a …
- Freelance Tips: How to Cope with Spring Fever When There's Work to Be Done By Dina Giolitto
We all know how glorious those first warm days of spring feel. The trees are blooming, the birds are singing... boy, it's sure hard to keep your head out of the clouds when the skies are blue and the sun's shining brightly.But if you're outside enjoying the warm weather... who's running your business?Spring fever is a notorious distractor for th…
- Five Simple Software Tips for Small Business Owners By Cavyl Stewart
The start of a new year is a time for a clean start. Resolutions
are made, you clear your files of last year’s paperwork, and you
swear you are going to start the year off keeping your financial
house in order.It all sounds good when you say it on January 1st. But now, after
only one month into the New Year, how many of you have done ANY
of …
- Trading Computers for Profit By Harry Richards
My own core business is in reselling computers for regular fast profits. In fact the business reached the seven figure mark a few years ago. Now I resell repossessed and liquidated PCs, Notebooks-Laptops on a daily basis having established an elite core of reliable suppliers, in Europe, UK, Canada and the USA. In fact, you can operate the busines…
- Six Sigma for Small Business By Peter Peterka
It is not surprising that some people may perceive Six Sigma as being only for large corporations. Major corporations such as Allied Signal, Black & Decker, Dow Chemical, Dupont, Federal Express, General Electric, Johnson and Johnson, Kodak, Motorola, Sony, and Toshiba have all rolled out Six Sigma efforts and achieved outstanding results. Yet, i…
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