Increase Your Profits with a Point of Sale (POS) System
Whether you operate a chain of restaurants, a mom-and-pop convenience store, or a medium-sized retail shop, you are in business to make money. And, one of the most critical aspects to your profit and loss is your ability to track information? you need to know which products are making you... Read More
Starting a New Business in a Small Town
Q. I am a former pastor who left the ministry after sixteen years to spend more time with my family. We moved to a very small town (less than ten thousand people) and I want to start an internet café business and also offer PC repair. How can I investigate... Read More
Postcard Marketing Your Small Business
One of the best marketing strategies a business or organization can use is postcards. Even before the arrival of online postcard printing and mailing services, postcards had a good reputation amongst guerilla marketers because: They are fast, easy and relatively cheap - making them a boon to small business owners... Read More
Look Like Sizzle, Be The Steak
You've heard marketing and advertising gurus quip, "Sell the sizzle, not the steak." Advertising initiatives best reach their target audience with benefits and the "wow" effect, not the value or features of their product or service. This may work well to get customers in the door. But once they're in,... Read More
Tell Me a Story: A Simple But Powerful Tool to Build Your Business
Everyone loves a good story. Whether it's the story of your vacation to an exotic place, the story of how you met your spouse, or the story of your small business, people get drawn in and feel involved. Storytelling is as old as civilization itself.I participated in a seminar a... Read More
Why Small Businesses Need Both A Logo And An Identity System
Experts urge small business owners to "brand" their business ? to use a logo and a set of consistent marketing materials. But, they rarely go into the reasons behind this advice. Here's a list of some of the benefits to having a professionally designed logo and marketing package:Not to look... Read More
Pressure Washing Business; Steam Cleaner Fuel Maintenance
It is essential that you fully understand how the fuel system works on your hot water pressure washer or steam cleaner. If you mess it up it could catch on fire and if you are not right there to put it out, you could potentially lose your machine. This type... Read More
The End -- Fireworks or Fizzle?
Seems as though there are a lot of business closings going around lately. Everywhere I look small businesses -- one on top of another -- are closing their doors.On small marquee signs, empty storefronts, and in the newspaper it's common to see the message, "ABC Company Closes It's Doors After... Read More
Expanding Franchisee Advice
Franchisor expansion policies are not as simple as one might think. On the mind of every businessperson is the idea of expansion. We think we will make more money when you expand to a second, third, fourth, etc. unit, store or work truck. So you would think if you are... Read More
Data Loss - Can Your Company Survive? (Most Do Not)
Data. Most people think it is a term relegated to the kingdom of geeks.However, in todays world your data is your life. Chances are every piece of data you might ever rely upon to make an important decision has been reduced to a digital format and resides somewhere on your... Read More
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How to Avoid the Most Common Reasons for Small Business Failure
The life cycle of the typical small business is short... Read More
Small Business Planning -- Three Myths
Are you -- like 70 percent of small business owners... Read More
Five Tips for First Time Entrepreneurs
It seems so long ago that I started my first... Read More
Your Babys Ugly..and Youve Got Bad Breath
I've got good news and bad news. The good news... Read More
Building A Business That Works For You
Before you want to build your business, you need to... Read More
Profits are within 6 Degrees of Freedom
How far away is the person you need to meet?We... Read More
Entrepreneurs Go Virtual!
With the massive explosion of start-ups and home businesses developing,... Read More
Pressure Washing Companies; Pricing Dock and Deck Cleaning
If you own a Pressure Washing Company and wish to... Read More
7 Essentinal Resources for Small Business
So you want to start a business but you don't... Read More
Doing Business With Friends: Five Tips for Preserving the Friendship... and Your Sanity!
My colleague, Jane, recently lamented to me an all too... Read More
6 of 1, Half Dozen of the Other
Motivational author and speaker Jim Rohn says that for a... Read More
Get Approved for a Franchise
Deciding to start your own franchise is just one of... Read More
Franchisor; Ongoing Support and Ideas
Ongoing support for a franchise system is omnipotent. A major... Read More
Administration Of Your Small Business
You've been meaning to tend to the administration part of... Read More
20 Great Ways to Market Your Business Locally
Whether your target audience is in your neighborhood or across... Read More
7 Reasons To Take Control Of Your Small Business? Checking Needs
Business checks are available in many styles and varieties. They... Read More
Don?t Quit Before You Get to the City!
We were more than excited. Our women's doubles tennis team... Read More
What Your Small Business Can Learn From The Doctor
Most doctors never distinguish the difference between customers and patients.... Read More
How to be Annoyed and Make Money
When do annoyances in a relationship become too much to... Read More
Boat Cleaning Business Case Study: Entrepreneurship 101
How do marine type businesses start? Have you ever thought... Read More
Do You Need the Help of a Virtual Assistant?
Running a business, whether large, small or in your home,... Read More
Why Do Franchisors have Exclusive Territories
The reason we Franchisors call it an exclusive territory is... Read More
Leveraging Business Relationships for more Profits
When should you leverage the relationship?Leveraging sometimes brings a negative... Read More
Small Business Marketing Secrets: Look Like Sizzle, Be The Steak
You've heard marketing and advertising gurus quip, "Sell the sizzle,... Read More
How to Remove Stress from Owning a Business... Forever!
I meet and talk to hundreds and hundreds of business... Read More
Conquering Confidence Killers for Small Business Success
"The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing... Read More
Politics, Environmental Rules, and Mobile Car Washes
During the California Recall Election, I was very interested. Without... Read More
Mobile Detailing Expansion Considerations
Expanding your business requires you to take a good hard... Read More
Be Nice to Your Payroll Department
Ok, so next to the taxman, your company payroll department... Read More
Mobile Car Wash Market Opportunities in California
The current lack of industry leaders represents an exceptional opportunity... Read More
Small Business Stress Buster: Completion not Perfection
Completion not Perfection Five Keys To Doubling Your Productivity and... Read More
Operating Your Small Business ? Everything Really Is a Project
Do you operate your business as a series of projects,... Read More
9 Things You Must Do To Maximize Your Chances Of Obtaining A Small Business Loan
To get approval for your small business loan application, you... Read More
Does Your Business Need a Toll-Free 800 Number?
Should your business have a toll free number for customers... Read More
Survival Tips For Your Small Business
No matter type of business you operate you've got to... Read More
Work is a Four Letter Word
I love work, I can watch it all day.I am... Read More
The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Small-Business Owners
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a... Read More
Internships: Good for Everyone
Many job applicants want a job but often do not... Read More
Dispute Resolution of Territory for Mobile Franchised Companies
Franchisors of home based and mobile businesses need to carefully... Read More
Is Your Small Business Name Important?
You bet a name is important. Many small business owners... Read More
Franchise Buyers from Hell
I ran a franchise company for many years, a car... Read More
Why The Carwash Industry is Stagnant; What You Can Do to Change Your Field
Many years ago, I had warned the carwash industry of... Read More
Starting a Mobile Auto Detailing Business; Dry Wash or Pressure Wash?
Many experienced auto detailing professionals who have started out using... Read More
Don?t Wait for the Perfect Plan
1. Don't Spend Too Much Time PlanningWhen you are entering... Read More
Starting a Tractor Washing Business
In the heavy equipment cleaning business you can make good... Read More
Franchises: How to Find the Best Franchise Opportunity for You
If you are looking for a franchise opportunity, the choice... Read More
Home Based Franchise; What About Future Expansion?
As a franchisor I am always asked by new and... Read More
Is Your Business Making Money?
Is your business making money? Would you know?Figuring out whether... Read More
Building Your Business for Success in 2005
It's a strange anomaly.Most people who set out to start... Read More
Franchise Companies Come and Go
Each day we hear of companies entering the franchising industry.... Read More
Eight Key Steps to Selling Your Business and Cashing In
This year, some 700,000 American businesses will be sold. Most... Read More
Get Free Payroll Forms Download from the Internet
Having a successful business means also having a good working... Read More
The Skills Gap: It Pays to Use Experts
By outsourcing to skilled professionals you'll be able to grow... Read More
10 Ways to Start a Business on a Budget
If you've been thinking about starting a business, but are... Read More
Pressure Washing Business; Steam Cleaner Fuel Maintenance
It is essential that you fully understand how the fuel... Read More
Entrepreneurs and Franchisors Watch Out
New Franchisors and Entrepreneurs need to watch out as they... Read More
Finding the PERFECT Alliance Partner
Where do you look for the appropriate alliance?One of the... Read More
How to Start Home Based Travel Businesses
Home based travel businesses are no longer the wave of... Read More
Where to Find a Cash Windfall of $10,000 to $1,000,000 -- You Never Knew You Had
There is a rather famous true story called "Acres of... Read More
To Buy A Fat Pig
What does buying a fat pig have to do with... Read More
How to Handle Rejection When You Start an Office Cleaning Business
"If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't... Read More
Is This The Way Its Always Been Done?
Let's face it, we all tend to get stuck in... Read More
Franchises Must Meet Legal Definition to be an Actual Franchise
All franchises must meet the legal definition of a franchise... Read More
Grab Your Consumers Attention in a Cluttered World of Marketing Communications
A cluttered world of marketing communications diminishes the ordinary. The... Read More
Mobile Pressure Washing and City Contracts
Many mobile pressure-washing companies turn to government contacts to make... Read More
Do You Love Food? - Then Maybe Opening a Restaurant is Not Such a Crazy Idea
The restaurant industry in the United States employs an estimated... Read More
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