Buying a franchise and starting business is a serious undertaking that requires careful planning to assure that one's due diligence is not compromised by emotional short cuts.
The journey begins with understanding that you are investing in yourself and maybe a concept to help achieve your goals faster than you can on your own but you need a g
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Buying a Franchise - A Small Business Start Up Primer Guide For Franchise Development Beginners
Posted by franchisorcoach under FranchisesFrom http://www.evancarmichael.com 5933 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 12, 2008 3:15 pm
12 Positive Thoughts for those in trouble
Posted by Empica under StartupsFrom http://www.myobpod.com 5933 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 12, 2008 1:38 pm
What happens if your business strategy has not gone as planned and you need to make some hard decisions about where to go from here? Guy Kingston, presenter of the Mind Your Own Business podcast, gives some positive guidance on the next course of action.
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How To Optimize Your Networking Through Groups
Posted by BizBox under MarketingFrom http://bizbox.slate.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 9:31 pm
Jill Lublin, author of Get Noticed...Get Referrals, tells you how you should go about deciding which groups to join in order to receive the best networking opportunities.
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3 Loyalty Ideas to Employ
Posted by TerryJackson under Customer ServiceFrom http://www.targetmarketingmag.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 6:47 pm
A loyalty program, of course, will not increase a customer's loyalty, so that should not be the overriding goal. Rather, the purpose of the program is to demonstrate the company's loyalty to a good customer, and often that surfaces in economic value like discounts, gift certificates, points, etc.
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Getting 97 percent of what you need to succeed
Posted by ArmadaIG under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.management-issues.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 6:46 pm
However you define success, everyone seems to want it. Whether it's achieving goals, living according to one's calling, or making a difference in the world, everyone wants to accomplish something.
But the truth is that most people struggle in the effort, and that begs the question, what is needed to get past the obstacles on the road to succ
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Simple Email-Postcard Strategy - Not Incentive - Brings Back 15% More
Posted by JuliePower under MarketingFrom http://www.marketingsherpa.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 4:51 am
When retention rates started sinking, this organization sent a postcard to members saying "Please Come Back. What can we do to get your back?" It worked.
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Consumers Using More Coupons
Posted by morecowbell under NewsFrom http://www.retailerdaily.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 4:50 am
Seven in ten consumers (72%) use more coupons now than six months ago, some three-quarters of them (equating to about half of all consumers) ascribe the increased use to the troubled economy.
About 8 in 10 (81%) of the 1,386 consumers surveyed say they use coupons for grocery items. About half (51%) of those polled said their main coupon source
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Small Business Optimism Creeps Upward but Recession Still a Concern
Posted by PuggieLover under FinanceFrom http://www.nfib.com 5931 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 12:23 am
The National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism rose 2.9 points to 91.1 in August, but continued one of the longest strings of recession-level readings in the history of the survey — dating back to 1973. Two-thirds of the gain was due to a new confidence among small business owners who expect business conditions to
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Why Small Business Owners Aren't Always Entrepreneurs
Posted by MattMcGee under StartupsFrom http://blogs.wsj.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 10, 2008 7:18 pm
Many people often use the terms “entrepreneur” and “small-business owner” interchangeably. But some entrepreneurship experts — like Bo Fishback, vice president of entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation — argue that a distinction should be made.
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BizBox Talks to Joseph Michelli
Posted by BizBox under MarketingFrom http://bizbox.slate.com 5934 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 10, 2008 7:14 pm
Customer service expert Joseph A. Michelli appears on BizBooks, BizBox's author conversation series, to field reader questions and discuss his book, The New Gold Standard.
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