Developing Your Business With Ken Hollowell There arrives a time in the development of every business that a choice has to| choice must| decision needs to} be made concerning whether or not to expand to reach a larger marketplace and, if this is so the best method to reach that goal. Franchising, which is one [...]
Archive for January, 2010
How to Market Your Small Business in a Slow Economy
January 23rd, 2010
davidguide photo credit: Wesley Fryer When the economy is slow, the advertising budget is usually first to go. Why oh why oh why? Right when you need to get your name out there the most, you cut and slash so that poor advertising budget is only a shell of its former self. I know that running [...]
Most Coveted Transferable Job Skills for Australia
January 18th, 2010
davidguide Coveted Transferable Skills are skills that can be applied in a wide variety of contexts to a wide variety of tasks. These include general personal traits that are most sought after because such emotional quotients are shown in personality and not found in professional certificates. Below are the nine most coveted transferable job skills in [...]
Opening A Dollar Store – Retail Hours are Demanding
January 16th, 2010
davidguide Are you considering opening a dollar store? If so, never discount the demands that are associated with having a business that operates during retail hours. As with almost all retail businesses long hours and varied hours, including evenings and weekends will be required of the independent owner-operator. In fact retail stores are typically open 10-12 [...]
Navigating the difficult lending market to open a franchise
January 10th, 2010
davidguide In the wake of a recessionary cycle that has only recently begun to show signs of a turnaround, retailers have faced a number of significant financial and logistical challenges. But while existing retailers have faced a number of challenges, from a grim real estate market, to tighter lending standards and lower levels of consumer spending, [...]
Open a Dollar Store – Is Your Store in Trouble?
January 9th, 2010
davidguide Many who open a dollar store don’t realize the complexity of the business they are entering. They get in and things flow pretty smoothly. Now things have changed. The economy is slowing, which has also slowed sales. One the other hand, merchandise and transportation process are skyrocketing, which is pressuring already limited profit margins. For [...]
Opening a Dollar Store – How Much to Charge Customers
January 2nd, 2010
davidguide If you are opening a dollar store one of the big questions that needs to be answered early on in the process is exactly what is the right amount to charge customers who shop in your store. At one time the only answer was $1.00. However as times have changed there are a multitude of [...]


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