How do you make your money grow? With the economy in shambles, and personal finances in disarray, this may not look like the right time to look into investing into a franchise. The truth is, though, this might actually be the perfect to invest. Why you might ask? Because buy-ins are cheap and companies are willing to bend over backwards for people who have the money to purchase one of their franchises. The key is finding the right one: something...more
Author: Patrick & Ann Fitz-Gibbon As a small business owner you are more than likely struggling with quite a few problems aside from the general day to day running of your business. Most likely you have trouble marketing to your potential customers, you are struggling to increase your income and if you do manage to achieve a profit you will most likely not be well advised on how to invest and increase that profit by making your money work for...more
How can you tell if your business needs a Business Coach?If you are working too many hours, making too little money, dealing with too many issues related to your team and employees, or simply feeling that working in your business is little better than having a job, then you probably need a Business Coach.In today's economy, that is the state of most business owners. It's also why more than 80% of all businesses fail within five years, even when run by smart, bright and highly motivated individuals.The good news is the gap between what people think they know about business and business reality can be filled very effectively by a good Business Coach.Why?Because good Business Coaches are generalists, as opposed to business consultants, who tend to be specialists, or who tend to be highly skilled in a particular area or expert in a particular industry.Not that there is anything wrong with that ... but for most small businesses (and that accounts for more than 98% of all businesses), owners are looking for exponential changes in their companies very quickly (typically in terms of six to eight weeks).While a business consultant is used to delivering incremental results (which, for a...more
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Do you keep asking yourself Where do I keep the expensive oil painting Dad just bought? If this is what bothers you every morning when you wake up, Chicago storage is just the answer to your question! Look at Kate. She is a tension-free woman today. She is an avid collector of all sorts of delicate stuff such as oil paintings, crystal pieces, and...more
If you have found this video or website then you are obviously looking for more information on Dubli. And possibly the Business opportunity that is available to you.Let me be right up front. This is not a learn how to make money online scheme, this is purely a business opportunity like no other you've ever seen!A very brief description of what Dubli is might help you. Dubli is an online shopping portal like Amazon, Google, Yahoo and E-bay. But with a twist. Dubli allows you to profit every time someone buys through its portal. So just imagine if you got a small profit every time someone bought a product through Amazon Google or E-bay. Well that's the opportunity you have here with Dubli, which is extremely exciting.Let me give you an idea of what I'm talking about. Amazon alone sells just over 6 million products every single day! Now imagine making money from every single purchase!! I think you might be starting to get the picture here!?This is what you have the opportunity to be involved in. Now you might be asking, ok this sounds good, but why would people purchase through Dubli rather then the other portals? Well Dubli runs what's called a reverse auction. So unlike E-bay where...more
Business planning can never be truly outsourced. If a contractor or consultant is brought into the process they may be allowed to take the lead, but the work will still require extensive collaboration between the entrepreneur or business managers and...more
Creating a consulting business is a greater challenge than becoming a self-employed freelance consultant, but the potential rewards in terms of both income and building wealth are greater as well. The need for a business plan is one major difference....more
A catering business can be built through traditional advertising and marketing methods. If you are starting on a bootstrap budget, consider the slow but sure method of building sales through networking. By building a network of contacts one person at...more
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