Great potential entrepreneurs should start with a great business plan which will lead to adequate funding as well as better guidance to their team. These tips will help to create that great business plan. Seek Expert HelpIn the world of business plans there are those that are prepared by professionals to the entrepreneurs specifications and there are those that are created from scratch by the entrepreneurs themselves. The first category have the...more
Author: Martina SrblinWhen was the last time you sit down and thought, really thought, about your values and how you incorporate them into your everyday life and business, as well as in your big vision for the future? Doing it often and thoroughly will make the true you emerge and shine…and help you fulfill your life purpose! Here are 3 easy steps to take when you decide it's time for a value check-up: Write down your top 5 values The first...more
Selling to businesses presents marketing challenges very different from selling to consumers. Mass advertising techniques wont work as well, as businesses engage in more focused searches for vendors when needs arise. Online AdvertisementWhen crafting an online campaign using either search engine optimization or pay-per-click advertising, choose keywords which residential cleaning services are not competing for as well. By always including words like office, store, commercial, janitor, and janitorial, you will avoid paying for clicks by those who are looking for home cleaning or maid services. Yellow PagesYour competitors are still likely using the yellow pages and you should at lease purchase a basic listing. The point is to be associated with the top competition each time businesses open up their phone directory to look for cleaners. LandlordsBy promoting your services to commercial landlords you can open the door to referrals to tens or hundreds of tenants. Promote the fact that you are an insured, licensed, bonded service, and seek to be added to a landlords list for pre-approved vendors for their buildings. By cleaning multiple businesses in one building you will keep your...more
One of the first steps in creating a fish farm is to choose a location or potential locations. Although readers of your business plan will accept that you may not have acquired your land yet, as you may not have the financial means to do so before outside funding, they will want to see that you have identified options for locations and that you...more
If you have visited a certain hotel repeatedly, you'd probably noticed that, like airlines, hotels generally change their prices with the season, the month, and even the day of the week. Pricing also changes the closer you are to a given date. Pricing changes such as these are part of yield management, and yield management software is a valuable...more
When you plan a wedding photography business, you are joining not just the photography industry, but the huge American wedding industry. There are multiple potential channels for marketing your services in this industry, and your marketing plan should detail how you will take advantage of them to spend you precious marketing dollars. Print AdvertisingUnlike consumers looking for certain products, brides do still look to magazines as a significant source of information about weddings and wedding services. Purchasing advertising in bridal magazines can be a good marketing spend. However, running a public relations campaign which targets these magazines with article ideas featuring your business may be an even better way to pursue this channel, assuming there are specific remarkable stories you can push. Internet AdvertisingWedding websites, such as theknot.com, weddingchannel.com, and brides.com, are another source of information and services for brides and wedding planners. Pay-per-click advertising with Google Adwords or other search engines is another valuable way to advertise. The upside of internet advertising is the ability to track the number of hits your website receives...more
Questions associated with the quality of the service you provide must be answered to create a successful business plan. These questions include: How will service quality be measured? What controls will be in place to insure that quality is...more
Here is a new musical that has taken Broadway by storm. Wicked, The Untold Story of The Witches of Oz gives new life to what has been the traditional story of the Wizard of Oz and takes a look at the witches Glenda The Good Witch and the Elphaba the...more
If you're a fan, you already know that James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo are the current members of the smash hits band Metallica. Did you know that former members included Ron McGovney, Dave Mustaine, Cliff Burton and...more
Also known as The Kings of Bachata, K.O.B., Aventura is a Bachata music group that got its start back in 1994. The members of Aventura are Anthony "Romeo" Santos, Lenny Santos, Henry Santos Jeter and Max Santos. In additional to Bachata music,...more
Professional handyman Patrick Cash runs a successful and profitable home improvement business. During tough economic times, there may be people who are looking at going into business for themselves. A handyman business may be the perfect opportunity...more
Kusadasi properties are going through an increase in value and demand due to multiple reasons. The city is prosperous, the quality of life is low, businesses flourish, tourism that is a source of earning huge profits for both, government as well as...more