Numerous consumers in Australia desiring luxury 4WDs and new 4x4s enjoy the end of the year deals offered by dealerships. To find good deals, consumers should peruse dealer websites and other specialty dealer websites offering deals online. Consumers willing to purchase used vehicles will find a number of vehicles below dealer prices. Websites are available that focus on specific types of vehicles or specific models. Consumers should search for...more
South Africa World Cup stadiums Ellis Park Stadium City: Johannesburg (Johannesburg) Completion date: 1982 Current status: mild renovation (completed in 2009) Capacity: 61,000 Ellis Park Stadium in fact built in 1928, 50 years it has been used as a football field. Until 1982, after the stadium was torn down and rebuilt, also will re-write history, a man named JD. Ellis's suggestion that the Johannesburg municipal golf course into...more
Top Ten Christmas Presents – How To Get The Biggest Bang For Your Buck How many Top Ten Christmas Presents list have you visited? They all are about "best prices" and "coupons" for your Christmas presents. None of them help you with the real burning issue during this tough economic Christmas: How to get the biggest bang for your buck to keep your family happy?My Top AdviceMy top advice this year is: Don't go for the obvious and don't make false economies.Going for the obvious is buying lots of cheap little presents hoping that you will get away with it. But cheap is a false economy. Cheap very quickly adds up to very expensive: cheap things don't last because they are of inferior quality, and they don't give real, long time pleasure.The SolutionStep out of the box and go for the opposite this year: Buy high quality presents at deep discount but, instead of buying lots of cheaper little presents, buy one great present for the whole family.Why is this the solution?Let's clear one hurdle for starters: Shopping around for real quality at deep discount is easy. All retailers want to sell now. They no longer wait for the Christmas sales to start after Christmas.But look at what...more
Something about the Big Holiday-Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated in American on the fourth Thursday of November. It's a time that families come together to have large meal and sometimes to play game or watch some sports game. It also called the family time.People have had these kinds of celebrations for thousands of...more
Live Christmas Tree Vs. Fake Christmas Tree With the holidays fast approaching in this age of both environmental awareness and economic trouble, it is time again to debate the favorite family holiday tradition. Which to choose, a real Christmas tree or an artificial tree? Is the right choice to purchase an artificial tree and use it year...more
Attention Franchisors and Franchisees: A Successful Franchise Shouldn't Require Extraordinary Performance In the article I wrote several months ago entitled "UnderstandingWhy Franchisees Fail Will Help your Evaluation Process", my objective was to educate prospective franchisees and existing franchisors as to how to better relate to the factors that lead to franchisee failures. This article expands on one of these factors. An excerpt from that article: "The franchise program is flawed shows a situation, where the sales and/or gross margin dollars needed to meet expenses, including paying royalties may be difficult to achieve. It may require extraordinary performance to be profitable." This can eliminate franchisees that do a good job but not an extraordinary job. This situation can be corrected by the franchisor. The Franchisor: A franchisor should structure their franchise program in such a way that franchisees can earn a fair return on their investment based upon good performance. If it's a start-up franchise program there should be a proto-type or model operation that the franchise is based on. Then the sales and gross margin necessary to achieve profitability...more
If you"re looking for something original and interesting to do this Christmas, then quite a lot of bargains can be found. These days there are more and more ticket agencies that can provide cheap theatre tickets - London West End has a lot to offer...more
Belize Tours: Where to Go, What to Do And How to Have Fun! Say hello to the life you want! A life that is fun, enjoyable and peaceful. Say hello to Belize paradise.Belize is the ultimate vacation destination. The country is in the middle of...more
Whether You're Selling or Buying a Franchise You Need to Consider an Important Fact In areas with higher than normal unemployment rates there is an impact on spending. This change on how and where people spend their money affects...more
Holidays to Sharjah Located nearly twenty kilometres, east of Dubai, Sharjah is a popular destination amongst tourists visiting Dubai. Many tourists see to it that they spend some time from their holidays in Sharjah. Having been accorded the ...more
Shiny Brite Ornaments: The History of a Holiday Classic The invention of Shiny Brite Christmas ornaments was a result of World War II. Christmas trees adorned with sparkling glass balls were popular with Americans. Germany and Japan were the...more
Defining Sub-Franchising Once and For All As someone who has been in franchising for 35 years I've seen a number of changes especially in the area of franchise structures. These structures include area developers; master franchisors, regional...more