How to Buy a Franchise Business for Sale
A franchise business is one in which the owner (franchisor) sells to a third party (franchisee) the name, logo or the rights of the business so that a replica of his/her establishment is set up. The franchisee sets up the place in a similar manner to the franchisor’s establishments. This includes wearing the same uniforms…
Read More4 Smart Ways to Embrace Change to Grow Your Business
Pixabay (CC0 License) The first few years of a business are generally the trickiest time to traverse, with obstacles arising on a regular basis. To be more accurate, those obstacles won’t stop arising the longer the business goes on; you will just have more experience in handling them and know which ones to take seriously.…
Read MoreHow Bill Gates Was A Role Model For New Entrepreneurs
Sometimes I like to drop the comment socially that “I knew Bill Gates back when he was a regular guy.” I know that dates me a good bit, but it also shows that I have been hanging around startups for a long time. The honest truth is that I worked directly with him in the…
Read More5 Technologies to Help Your Small Business During the Pandemic
Small business ownership is something that’s quite challenging, and that’s during a typical year. If you own a small business during the pandemic, you might face more issues than ever before. Covid-19 has shuttered some small companies temporarily, and others have closed their doors forever. If you’re still in business, we commend you for your…
Read MoreYour Company’s Reputation=Your Reputation
People associate companies with their owners now more than ever. In the past, you might not have been able to tell who ran the world’s largest businesses, but now they are even more famous than a lot of celebrities. The likes of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Elon Musk are all well-known figures in their…
Read MoreWhy Do Visitors Leave My Website (Pt. 2)
In our first article in this series on Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) we looked at how to approach CRO if you don’t have a lot of traffic flowing to your site. Here we identify some of the areas to think about to generate more leads and provide you with a number of tools to help…
Read MoreLife in Crisis: 7 Ways WFH Can Work For You
Working from home can be a haven of quiet productivity or a sure-fire way to fall behind. COVID-19 and the onset of quarantine meant that many had to create that haven quickly or scramble to keep up. And even with more than six months into this new life, some still struggle with finding their work-from-home…
Read MoreSpotting the Signs of Office Romance
There are many ways to meet a prospective mate or someone you may be attracted to. Opportunities are everywhere. You may be jogging in the park, waiting in line at the market, meet someone at a party or through friends or relatives. However, most people spend large amounts of their time at work. Whether your…
Read MoreHow Different Domain Names Can Make 10X More Marketing Impact
By 2023 eCommerce sales in the United States are predicted to surpass $740 billion… That is almost DOUBLE the sales volume of as little as five years ago. This poses a range of both opportunities and challenges for SMBs dealing in the digital space. For starters, more and more people will be transacting online, which…
Read MoreCustomer Service is Not a Cost Center
There’s often a temptation to think of customer service as a cost…the cost of spending time talking with customers, the cost of providing extra service, the cost of providing feedback channels. But if you’re really doing it right, customer service should not be seen as a cost center. It should pay for itself, and then…
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