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Turning Over the Keys: A Lesson in Managing the Manager

Sep 4, 2013 By Jania Bailey

One of the great selling points of a majority of franchise opportunities in the marketplace today is the option to choose a “manage the manager” business model. It’s also referred to, in a more highbrow sense, as the “semi-absentee” model.

Filed Under: Franchise Center Tagged With: Franchise Business, FranNet, Jania Bailey, Managing, Time Management

The Pros and Cons of Going Into Business with a Buddy

Sep 4, 2013 By YEC

I’ve built five companies in my startup career, four of which I started with close friends. It’s quite common to build a company with a close friend: you get together, think of a cool idea, and decide to get started. Why not, right?

Filed Under: Making Your Business Official Tagged With: Friends, Partnerships, Relationships, Starting a Business, Young Entrepreneur Council

10 Tips for Saving Money on Common Business Items and Necessities

Aug 30, 2013 By Cara Aley

As a small business, you should be penny pinching at every possible angle. Here, we’ll provide ten sharp ways in which to do save money on your business operations.

Filed Under: Getting Your Office Ready Tagged With: Cara Aley, Expenses, Getting Started, Saving Money

3 Ways Women Can and Should Have It All

Aug 29, 2013 By YEC

A generation after many prominent feminists encouraged women to “have it all,” we continue to decry the absence of women in politics, business and other positions of power. At the same time, even though there is more opportunity for women now than ever before in history, some professional women argue that we can’t or shouldn’t want to have it all.

Filed Under: Personal Readiness Tagged With: Getting Started, Personal Outlook, Starting a Business, Young Entrepreneur Council

Niche Positioning in the Franchise Industry

Aug 28, 2013 By Franchise.com

As franchisees grow their business and continuously strive to exceed their customers’ expectations, franchisors must provide a very high quality and breadth of franchise support services.

Filed Under: Franchise Center Tagged With: Differentiation, Franchise Business, Franchise.com, Franchising

Learn From Your Competitors to Beat Them

Aug 28, 2013 By Jerry Osteryoung

Competition is tough, but it can also benefit you if you know how to make the most of it. No one has a patent on great ideas, so watch your competitors closely, and when you see them doing something you can legally do as well, go for it.

Filed Under: Marketing Your New Business Tagged With: Competitors, Differentiation, Industry Practices, Jerry Osteryoung

VIDEO: Why You Must Pick a Tight Niche

Aug 28, 2013 By Marcus Schaller

Trying to make your business appeal to as many people as possible can be a disaster. Here’s why.

Filed Under: Marketing Your New Business Tagged With: Customer Acquisition, Diagramified, Marcus Schaller, Market Segmentation, Marketing

VIDEO: How to Design a Brand That is Unique

Aug 26, 2013 By Mike Tringe

You know what sets your company apart from your competitors, but does everybody else know? Being unique is an important part of branding. It lets the world know why people should purchase from you and not your competitors.

Filed Under: Marketing Your New Business Tagged With: Branding, Competitors, Design, Differentiation, Mike Tringe

How to Create a Minimum Viable Product

Aug 22, 2013 By YEC

One of the most important principles in startups today revolves around the idea of a Minimum Viable Product, or MVP. An MVP is the absolute bare minimum service or product that will allow you to get users, buyers, clients, etc. to see how they interact with your main idea.

Filed Under: Marketing Your New Business Tagged With: Design, Feedback, Getting Started, Product Development, Startups, Tracking Data, Young Entrepreneur Council

6 Questions You Must Ask as a Business Person

Aug 22, 2013 By Ruth King

Small business owners generally experience many highs and lows. Do you have what it takes to succeed? Your answers to the six questions below can help determine your chances for business success.

Filed Under: Personal Readiness Tagged With: Cash Flow, Failures, Getting Started, Partnerships, Personal Outlook, Ruth King, Sales Strategies, Starting a Business

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