Posts Tagged ‘Getting Started’
Opening Your Own Restaurant? 4 Tips to Get Started
Restaurant businesses are attractive for the plain fact that people will always need food. It’s one of humanity’s basic necessities and so demand rarely dials down throughout the year. Yet while the customer base for restaurants is stable for decades to come, there is a lot of competition in the food business and that can…
Read More7 Due Diligence Steps Will Validate Any New Venture
In my experience, consummate entrepreneurs tend come up with more startup ideas than they can ever implement, and some of the ideas may not even make business sense. But how does any entrepreneur know which ideas to implement, and which ones are best left behind? After all, most great breakthroughs, like a computer in every…
Read More5 Tips for Starting a Small Business in College
Starting a business while still enrolled in college isn’t an option for everyone. College is stressful enough, and running a business is a whole new ball game. If you’re especially ambitious and bursting at the seams with ideas, it may be worth overcoming the fear of that stress to help your future materialize. In some…
Read MoreHow a Paintball Career Paved the Way for a High-Quality Business Model
Retiring from a successful career in any sport can be a difficult adjustment, and people often struggle to find the same success in new ventures. Tommy ‘Gun’ Pemberton enjoyed a very successful career in professional paintball; he saw victory in the World Cup and at one time was recognized as the UK’s number one player.…
Read More3 Options Beyond the Standard Franchise
Did you realize that there are other options for you as a franchise owner beyond owning a single franchise? This post will explore area development, master franchises, and multi-unit ownership to present you with additional considerations for your business endeavors. Area Developers: Big Potential in Your Geographic Area Rather than signing a franchise agreement for a single…
Read MoreGetting Back into Business After Your Previous Company Closes Down
The Small Business Administration reports that 34 percent of small businesses will fail in their first two years. Furthermore, according to the same source, as much as 50 percent of businesses fail during their first year. There’s no hiding the fact that the business landscape is cutthroat and unforgiving. Nevertheless, starting and running a business…
Read More6 Things You Need to Consider Before Becoming a Digital Solopreneur
The expansion of the digital world determines various employees to take that extra step to leave the corporate world and build their own business. We live in a time where the online medium is bursting with new opportunities and moments of innovation. All it takes is to decide on what scale you want to be…
Read MoreThe Best Franchises to Launch for 2016
Can’t decide what franchise to launch, simply because there are so many options out there? Here’s a list of the best franchises right now. They’ve proven to franchisees to be valuable investments, easy to work with, and highly profitable. #1. Expedia CruiseShip Centers If the idea of helping people plan exciting vacations thrills you, consider…
Read More10 Effective Real Estate Marketing Ideas to Jumpstart Your Business
In the real estate business, success depends on plenty of factors, but effective marketing strategies are (or should be) top of the list. In our day and time, if you want to jumpstart your real estate business you need more than a good list of contacts and potential clients. You need to master online marketing…
Read MoreBuying a Mobile Food Business: 10 Things to Consider
Food trucks and carts have come a long way since the days of greasy ‘roach coaches’. People generally have more refined tastes and higher expectations nowadays. The trendy reinvention of fast-food culture seen in recent years has triggered a boom in a market that you can enter without huge investment or extensive catering experience. In…
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