Archive for September 29th, 2004
→ redrobin.com It was 1969, the year of Woodstock, “Buzz” Aldrin’s walk on the moon, and Red Robin “America’s Gourmet Burgers and Spirits” was born in Seattle, Washington. Nearly 200 restaurants later, Red Robin is continually winning awards for the “Best Burger,” “Best Family Restaurant,” and many more in cities across North America. Red Robin [...]
Business Opportunities Abound In the Automotive Industry
Business Opportunities Handbook: “From rental and leasing agencies to products, services and repairs, the automotive industry has long been one of the most fruitful sources of business opportunities. Aspiring entrepreneurs in the market to launch a business of their own would do well to give the auto-related listings in this publication a close look.”
Business Owner’s Toolkit: Manufacturers’ reps–sometimes called sales reps, sales agents or even brokers–are long-term independent marketing professionals. Like yourself, they are entrepreneurs: small business owners who maintain an ongoing presence in a set territory for specific manufacturers. (A manufacturer is often referred to as the rep’s “principal.”) The rep-principal relationship is set forth in a [...]
Tips for Running a Successful Weekend Business
NFIB: “Weekend warriors almost always find greatest success when their second business is one they love or have special aptitude for. Working a full week at regular employment (which can run 40-50 hours or longer), is usually fairly tiring- so it takes special dedication to go back to work on Saturday if you’re not really [...]
Why Demonstration Compels Customers to Buy
PsychoTactics: So how do you use demos to send your sales into orbit? Hint: You use demonstration instead of explanation. A powerful demonstration snaps a customer out of her reverie, because of one simple reason. Explanation is nice but not va-va-voom. It’s monologuish (I made up that word). It’s pretty one way, if you know [...]
Finanicial IQ, Aspiration, Team, Personal Urgency
Jim Lejeal: I’m a huge fan of the entrepreneur. And I’ve used a mnemonic to measure them when I was angel investing. F – A – S – T PUQ. F stands for Finanicial IQ – how smart is entrepreneur financially? You have to understand your business financially. You can’t delagate this. You better have [...]
