CFA: Marketing is vital for attracting top-quality leads to your franchise system. But, in today’s economic environment, what does a quality potential franchisee look like? How are they changing and how should you market to them? Find the answers at the Franchise Excellence Seminar June 2, 2009 7:45 am – 10:00 am Sheraton Parkway North […]
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Springwise: Seasoned entrepreneurs know there’s a big difference between a great idea in the mind and a successful product in the hand. Here to bridge that gap is Quirky, a service that uses a collaborative process to actualize killer ideas that might otherwise go to waste. Anyone can submit their business plan and sketches to
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AllBusiness: Ashton Kutcher has a million followers on Twitter. twitterChurch’s Chicken is probably glad it doesn’t have that many, since it’s promising to give away $1 for every person who joins its Twitter feed over the next 30 days. Realistically, the company is hoping to attract at least 10,000 followers, which translates to $10,000 in
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Washington Post: More than 20 million people work from home at least once a week, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But whether you work at home full time or just need a place to sort mail, pay bills and check your e-mail, having a dedicated space to get the
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Can someone go postal and still be friendly? Goin’ Postal believes it’s possible. The company calls itself “Your Friendly Neighborhood Shipping Center,†with a chain of retail shipping and receiving stores across the United States. Through Goin’ Postal, consumers and businesses can access all the main carriers such as FedEx, UPS, and the United States
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photo credit: kevindooley Spending as much time as our firm does with Small Business owners, you begin to see traits and/or tendencies that are identifiers. At the end of the day, there are two very different approaches taken by those in charge when it comes to the progress and sustainability of their companies. Here are some
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WSJ: Franchise restaurants, hit by higher commodities prices and a cutback in consumer spending, are aggressively searching for ways to slash costs. Many of these businesses can’t pass on the higher costs to customers without losing even more business. So, they’re trying to find alternative ways to save — including changing vendors and packaging, altering
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canada.com: Desneige Meyer is a woman who takes her art very seriously. So when the talented sculptor gave birth to son Beckett last year, she did what any proud artist would do; she started incorporating him in to her work. Meyer comes from a family of women involved in art. Her mother is a clothing
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News & Observer: Many moms have had an entrepreneurial flash as they struggled with a badly designed infant seat or crafted their own new and improved onesie. While some might share their newfound expertise with close friends and family, more and more are acting on those inspired moments and starting their own business. They’ve even
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Dayton Daily News: You might say inspiration came to brothers Chuck and Marc Bohse in the form of sore backs. Ask Chuck Bohse to demonstrate the fine art of screeding, or leveling, concrete, and he may show you the way he once did it: Bending over, slowly stepping backward, pressing a screed or leveling bar
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