Select Your Franchise: A franchise business is essentially the documenting and replication of a proven business formula. In order to franchise a business it must be successful and have a good trading history under its belt. The method by which the business achieves success should be documented in a manual of operations and the brand […]
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Franchising.com: Glass Doctor is ranked No. 243 on the Franchise Times Top Franchise Systems list. Franchise Times bases its selections on annual sales in 2008. Last year Glass Doctor reported $140 million in sales with 163 franchise units in the United States and two in Canada. Glass Doctor expects to finish the fourth quarter of
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NEWS.com.au: Owning your own business is all very well but don’t put all your eggs in one basket in case times get tough and your main income source goes belly-up. You really don’t know what hard work is until you work for yourself. There are no paid holidays, no days off, no sickies and often
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Reader’s Digest has an interesting profile and interview with the guy who parlayed a childhood fascination with computers into one of the nation’s most-visited news websites, Kevin Rose. Digg.com gets 35 million different visitors a month. One link from Digg’s home page can produce a tsunami of traffic that can turn a Web newcomer into
FashionUnited.co.uk: The Gap is aiming to penetrate the Chinese market and up its Asian market share by opening its first store in China. The China store, due to open in 2010, will be the first new market that Gap has entered directly for more than a decade, rather than through the franchising model, launched in
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When asked about their company’s policies for monitoring employees, more than one third of business owners say that they do not screen employee computer use in any way. An Inc.com poll, which surveyed readers between September 22 through October 6 and received 305 respondents, found that 25 percent of companies blocked “unproductive” sites like YouTube,
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photo credit: coxy Inc.com: Investing up front in your new employees will save a lot of time — and even customer service — from all parts of your company in the long run, and it’ll show in your sales numbers. Start today. Training your employees sounds like it is a no brainer concept, something that
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photo credit: Ivan Walsh Are you thinking about hiring someone to write your business plan for you? If so, you might want to consider some of these questions from Tim Berry: If you wanted to get your body in shape, would you hire somebody else to eat better and exercise regularly? How would you feel
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Trendspotter Springwise has a sweet article on urban beekeeping. Omlet’s Beehaus kit brings the practice back down to earth for individual consumers. The Beehaus comes as a complete hive ready for colonization, with all the parts necessary including honey jars and a comprehensive beekeeping guide. Priced at GBP 465, the Beehaus is available in a
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photo credit: pfala Entrepreneur.com: Success in a networking group comes when the rest of the group members trust you enough to open up their best referrals to you. Unless they’ve seen your work, you have to earn that trust by demonstrating your professionalism to them. Since founding BNI almost 25 years ago, I’ve seen how
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