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Top Twelve Ways to Grow Your Business in a Down Market
1. Call every customer and thank them for the business. Ask if they’re happy with the work you’ve done. Ask if there’s anything you can do to improve. Don’t do the all in one day. Do five a day, with enough energy and time to show that you really mean ...
Franchise Failure Rates: Myths and Facts
Statistics have been thrown about for years concerning the safety of investing in a franchise, vs. investing in a non-franchise start-up business. "I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an average of three meals ...
Outsourcing and Flexible Office Space Going Mainstream
One of the ways small businesses are dealing with shifting economic fortunes is finding ways to keep expenses flexible. If you are trying to carve out a new market niche, create a new product line or simply remake your business into something entirely new, fixed costs such as a lease ...
Five Reasons Why America Is A Great Place To Run A Business
I will try to give at least five reasons why America is a great place to run a business, and I want to start by giving an historical background. It is appropriate to take history as the first reason because you in America have recently celebrated Thanksgiving. But the question ...