Building a Business
The 10 Things You Need to Know When Responding to RFPs
First off, are you sure you're even seeing all the relevant RFPs out there?
By George Deeb
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Building a Business
10 Pricing Strategies That Can Drastically Improve Sales
Utilizing smart pricing strategies when selling products, services or subscriptions is a must to succeed in a competitive marketplace.
Business News
Could a $50 Tablet This Holiday Season Help Salvage Amazon’s Struggling Hardware Division?
The forthcoming 6-inch device would be one of the cheapest tablets on the market.
By Geoff Weiss
Marketing
Everything I Needed to Know About Negotiating I Learned Watching My Dad Make a Huge Buck on Some Old Furniture
When my father got five times his ideal price, plus some bagels, for family junk he taught that street smarts trump book smarts.
By Carol Roth
Building a Business
4 Magical Business Lessons From ‘The Happiest Place on Earth’
Disneyland is not only a place for kids and adults to have fun. It's an exceptionally well-run business that any entrepreneur could glean valuable information from.
Building a Business
How ‘Storage Wars’ Teaches All You Need to Know About Buying and Pricing
Buy low, sell high is a simple idea, except when everybody competing with you is trying to do the same thing.
By Cris Burnam
Building a Business
Have an Invention? Here’s How to Make It Into an Actual Product. (Infographic)
As the creator of a new product, you need to know the costs so you can weigh the risks and the rewards.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
How to Set Prices for Your Child-Care Service
Learn to determine pricing that will make you a profit but won't scare away parents.
Marketing
Mastering the Art of Pricing: What the Textbooks Don’t Teach You
Lesson one: Forget about surveying your customers to price products for which they have no concept of price.
By Bing Gordon
Building a Business
Make Sure the Pricing Is Right With These Tips
Here's what you need to know when setting prices for your goods.
Business News
Gasoline Lifts U.S. Consumer Prices; Economy Picks Up Speed
Price stability and a strengthening economy, highlighted by a tightening labor market, likely will push the Federal Reserve a step closer to raising interest rates later this year.
By Reuters
Marketing
Set Your Prices So It’s a Win, Win, Win
Not only should you charge based on the product sold, but also on what your brand represents to customers.
By Jim Joseph
Entrepreneurs
How a No-Tipping Policy Helped This Restaurant Triple Profits in 2 Months
The business model has been so successful, says Bar Marco founder Bobby Fry, that it is expanding the concept to sister restaurant The Livermore.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
The Apple Watch Only Costs How Much to Make?
The smartwatch has the lowest hardware cost to price of any of the tech company's devices.
By Reuters
Business Accounting
Sticker Shock: The Best and Worst Cities for Haircuts, Hotels, iPhones and More
Deutsche Bank released a ranking of the most and least expensive places to buy a range of items worldwide.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
3 Fears That Keep Your Business From Growth
It requires courage to choose the entrepreneurial path, and more courage is needed to see how far it leads.
Building a Business
How to Set Prices When You’re New in Business
Among the most nerve-wracking decisions when starting out is how much to charge. Researching the market and accurately tallying costs has a calming effect.
Building a Business
The Price Is Right: Turning a Profit in the Event Planning Business
Learn how to set prices that are high enough to keep your profitable but not high enough to scare away prospective customers.
Thought Leaders
What Creatives Can Do About Feeling Undervalued and Underpaid
Don't be dismissive of the ideas and connections your brain makes. They hold a lot of value.
Building a Business
Think Hillary’s Bad? Here Are 5 ‘Ethical’ Mistakes Business Owners Regularly Make.
Most of us don't operate outside of the law. Sometimes, we make choices that would be considered unethical by some, yet perfectly appropriate by others.
By Gene Marks
Building a Business
A 5-Step Reality Check for Inventors
The only easy parts of developing an invention are underestimating the costs and over-estimating the market.
By Kedma Ough
Business Funding
Should You Consider Hiring a Crowdfunding Consultant?
These advisers can be invaluable members of your team, or a complete waste of money. Ask these questions before making a decision.
Building a Business
8 Pointers for Setting a Price in Negotiations
This numeric value is super critical as it affects the profit you'll get from a deal.
Building a Business
Evaluating the Merits of Building Negotiating Into Your Prices
The "one price fits all" philosophy does not work in all industries and under all circumstances.
Building a Business
Don’t Be the Cheapest, Be the Best
When pricing your product or service, instead of sweating the pennies, look at how you can charge more by offering a better quality experience for your customer.
Business News
The Other Products Falling Oil Prices Are Making Cheaper
Paying under $2 a gallon for gas? Ka-ching! But gasoline is not the only product that gets less expensive when the price of crude oil falls.
Building a Business
5 Mistakes Successful Entrepreneurs Don’t Make Twice
Nobody gets everything right the first time around but some lessons should only need to be given once.