Drop Shipping-Can It Work for Your Small Business? (26 Jun 2006) If you resell products on eBay, you have your own home based
ecommerce website or you are looking for products to resell for a
profit, please take the time to read this, you'll be glad you did.
The Number of Pages in the UFOC in Franchising is Still Growing Today (26 Jun 2006) Today required franchise disclosure documents are over 200 pages generally. How many pages do you think the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular; UFOCs were 35 years ago for these ten-foot tall pillars of the franchising community like Kroc, Monhan and Rosenberg founded their companies? They were of course the founders of McDonalds, Domino's Pizza and Duncan Donuts.
FTC Adding to the Franchise Rule (26 Jun 2006) Last summer the FTC put forth a report and then asked for comments on modifications of the franchise rule. There has been no real significant changes since the 1970's, but lots of opinions and case law along the way.
Too Many Lawyers in Franchising Today (26 Jun 2006) Attorneys and Lawyers are ruining the franchise industry. It is too bad too, because franchising represents over 400,000 businesses in our country and accounts for just over one-third of every consumer dollar spent in this country. By over regulating and over lawyering the industry we are weakening our free markets and suffocating our up and coming entrepreneurs.
FTC Report on Franchise Rule Making; What Purpose? (26 Jun 2006) The Federal Trade Commission out of the blue decide in November of 2004 that they wanted to revamp the franchise and business opportunity rule; specifically addressing franchising. Now then, why now? To prove to the masses that the Federal Trade Commission is in control?
Most Franchises Are Small Home Businesses (26 Jun 2006) Many of our nations 400,000 franchisees run their businesses out of their homes and therefore their home addresses and phone numbers are listed in the Unifrom Franchsie Offering Circular's, attachments. Uniform Franchise Circulars, UFOC, are for franchise buyers and they explain the investment involved. It is required by law that they be given out to potential buyers in advance of any sale by 10 business days. How can a franchisor be assured that someone sending an email or filling out a form is a real entity?
Small Businesses With Work Trucks; A Warning (26 Jun 2006) If you are a non-operator owner of many work trucks, you should keep your business credit card with you not leave it in one of the trucks. You should not issue them to employees without strict guidlines.
Auto Detailers and Competitive Aspects of Automobile Detailing (26 Jun 2006) There are both fixed and mobile detailers. Consumers often will use either or both during the life of their car. Mobile Detailing is nice because they come to you. Fixed site auto detailers often work in a controlled environment and can produce higher quality work.
Competition in the Mobile Car Wash Industry (26 Jun 2006) We have all seen the mobile washing units cruising our city, usually they are trucks, vans or trailer set ups with a water tank and a pressure washer unit aboard. They market their services with flyers and business cards, however most of their business comes from weekly repeats and referrals. Some cities have hundreds of these units going around the city cleaning stuff.
Street Wars Between Mobile Car Washers and Mobile Auto Detailers (26 Jun 2006) There is much competition in the mobile auto detailing business. There are two different lines of reasoning emerging as to how the business should be run. One is go for volume and discount and wash the world. The other is go after the high end customer which is 10% of the market, do exceptional work and charge as much as the market will give.
The Benefits of Using Freelance Consultants / Trainers for Your Project (26 Jun 2006) What are the benefits of using a Freelance Consultant / Trainer for your next project? Companies are often wary of employing freelance trainers when setting up a new project or contemplating a 'roll out' operation or 'change' scenario. There are however distinct advantages to using freelance as against permanent resources, and some of these are outlined as follows.
Pet Grooming Business (26 Jun 2006) Do you like animals? Would you like to work for yourself? Pet grooming could be the career for you.
Small Business And The Ability To Find Market Place Opportunities (26 Jun 2006) Marketing is one of the four corner-posts of a solid business. Knowing a few marketing tricks is great, but to be really successful you must be able to assess market place opportunities. Here's 13 points you should look at…
Earn More Money in Your Small Business by Creating a PIG (26 Jun 2006) Learn an important lesson for setting up systems that pay you while you sleep or on vacation. If the idea of doing the work once and get paid forever makes your skin tingle with delight, then you really need to get a passive income generator working for you.
Is Your Business Property Safe and Secure? (26 Jun 2006) Security Professionals provide the products and services necessary to create a safe and secure workplace for you and your employees.
Effectively Completing the Operations Plan Section of Your Business Plan (26 Jun 2006) The Operations Plan is a critical component of any business plan as it presents the Company's action plan for executing its vision. The Operations Plan must detail 1) the processes that are performed to serve customers every day (short-term processes) and 2) the overall business milestones that the company must attain to be successful (long-term processes).
Buying a Franchise (26 Jun 2006) Buying a franchise is not for everyone. This guide will help you evaluate whether buying a franchise is right for you.
