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Are Your Customers Satisfied?
Sep 1st
Business had been really great, but suddenly you’ve seen a big drop-off in return customers. You’ve changed your menu and want to check with your regular customers to see if they like it. You’ve implemented some new policies in your office and want to know how employees are coping with the change. There are many reasons that you might want to take a survey of customers or employees.
The most often used polls are customer satisfaction surveys. With the advent of the Internet it is easier than ever to keep track of your customer’s likes and dislikes. You no longer have More >
Buyer Beware: Franchise Warning Signs
Aug 30th
Recently I wrote about how to buy a franchise. Mostly I covered the steps that are usually required before both parties make the final decision. Here are some warning signs that purchasing a particular franchise may not be in your best interest. Remember buying a name should mean that everything is in place for you to step in and make money. You shouldn’t have to start from scratch in planning how to run your business. That’s what independent business owners are up against – starting from scratch.
Avoid this sign, by making a good franchise purchase decision.
Scrutinize the financial end of More >
Clean Green Daycare
Jun 6th
You’ve been looking for weeks and have finally found the perfect location for your daycare center. The only problem is the building has been vacant for some time and there is a funny, musty smell that seems to permeate everything. Even after painting the walls, and cleaning everything in site, you can’t seem to get rid of that musty odor.
The final sniff test shows that it’s the carpet that still smells musty. You’ve been careful to use low VOC paints and your cleaners are green to the max. So, when considering getting the carpet cleaned you’ll only consider green carpet More >
Storefront Versus Online
Dec 28th
In this day and age owning a storefront is not something everyone has to do. With Internet sales being a multi-billion a year industry, you need to look at whether you need a brick and mortar store.
Some things like gas and food will probably always have storefronts, as they are things we purchase regularly and right now there is no way to put them in a box and get them to us in a useable form for the most part.
Look at statistics in your business. What is the percentage of business coming in from walk-in business; what is it for More >