People decide to buy a franchise for several reasons. Franchises offer an established brand name and relatively easy access into a specific industry. Many companies that sell franchises will also help the owner along the way by providing franchise related training, money, or clients. This gives the franchise owner an obvious advantage over the average [...]
Owning a small business usually means wearing many hats – as head of sales, production, office administration, payroll and yes, accounting. Choosing a business bank is often done impulsively. Many business owners look for one that is near their place of business or their home – or one that is on the way to work. [...]
Do you have a busy highway of referrals driving to your door? If not, you may be like most professionals who have Referral Roadblocks. Like regular roadblocks, they are annoying. Some of them make it more challenging for you to get referrals and others can completely prevent you from getting any referrals. Worst of all, [...]
Every business owner or salesperson I have met wants to increase income. Learn the following skills so you can run a more effective business. As Steven Covey says in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, you should continuously Sharpen Your Saw. In other words, always be learning. Increase your knowledge in any of the following [...]
In an ideal world virtually everyone would build a business?at least if they?re interested in getting paid twice for their hard work. For a number of reasons building a business is a good decision. Three are the most obvious and popular. Of those, two, namely making more money and having to work less seem to [...]
Time is money! especially when you are talking about downtime at a vacation rental. Even if you purchased a turnkey rental that is ready for guests, bringing a property onto the rental market takes work. Before your first renter comes through the door, you will need to make important operational decisions for the management of [...]
Controlling the controllable
The circumstances which can lead to mortgage payment default are many; Some within a homeowner’s ability to control and others are not. In cases where events are beyond a homeowner’s control, mortgage holders have been known to offer assistance by providing a grace period or a temporary reduction in payment until circumstances improve, [...]
