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5 benefits of market surveys
AuthorJill Berry Typearticle ProviderDocstoc From the first sale, the clock starts ticking. How do you keep the customer coming back for…
Varieties of employee compensation
AuthorNicholas Pell Typearticle ProviderDocstoc Money is only one way to compensate your employees for a job well done. While there are few,…
Most effective customer survey techniques
AuthorErin Morioka Typearticle ProviderDocstoc Here we take you through the essentials of crafting the perfect customer survey. Shorter is better when it…
Say what? 10 meaningless sales terms
AuthorJeff Haden Typearticle ProviderInc At one time, these phrases made a real impact on potential customers. Not anymore. Words—spoken or written—can make…
Five most expensive franchise types
AuthorAndrew Weber Typearticle ProviderFranchiseHelp Image https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nG9X1XclddcYeBNZDKnBtw–/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTMxMA–/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/sbs/sbc/FranchiseHelp/2393929594_921f0ea04d_z.1.jpg Most expensive franchise industries There are thousands of franchises in all type of industries, some of…
Inside 3 chocolate startups
AuthorJeanette Hurt Typearticle ProviderSecondAct Image https://s.yimg.com/os/539/2012/02/12/choco1-jpg_215300.jpg Chocolate makes us swoon. It arouses our passions and tempts our senses. But some people take…
Throw away the job description
AuthorPaul Schoemaker Typearticle ProviderInc The traditional way to hire is to decide what Mr. or Ms. Right is like and then go…
A Cold Stone Creamery case study
An integral component of many (if not most) larger franchised systems is the franchisor-administered system-wide advertising fund. Typically, franchisees pay a percentage…
Five simple ways to make some extra income
AuthorRishi Shah Typearticle ProviderYoung Entrepreneur Council Image https://s3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aZG1rew6rkpfSJj_X8OA0g–/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTE5MA–/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/sbs/sbc/YEC/3487360257_a795c09beb.jpg 3487360257_a795c09beb bob's cooking dream © by Robert Couse-Baker (2009) There is nothing like making…
The 10 worst things to say when you fire someone
AuthorJeff Haden Typearticle ProviderInc Firing someone is hard — but getting fired is always harder. Don't make it worse by putting your…
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