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Added for You - Start and Run Your Own Small Business - 12 Essential Principles to Help You Succeed
It’s no secret why people love to shop at a dollar store. The idea of walking in with ten bucks, and knowing you can buy ten different items is admittedly fascinating to many consumers. But value alone is not enough to bring customers in to the store, and keep them coming back.So what is the secret ingredient? Why do some dollar stores thrive with repeat customers and high average sales, while others struggle to make ends meet? You might be surprised to know it has less to do with merchandise, and more to do with the setup and layout of the store.Whether it is a dollar store, a grocery store or a high end department store, it is important for retailers to offer more than brand names or amazing prices. While those baits might get them in the store, they aren’t able to create a positive overall experience for the shopper by themselves. It is important to create an environment that is comfortable for your customer on every visit.Here are three valuable tips to help dollar store owners maximize their profit potential with store setup:Think Like the Customer: Setup the store with their values in mind. If it means losing an aisle to make the store easier to get around in, it may be worth it. After all, are 15 aisles better than 14 if no one is shopping at the dollar store? Don’t overstuff your shelves with products, because it will overwhelm your customer. Avoid clutter and make sure all paths through the store are open and easy to navigate.Follow the Leader: Giant retail chains have spent millions of dollars on research to determine the best way to layout their stores. Look no further than their aisles for the keys to se
People will criticize you, even if you are successful. It goes with the territory. You can’t let it bother you. If you can’t take the heat,
Do you ever feel you still don't know what you want to be when you grow up?If you're dissatisfied with your work but aren't sure what you'd like to do -- you just know what you're doing now isn't it -- you can find some clues to your dream career by looking at what you enjoy doing in your time off.Your answers to the following questions can help you start to identify the type of jobs you'd most likely enjoy:1. If you had an evening off, what would you rather do?a. Go to a party.b. Stay home and surf the Internet.c. Work on a hobby such as scrapbooking or model building.d. Go to a movie.2. Which section of the newspaper do you turn to first?a. The advice column or letters to the editorb. Newsc. Sportsd. Entertainment3. What would you prefer to do at a party?a. Greet people at the door.b. Join in a discussion of current events.c. Make hors d'oeuvres.d. Entertain.4. Which book would you rather receive as a gift?a. Chicken Soup for the Soul.b. A Brief History of Time.c. How Things Work.d. An art book for your coffee table.5. What would you rather do in your spare time?a. Catch up with friends over coffee.b. Organize your closets.c. Garden or do home renovations.d. Write poetry.6. It’s your turn to choose the movie. What’s your first choice?a. A romantic comedy such as Sleepless in Seattle.b. A thought-provoking drama such as A Beautiful Mind.c. An action-adventure movie such as Star Wars.
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It’s your business and the buck stops with you. You must be independent and make your own decisions. It’s fine to get advice from those who are more experienced or more knowledgeable than you. But at some point, you must bite the bullet, learn to make your own decisions, and live with the consequences.
There will always be people who give you their opinion of what you should do. Consider the source, smile, be polite, and listen to what they have to say. But make your own decision based on the information that you have.
People will criticize you, even if you are successful. It goes with the territory. You can’t let it bother you. If you can’t take the heat,
Words Of Wisdom From A Top Network Marketer!cess, you need help. Here are 12 Essential Principles to help you succeed. These are not detailed instructions, but ‘principles’ that I have learned in the years that I have owned a small business. The principles will work for any business but they are geared toward the small brick--and--mortar business. For more detailed information, see my info at the end of this article.
Copyright (c) 2007 Bruce SeahWords of wisdom from a top network marketer! There are no secrets to success in network marketing or multi-level marketing( MLM). Seek and you shall find! To be successful you must learn from those who are successful and model after them, think like them and do what they are doing!Being a top network marketer I have the opportunity to attend international conventions and learn from many successful entrepreneurs, business consultants and top network marketers who went on stage to share their inspirational stories and words of wisdom!A mentor shared with me this Chinese saying: "Wise man do not drink from poison well twice!" Learn from your mistakes and do not commit the same mistake!Thousands of people have joined the wrong company because they didn't do their due diligence or seek advice from a top network marketer who will be able to teach them how to identify a good company. If 5 persons tell you that is a horse, get on it and ride it!You may be a good horse rider but you can't go far if you are riding a sick horse! Learn how to choose the right horse. Choosing the right company is critical to your success.Be willing to fail your way to success! Many top network marketers had to go through a few companies before they found the right one, there is a popular saying: "You have to kiss a few frogs before you can find your prince!" Having said that, you don't have to kiss the frogs if you can learn from someone who had done it and found his prince!You must understand the six "Ps" in this business, you must have good PRODUCTS that offer great value and benefits so your customers will stay. You must have competi- Think for Yourself
It’s your business and the buck stops with you. You must be independent and make your own decisions. It’s fine to get advice from those who are more experienced or more knowledgeable than you. But at some point, you must bite the bullet, learn to make your own decisions, and live with the consequences.
There will always be people who give you their opinion of what you should do. Consider the source, smile, be polite, and listen to what they have to say. But make your own decision based on the information that you have.
People will criticize you, even if you are successful. It goes with the territory. You can’t let it bother you. If you can’t take the heat,
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Using A Little Math To Make Your Presentations Sizzle!brick--and--mortar business. For more detailed information, see my info at the end of this article.
The agenda states an end time of 2:00 pm, and yet it is 2:10 and the guy is still droning on with only 52 more slides to go in his presentation!You are told that you will have 30 minutes to present and now you show up and find out your time has been cut to 20 minutes because the person before you went over time.As the band, Chicago sings, “Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care about time?” Start your next meeting with this song and then share this mathematical formula to help the speakers for the next time.The average person speaks 150-200 words per minute. During a presentation we should slow that pace down to about 125 words per minute to allow for better enunciation, interaction and clarity. If you are asked to speak for 15 minutes, do the math…15 times 125 equals 1,875 words…period! Type up what you want to say and then do a word count (go to TOOLS menu and select WORD COUNT). This will let you know how long you will need to cover this information.When people ask me how many slides they should have in a 15 minute presentation, I say, “It depends.” How many words are you going to say on each slide? Sit down at your laptop and type out verbatim what you think you will say with each slide. Of course you are not going to bring this typed transcript up and read it, but it will tell you where you need to cut or add more detail.If you have 30 minutes of material prepared, ask yourself what you would cut if they took you down to 20 minutes. What would you cut if you had only 15 minutes? This is a great exercise in editing and really drilling down to your point.A little planning ahead of time will really mak- Think for Yourself
It’s your business and the buck stops with you. You must be independent and make your own decisions. It’s fine to get advice from those who are more experienced or more knowledgeable than you. But at some point, you must bite the bullet, learn to make your own decisions, and live with the consequences.
There will always be people who give you their opinion of what you should do. Consider the source, smile, be polite, and listen to what they have to say. But make your own decision based on the information that you have.
People will criticize you, even if you are successful. It goes with the territory. You can’t let it bother you. If you can’t take the heat,
Everybody's Workin' For The Weekend!ice from those who are more experienced or more knowledgeable than you. But at some point, you must bite the bullet, learn to make your own decisions, and live with the consequences.
Ah, a great, cheesy classic American rock song! Wasn't it so right, too? In the 80's when that song came out, everybody was working for the weekend. Your week was simply black and white; you worked Monday through Friday and at 5pm on Friday you free and clear until Monday morning at 8am. Let's a take a look at how things have (DRASTICALLY) changed since the good ol' days.It's 1981, Loverboy was climbing to the top of the charts with their hit song 'Working for the Weekend'. People are getting their MBA degrees like a they were in a Waco, TX cult (because, at that time, that was the only way to get ahead in your field-get a higher degree). Saturday morning cartoons were worth getting up for. Micheal Jordan and Kirby Puckett were sports idols you didn't mind if your kids worshiped; in fact, you preferred it!Things have changed considerably in the past 20 years. Your degree clearly doesn't indicate your income level anymore and your week is hardly black and white, rather, it is a shade of gray. Your seniority at your company doesn't mean a gosh-darn thing! You may be there for 15 years, and then some kid right out of college starts working there, she saves the company $1M her first year, next thing you know, you are reporting to her!Today, you may go in to work at 10am on Saturday and take Monday off, as more and more companies go towards a Results Only Work Environment, which was started by the Best Buy Corporation in Minnesota. You may log into your work email account after the kids have gone to bed. Or you may respond to a email message on your Blackberry while you are on a family hike up north somewhere. It's not uncommon to see flip flops in place oThere will always be people who give you their opinion of what you should do. Consider the source, smile, be polite, and listen to what they have to say. But make your own decision based on the information that you have.
People will criticize you, even if you are successful. It goes with the territory. You can’t let it bother you. If you can’t take the heat,
The Keys to the Kingdom: Finding PAINe source, smile, be polite, and listen to what they have to say. But make your own decision based on the information that you have.
It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience. -Julius CaesarOne day I was talking with one of the technicians at Lanier named Bill Wilbur. We were talking about why people paid more for some things than others did. Bill said something that I never will forget; “You can’t pay too much for something you really want!” Over the years I have found this statement to be right on the money. If this is the case then how do you get your prospect to really want your product? The answer is simple. Get them to see your product solving a major problem for them. How do you do this? The key is asking the right PAIN questions.When you go to the doctor they don’t immediately start trying to sell you on the benefits of what they are going to prescribe. Before a doctor can help you with your PAIN he has to ask you diagnostic questions. A great salesperson is like a great doctor. They know how to ask great diagnostic questions. One of things I have done to help myself with formulating diagnostic questions is to use the acronym PAIN. PAIN stands for problem, anxiety, interests, and needs.PROBLEMSEvery business in America has problems. For some businesses, cash flow is a major problem. For other businesses, declining revenues can be the challenge they are trying to deal with. If you walk into an appointment with a list of PAIN questions you significantly increase your odds of success. Ask yourself before you walk into an appointment, “If I were the CEO of XYZ Company, what problems would I most likely be faced with?” If possible talk to vendors you know who call on the account, to see if they can give youPeople will criticize you, even if you are successful. It goes with the territory. You can’t let it bother you. If you can’t take the heat, do something else. There are armchair quarterbacks and then there are professionals who earn the big bucks. Be a professional -- you can’t please everyone and you shouldn’t try.
- You Will Make Mistakes – Learn from them and grow
You are not infallible and you will sometimes make a bad decision. It happens to everyone -- just don’t do it too often. Learn from your mistakes. Study, get more information, look at things from a different perspective.
If possible, don’t make important decisions when you have an excessive amount of stress. Step back, think, take a walk, relax in a Jacuzzi bath, sloooooowww downnnn. When your head is clear, come back to the problem and make your best decision.
- Money still doesn’t grow on trees – Use it wisely
Most small businesses do not make much money at first. But whether you do or not, you must still use your money wisely. You must learn the difference between a good value and something that is cheap. For instance, Ink Jet printers are cheap but laser printers are a good value. If you
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