Being located in a rural and/or remote geographic location presents different challenges to the business owner. With a location further away from an urban area, where most of your competitors are located, it is important to present to your customers that you are the preferred business of choice for them. One of the best ways [...]
Sometimes we want to make sure we have everything that is the latest app for social media and for our business. It is important to embrace social media but what is not needed is the implication that you need everything. You need to decide what works best for you. You also need to decide what [...]
You have a website and it looks good. You paid someone or had your nephew do the job for you and it is up and running. All the good pictures are loading properly and everything works. Customers should start placing orders with you any day. Just sit at your computer and make money. I hate [...]
Being located in a rural and/or remote geographic location presents different challenges to the business owner. With a location further away from an urban, where most of your competitors are located it is important to present to your customers that you are the preferred business of choice for them. One of the best ways to [...]
If you are a retail business that has customers come to you door you need to be on Four Square. If you are not you are missing out on the marketing for your business with the tech savvy generation. In order to be “on” Four Square you need to understand what it is and how [...]
It amazes me how two businesses that offer similar products in the same town can both start off at the same time and one will take off and the other may get by, but eventually will fail. Being in business in the first place means you want to be the successful business, the one that [...]
When considering leasing as a financing option, decision makers must first determine if future profits depend on (a) owning the equipment or (b) using the equipment. For instance, owning an asset might be preferred financing option for items that appreciate in value. Real Estate is the best example that comes to mind.
In an effort to stimulate its sales, a retail equipment vendor can align itself with a leasing company and provide what is known as vendor finance or vendor leasing. To do this, the vendor must team with a leasing company so the vendor can offer low monthly payment options to their customers. Essentially, the leasing [...]
The Northern Interior Mining Group (NIMG) brings business together to collaborate, develop, and implement strategic solutions, with a goal of increasing the range of regional services and products to support mining development in north central BC.
There are many benefits to being a public company. Some of the most compelling advantages can include: 1. Access to capital When you “go public” and become a public company, it can give investors more confidence in investing in your company. When your stock has a public price, it gives you a benchmark price to [...]
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