Selling to Small Businesses

One of the ways companies are developing loyalty among entrepreneurs and small businesses is to get to them early on — before they’ve established loyalties elsewhere. And make no mistake about it, entrepreneurs are getting younger and younger these days. Youth entrepreneurship initiatives are a growth area today. A new report, “Youth Entrepreneurship Education in [...]

Here’s another piece of advice for you bankers — and for any business with retail outlets serving small businesses.   The advice?  “Get in the mindset of making it easy on small business startups.” Last week I wrote about key features that startup small businesses want from their banks.  Then this past weekend I happened upon an article written [...]

Turning your business into a franchise model can be an exciting time. You can’t wait to start selling franchises, and reap the benefits of being a franchisor …. You are ready to sell franchises if you have done the following: Written a complete operations manual Have your Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) completed Have your franchise [...]