Archive for August, 2008

Why Hairdressers Smile a Lot

It can be no mistake that hairdressing is said to be one of the better occupations to be in, when it comes to how good you feel about doing your job. In hairdressing you can exceed your clients expectations. The better I have become at hairdressing, apart from my technical skills, is down to how [...]

Strategically Planning Your Organization’s Future – Keep It Real And Keep It Within The Culture

Lofty goals and plans can hit a roadblock when they create friction inside of a business. If they run counter to the stated mission and vision of the company or are skirting the edge of its culture it may be wise to eliminate the initiative or rethink its positioning. Not consulting with employees before new [...]

Opening A Dollar Store – Tips on Investigative Due Diligence

If you are opening a dollar store you may locate an existing business, a business opportunity or a franchise as an option. It is true that some businesses represent very good opportunities for everyone who is involved in the transaction. In the end, everyone comes out to be a winner.

Online Branding Strategies – Creating Easy Market Penetration

When we go to the stores, how many of us make purchases based on brands? An unappreciated aspect through marketing online, consumers who shop by Internet rely on brand names for quality products. However, very few marketing individuals know this because of the brand names, these companies can hereby raise the prices and still have [...]

End Business as Usual- Become a Critical Thinker

“But we’ve always done it this way.” “We’ve tried other things and they don’t work.” Sound familiar? This is the theme song of many companies and their managers. New and innovative methods shake the status quo and threaten comfortable patterns of thought. Looking at individual problems and processes in new ways is a start but [...]