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This book is essential reading for anyone thinking about taking over an existing business. Tony Wilson will help you choose a franchise that's right for you, understand your franchise agreement inside and out, and negotiate the best deal. This book will give you a better understanding of the legal issues and help you to spot problem areas.
In an easy-to-understand manner, the author shows you how to negotiate an agreement with a franchisor and develop...
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Millions of business owners intend to move on from their businesses in the next several years yet only a small percentage of them have a written succession plan. Those who don't plan their business transition ahead of time may have to kiss all their creativity, passion, and hard work goodbye as they face a market soon to be glutted with businesses for sale.
The Business Transition Coach: Your guide to succession planning, exit strategies, and preparing...
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Skilled in trades and starting your own business? Wondering why you're working so hard and not making much money at it? Thousands of people are heading out on their own, only to find they know much about a trade and little about how to create a great company. Jack Borden's system in Faster, Cheaper, Better helps the budding entrepreneur get it right. You'll learn how build a successful, sustainable business, from negotiating with suppliers for the...
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Some of the common questions businesses, educational institutions, and communities ask are: "Do we need an Indigenization strategy? If so, why; what is it really?; and, how do we do it?"
Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Business is for organizations and allies who would like to make a positive difference by learning how to amplify Indigenous voices, Indigenize businesses, and support Indigenous entrepreneurship, all in the bigger spirit of reconciliation....
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Direct mail allows you to target individual customers and has been in existence for many years.
With the advent of the Internet and email marketing, has direct mail lost its touch? How do you ensure the success of your existing direct mail campaigns? How do you make sure your direct mail campaigns work in harmony with other marketing, such as email? Will customers feel that direct mail is more or less targeted and/or personalized now that almost...
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As laws change, North Americans are gaining greater legal access to marijuana through local dispensaries. But the rise of the dispensary brings a mountain of challenges. This book treats the fledgling industry as a serious prospect and identifies the best practices to start and run a dispensary. From business basics to ensure sufficient cash flow, to science basics to ensure proper sourcing and care of the products, author Jay Currie walks dispensary...
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Home security and safety are key personal concerns, but the protection business is rife with amateurs. This book is the definitive guide on how to successfully launch a security business to save time, money, and legal problems. It offers practical advice on how to develop business clientele, deal with safety issues, and overcome liability. Author Katherine Matak teaches readers how to create a respected company and market their brand, all while avoiding...
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There are books out there for marijuana entrepreneurs opening retail locations; there are also books about how to grow cannabis. 'CannaBiz' is the only book at the moment that is for the retailer and also for growers/producers/suppliers of marijuana, and everything in between. As there are dozens of (new) opportunities in this emerging industry such as providing security and courier services; making concentrates and edibles; growing and distribution...
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Great Invention! Now What? gets your best new idea to the marketplace fast. This quick-read will ask you the key questions every inventor needs to answer. You'll get steps to evaluate the marketability, easy tips on patents and trademarks, lessons on how to license your product, invention or ideas at any stage. Author Dr. Charles B McGough is a veteran chemical engineer and inventor of products selling at major retailers including Sam's Club and Lowe's....
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Building a business is hard enough. Entrepreneurship while dealing with a chronic illness or condition is even harder. 'Chronic Profit: Building Your Small Business While Managing Persistent Pain' shares the story of how one entrepreneur sought freedom from cubicle life along with the flexibility to be a parent and a business owner, and learned to extend herself enough grace and compassion to excel in business while still taking care of herself.
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For every attempt to create a successful small business, there are dozens of trip wires and trap doors that send you to Small Business Hell. Jack Borden, creator of the Faster, Cheaper, Better program of entrepreneurial excellence, guides you through the challenges and helps you start and operate a small firm that becomes profitable and sustainable.
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The world has opened up for anyone to produce a video that can be seen anywhere and anytime. But how do you make an excellent production on an affordable budget? Two experienced filmmakers guide you through the process of planning, creating, and distributing your video to the widest audience with the largest impact.
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This ready-to-use business guide targets mothers who dream of starting a profitable business. The author, who is well-established in the 'momprepreneur' market, and a successful entrepreneur herself, will speak directly to the complex needs of entrepreneurial parents with topics from business planning to work-life management. This step-by-step business guide is a kick-start tool for any mom who dreams of starting and running her own business.
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