Business News Articles For Entrepreneurs & Small Business OwnersGrowing Restaurant Chains Retain Local CultureNot everyone is a fan of franchises. There are some small town locals who fear that their favorite eateries might open new restaurants in other locales and forget about what made them popular in the first place. Local eateries, no doubt, dream of adding to their restaurant, first in the neighboring towns then later through […] Pizza Hut and Wendy’s Top Google’s Most Searched Lists In 2011Fast Casual.com reports the 2011 year-end Zeitgeist List of Google on the top food-and-drink-related searches from the billions of queries typed in Google search. Google analyzed these searches using data from multiple resources and formula to come up with its lists. These were ranked in order of queries with the largest volume on top, except […] Subway’s New Directors of Operations and TrainingSubway named Joe Chaves and Rebecca Audet as the new directors of operations and worldwide training, respectively, as reported at QSRMagazine.com. Chaves will oversee the over 35,000 sandwich and salad chain. “I am looking forward to supporting all of our partners by building on the brand’s great track record”, says Chaves. Audet is in charge […] Quit Your Job and Start a Business – 3 Rules for Startup SuccessIt is almost everyone’s dream – to have your own business, be your own boss, make your own decisions and control your time. We hear or read about success stories of people who leave the corporate world, work on their dreams and rake in cash. Is it that simple? First of all, you must have […] How to Start a Business with Other People’s MoneyJohn Warrillow’s article at StartupNation.com relates the experience of Michael Dell of Dell and Ross Slater of Highspot on their negative cash flow after their startups. To solve their business financing problem, they required their customers to pay upfront upon placing their product orders. By reversing the typical cash cycle, Dell was able to use […] Small Business Employment FallsThe National Federation of Independent Business reports that U.S. small businesses laid off employees for the fifth straight month in October. Employment fell by an average of 0.1 per firm from 0.3 in September. Reuters.com also disclosed that nonfarm payrolls increased 95,000 last month after rising 103,000 in September. This finding does not augur well […] 2012 Business Excellence Awards The Best EntrepreneursThe 2012 Business Excellence Awards is now accepting nominations for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award until December 15. This award recognizes business owners or entrepreneurs who excelled in bringing their companies to exceptional growth in 2011. The Business Excellence Awards cap the 2-day Business Excellence Forums to be held in 3 regions – the […] How to Start an E-Commerce BusinessStarting an e-commerce business used to cost a lot decades ago. But these days, a personal home-based business website is almost within everyone’s reach. Marty Zwilling in Startup Professionals Musings offers a guide on how to set up your own website. With low cost tools, you can customize your site according to your needs and requirements. That, […] Small Business Workers Unprepared for RetirementUPI.com presented statistics from surveys by Nationwide Financial and the Harris Poll about the lack of a 401 (k) plan or similar employee self-funded retirement plan for small businesses. While majority of small business owners say having such a plan attracts qualified employees, they say that they find this too expensive to offer their employees. […] Small Business Borrowing Is UpReuters.com presented data from Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index showing an increase in borrowing by small businesses. This bodes well for the economy as small business account for the largest share for new hires. There is also a drop in delinquencies, PayNet data shows. PayNet gathers data from over 250 leading U.S. capital equipment […] Difficulties in Getting a Bank Loan to Grow a BusinessLiza Whiting, a graphic arts company owner, started with 3 employees and plans to increase this to 50 next year. To do so, she has to expand her business by buying additional equipment, but banks would not lend her the money. CBSNews.com reports that Liza’s credit score, like other entrepreneurs, dropped despite their on-time payment […] Tips to Protect Your Business Plan from Being StolenFoxBusiness.com published a write-up by Susan Schreter on how to go about presenting a business plan to prospective investors. One major concern of budding entrepreneurs is the possibility that their business idea may be stolen by people they turn to for financial support. Schreter listed three tips to minimize such occurrence. Q: I’m afraid to […] 3 Reasons Why Businesses Fail — and How to Start a BusinessJay Goltz, in an article in The New York Times, lists down the major reasons for business failure. He says that entrepreneurship is not for everyone. One has to have the drive, tenacity, perseverance and personality to be a successful entrepreneur. He also lists down tips in starting a business. If you are thinking of […] Google and Partners to Put Small Businesses OnlineAccording to Google, more than 60% of the nation’s small businesses have no website. To change this and at the same time to drive economic growth with tools and resources to get online, Google and partners are offering a free, easy-to-build website, among other things, for a year. Scott Levitan, Google’s director of small business […] Top Venture Capitalists Share Tips On PitchingPorter Gale, former Vice President of Marketing at Virgin America, asked top venture capitalists tips on how to pitch your company to a venture capitalist as worthy of investment. Among the DOs are to be forthright about the business, focus on the company culture, and to have a long-term vision for the company. This article […] Bleak Future For Start-UpsStart-up companies are finding it difficult to find money for the next level of their business. Every year, many start-ups do not make it to the next round. But this year, the situation is particularly bad … and next year they expect it to get worse. There is less cash to go around. Many start-ups […] Fatburger Franchise Opens In KoreaFastCasual.com reports the opening of the first Fatburger restaurant in Seoul, Korea. This is the first of ten locations planned for Korea by the franchisee SW Group Inc. Andrew Wiederhorn, Chairman of Fatburger, happily welcomed the franchisee into the Fatburger family. This restaurant chain offers lean beef burgers grilled right in front of customers. Fog […] Macworld / iWorld – It’s The Event, Not the Tradeshow2nd Event – While CES has a much wider array of Apple-centric products/solutions than this year’s Macworld/iWorld, the event was still an opportunity for the fans to see what all of the iTalk was about and to renew old acquaintances. If you spent a few days in SinCity for Macworld I (CES) to see the […] Brookfield Acquires Prudential Real Estate and Relocation ServicesCanada’s Brookfield Residential Property Services has acquired Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services, one of the country’s biggest real-estate agency franchisors. Prudential Real Estate affiliates shall continue using the Prudential brand, according to the news release published at USAToday.com. This addition establishes Brookfield as the world’s second largest employee-relocation services provider. It is present in […] Salsarita’s to Expand Across the Southeast“Things that are little become big,” Phil Friedman, CEO of Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina, told the KnoxNews.com, of his vision to expand the Mexican restaurant chain across the Southeast. The company, famous for its burritos, tacos, enchiladas and salads, has more than 80 locations and Friedman hopes to build more with better customer service and hospitality. […] |
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