Starting your own business usually requires the creation of a detailed business plan, plenty of market research and extra work to build brand recognition when you get started. Buying into a franchise can eliminate all of this work. You will still need the right drive and characteristics to succeed as a franchisee. All franchise businesses benefit from the marketing efforts of the entire brand, but this can' ...

Although there is no golden rule on how to successfully market a product online, there are some key things that you can do to improve your chances of success. Unfortunately, although it takes time, money and effort to successfully create and launch a new product, this effort is not always rewarded by a receptive marketplace. Recent marketing studies have come to the grim conclusion that in the United States ...

A crisis is defined as a major unpredictable event that threatens to harm the reputation or the legal/financial status of an organisation or an individual (NetAsBitsAndPieces.blogspot.com). The way the crisis is handled is determined by a number of key factors, including the response time, what is said, and what was done to prevent the crisis in the first place. A crisis can easily spiral out of control due ...

Going on a job interview can be an overwhelming experience. For many people, it is the main reason why finding a job is so difficult. However, for other people, the hardest part of job hunting and career planning is making a lasting impression on a hiring manager during an interview. If you ever feel as though you are unremarkable during your interview, there are a few interview tips you can follow to ensur ...

For businesses that feature positions in the world of finance, utilizing the expertise of finance recruiters is a great way to find ideal employees.  A service that specializes in recruiting for financial positions has resources and experience that make the process worthwhile for both employee and employer. Matching Skills with Position Access to scores of qualified people in search of careers in finan ...

In the business world, companies use many different tactics to try to beat out the competition. When the competition is between a big business and a newcomer to the industry, the fight might not exactly be fair. Here are five tactics that big businesses use to beat their competitors on a regular basis. cc licensed flickr photo shared by Patrick Hoesly1. Lobbying One of the tactics that many big businesses u ...

Whether you are a non profit organisation, SME, multinational conglomerate or a sole trader there will be one thing you all have in common – the need for brand awareness throughout your individual demographics. Historically you will have achieved this through targeted marketing campaigns to ensure your brand awareness was focused at the correct customer groups. Although this is a tried ...

Some people believe that all careers benefit society to some degree, at very least because they contribute financially to society. There are certain careers that indisputably benefit not only society, but that also work to make the world a better place to live in. Many of these careers are largely overlooked because of how common they are, but that does not undermine how very much they improve and maintain ...

Muhammad Yunus In 1983, Muhammad Yunus of Chittagong, Bangladesh forever changed the way people view the investment potential of the poor when he founded Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. He felt that by teaching the poor financial principals then entrusting them with small loans at low interest-rates, what he calls "microcredit," the investment would empower them to lift themselves out of poverty. Yunus focused ...

Owing to the mounting uncertainties in the economy, U.S. employers have become cautious in hiring new workers, and are struggling to manage with their existing staff. Expectations are that Europe’s debt crisis is likely to grip the global economy, resulting in sagging consumer confidence. Apparently, U.S. employers are knee-deep in pessimism regarding their economic futures, convinced that consumer demand w ...