by John Patrick | Business Strategy, Knowledge Exchange, Leadership
My favorite magazine is Entrepreneur. I must admit my heart skips a beat when it arrives in my mailbox. This time was certainly no exception, especially when I saw the featured article was on one of my favorite subjects … leadership. So I opened the March...
by Melissa Meredith | Business Strategy, Knowledge Exchange, Marketing, Sales
Strategy could be seen as one of the most over utilized and under delivered terms in business today. Every business journal, online blog, and marketing company boasts articles on their point of view towards business strategy which makes sense but the overuse of the...
by Melissa Meredith | Business Strategy, Internet Marketing, Knowledge Exchange, Restaurant Marketing, Sales, Uncategorized
Franchisee Mistakes: 1. Buying a franchise doesn’t make you your own boss Franchising is based on uniformity and doesn’t guarantee any personal freedom. You need to keep in mind that you are not necessarily the boss as you still need to abide by the rules of the home...
by Melissa Meredith | Business Strategy, Knowledge Exchange, Uncategorized
Ideas for Growing Your Business Expanding your business is a fundamental aim for any entrepreneur, as the primary purpose of owning a business is to witness its growth and profitability. Many owners possess the ambition to scale but often find themselves at a...
by Mark Katz | Business Strategy, Knowledge Exchange
In our last article we covered the important of a Mission Statement at a high level. So what are the key elements to a winning Mission Statement? 1. It needs to define who your intended clients or customers are. It must address WHO you serve. It’s important to...
by Mark Katz | Business Strategy, Knowledge Exchange
We always hear that 95% of all businesses fail in the first five years. While it might be interesting to understand the many reasons for business failure, it is more important to study the businesses that, against all odds, succeed. In a recent study, businesses...