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6 Modern Business Growth Strategies Every Entrepreneur Should Know

Strategy Driven

You can choose to open a physical store at another site, and you can either run it or operate it as a franchise. You can share free newsletters on company news and updates. When you open your business at a new location, you aim to gain access to new markets and customers. So how do you expand your customer base?

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What You Can Learn from Ted Leonsis' Life List

Next Level Blog

  He told us that several years ago someone approached him about buying the Washington Capitals NHL franchise.    She asked him if he was really going to pass on the opportunity to check off items 40 (Own a sports franchise) and 41 (Win a world championship) on his list. 

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How to Start Your Very Own Baby Business and Store: A Useful Guide

Strategy Driven

Whether you’re starting on your own or buying a franchise, investing in a brand-new baby store is a big deal. Sign up for our newsletter now! Fortunately, we’ve done all the hard work for you. Let’s talk about how much it costs to start a baby business. Fulfilling inventory orders. Hiring staff members.

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What Stan Lee Knew About Managing Creative People

Harvard Business Review

” Lee put his words into action years later when the Hulk, a Marvel franchise, became the subject of a popular primetime television show. ” He also talked about the staff frequently in his monthly newsletter The Bullpen Bulletin. Drawn with Pride by Jack Kirby. Inked with Perfection by Joe Sinnott.

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It Never Ends. Even More Leadership Lessons from the Washington.

Next Level Blog

He fired his lackey and hired a professional general manager. He appears to have removed himself from the day to day management of football operations. I'm not a hockey fan, but his was a textbook case of rebuilding a business, brand and franchise. You have to give him credit for all of that. 

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

Strategy Driven

One remote on which I joined Cactus was for the fourth KFC franchise in the United States. Senior corporate executives, especially those who rose to the rank of CEO, have had to adapt more in their careers than young people who never rise past mid-management. We got to interview Colonel Harlan Sanders on his new business venture.

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The Big Picture of Business – Community Relations and Cause Related Marketing Are Business Strategies, Not Sales Promotions: Determining the Right Kind of Tie-In Causes.

Strategy Driven

I recently stopped for lunch at a franchise restaurant. I went to their website, where franchise chains allege they want customer comments. The franchise owner later called. We’re a franchise,” he admitted. Franchisers should not sell sure-fire promotions to build sales as part of the worth of the franchise.