It seems that this time of year gets busy in our bookstore. Now, I’m not saying that other times of the year are necessarily slow by any means, but there is a definite trend at this time of year, especially in the sale of GMAT prep courses.
Though we don’t carry a lot of offerings in [...]
Since business has been going better than expected this year, I thought it was time to do some much needed upgrades. You see, a large amount of our equipment is getting very old, and it needs some attention.
So, I started out looking at POS systems since our tills look like they come from the stone [...]
One of the things that I have always believed in that I should put my best foot forward when it comes to business. This means keeping things professional and making a good first impression.
I also like to give those prospective customers a business card to remember me. I have a lot of friends that just [...]
There is nothing more frustrating as a business owner when something goes wrong. Instead of having someone else deal with the headaches, they become yours and it is never fun.
For example, last week, our till had problems. We had to buy a new barcode scanner to replace the defective one, and it wasn’t until yesterday [...]
One of the things that we have started working on down at the store is to reward our customers for shopping at our store. Without them, our store wouldn’t make any money. We depend on those customers to come through the door and we thought that letting them know how much we appreciate them would [...]
Since Christmas is just about here, we have had to think about what to get for our employees this year. We like to give them a little token of appreciation for the work they did during the year and say thanks for a job well done.
After a little research, we have decided to give each [...]
For the past couple of weeks, I have had an itch to start something new. It has been awhile since I started a new business, and since it is fall now, I think that it will give me something to do. I have to replace my time I used during the summer to fish, right?
So, [...]
We used to hire a lot of bad employees, but since we have added pre-employment screening to our hiring process, that has changed.
We have operated an ice cream store at the lake for the past five years, and when I went to open it up for the season, I realized that we needed to replace our POS systems.
Developing effective business goals today is necessary to almost any business being contemplated for creation. Most people are entrepreneurial, at least in spirit, and having sensible goals for running a business can turn someone into the next Martha Stewart are Michael Dell, for example. And this is where understanding goal setting is important.
