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Most business owners probably already know that 20 percent of their product comprises 80 percent of their sales. Save time in the long run by discovering exactly which products or services are driving the business. Focus the majority of your energy on the important things and cut back on the time you devote on the other 80 percent. Learn to prioritize. Just as 20 percent of your product drives your business, some of your activities are more productive than others. It is an old but good time management tip to tackle your most important projects first. Teach this strategy to your employees so that you will all find the time to complete the important projects. Once you rank your activities based on order of importance, give yourself a set amount of time to complete them. For example, give yourself a time limit to return phone calls and reply to emails, and try not to go over it. Sticking to some sort of a schedule will help you stay focused on important projects rather than get lost in th...

The Keys to Franchise Business Owner Success The value of the brand, the location, the support provided by the franchisor, the quality of the product or service, local competition, and the economic climate…they all influence business success. We would expect the potential small franchise business owner to investigate these factors thoroughly as part of the due diligence process. But the greatest variable of all is the small franchise business owner himself or herself, and his or her skills in managing the business. If you have never run a business before, how do you know that you have what it takes to be successful? It behooves the potential small franchise business buyer to extend the due diligence process to include an objective self assessment, something not usually done in any formal way by the franchise buyer. Evaluating your Entrepreneurial Aptitude is a great way to measure probable success as a Small Franchise Business Owner. Entrepreneurial aptitude may not be what you th...

When done properly, business credit is obtained without the SSN being supplied on the application. This means there is no credit check from the business owner to get approved. This also means that anyone who has bad, even horrible personal credit can still be approved for business credit. Reports to the business credit reporting agencies, not the consumer reporting agencies. So as it has no adverse impact on the owner’s consumer credit because it’s not reported to consumer agencies. This means utilizing the account, even over 30%, won’t have any adverse impact on the personal scores. And there are no inquires on the personal credit when you apply for business credit as long as you don’t supply your SSN. 30% of your total consumer score is based on utilization, so if you use your personal cards for your business and if you use those cards you will lower your scores. Using more than 30% of your limit WILL result in a score decrease So if your limit is $1,000, havin...