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davidguide on Sep 17th, 2008Making A Solid Spa Business Plan

One of the most exciting business opportunities for many seeking to run their own business is the spa business.
There are a great many unique and individual business opportunities in the world of spas, from running a nail salon to running a tanning salon to running a full service day spa or even a larger spa [...]

davidguide on Sep 12th, 2008Customer Satisfaction Surveys - The Insider Secrets For Increasing Your Sales Exposed

My fellow Entrepreneurs:
Customer Satisfaction Surveys - Are you using them? Well, you’d better start today if you want to retain your customers and keep them coming back.

Small business owners don’t have to look too far to come up with ways to increase their sales because their current database is being neglected and dying a slow [...]

davidguide on Aug 16th, 2008Tools Needed to Become a Successful Franchisee

With any business you do need tools that will help you become a successful business. In this article, I will go over some example of tools that help you become successful.
Scenario 1 - Construction Company. If you own your own construction company there are quite a few items that you need. For example, you will [...]

davidguide on Aug 10th, 2008Establishing Your Business

Owning you own business is not just about being you own boss or being able to boast at dinner tables that you are self-employed, in fact the first few years of operating and running your own business are an absolute nightmare. The reality is that you should be prepared to go on your first real [...]

davidguide on Aug 8th, 2008Adding Services and Diversification - Add Services, Extend Your Hours and Diversify

Adding cosmetic procedures is a great way to add services to your existing salon or spa. The only way for any salon or spa to stay in business is to constantly evolve. Adding services that are extensions of the services you currently offer is a good way to get started.
Like any plan to expand, start-up [...]

davidguide on Aug 6th, 2008How Owning Your Own Business Can Change Your Life

If you are like most people today, you are running around in circles looking for more ways to make money.
With having two jobs out of the question, and how can you afford going to school with gas prices so high?
Lets face it, with the cost of living so high today can you afford not to [...]

davidguide on Jul 15th, 2008Beat Your Competition With A Strong Personal Brand

About 75% of the 22 million small businesses in the U.S. are owned and managed by a single individual. The typical business reflects the solo owner’s values, tastes and personality. Most importantly, the business and its owner are inseparable in the eyes of customers and prospects.
You can turn personal involvement into marketplace advantage by creating [...]

davidguide on Jul 14th, 2008Getting More Massage Therapy Clients, Without Expensive Advertising - Part 2

In Part 1 I discussed how you can get more clients without expensive advertising by what not to do. And that is not doing general advertising to ‘everyone’, I was talking about getting specific to marketing to people who want massage, and that the secret lies in your own practice.
It’s easy to see what groups [...]

davidguide on Jul 14th, 2008Getting More Massage Therapy Clients, Without Expensive Advertising - Part 1

Many times a Massage Therapist will feel as if, in order to get clients, they need to do expensive advertising in the newspaper. When I first stated, I had no money to do advertising with, so I had to find another way to market myself. It took longer, but the clients I got as a [...]