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Microsoft and Dell announce winner of $100,000 Total Technology Makeover

This afternoon at Microsoft’s Small Business Summit 2008, the winner of the $100,000 Total Technology Makeover was announced by Cindy Bates, General Manager for U.S. Small Business at Microsoft.
Huge congratulations to

GymStars Gymnastics, Inc.!!!

Located in Stockton, CA, GymStars Gymnastics provides instruction for children with gymnastics, cheer, karate and dance to help develop the confidence, poise and perseverance kids need to grow physically and mentally.
The company’s computer system, however, is currently made up of increasing stacks of paper records, aging hardware and outdated security and backup systems. With the recent win of the $100,000 technology makeover from Microsoft and Dell, which includes $35,000 to work with their local Small Business Specialist partner to implement and understand their new technology, the small business will now be able to spend more time concentrating on teaching backflips than worrying about backups. Their plans include reallocating budget normally spent on IT issues to further benefit the children they work with.

The Intention and Psychology of Franchising

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Last week a reader made the comment that he “had quite a few business associates encouraging him to franchise his retail business.”  My response dealt primarily with issues of feasibility and the importance of quality systems.  However, there is indeed another very important element in franchising and the reader nailed it.  The ‘intention and psychology’ of franchising is just as critical as any other factor. Here’s what I mean.
 
What I have found over the years is that the trigger that sets the entrepreneur to thinking about franchising comes in the form of encouragement (endorsements) from friends, clients, or customers.  This is especially true when a business is well thought out and presented to the world ‘as an organized, systemized venture’.  In opposition, consider the haphazard eatery with little or no pizzazz.  I have written several articles on the psychology of franchising.  One of them that can be found at http://www.bibbygroup.com/franchising/franchising-my-business1.html.  Although it can be a very positive trigger, the business owner must still keep their wits and conduct serious due diligence and feasibility.
 

How to have low personnel costs and happy customers at the same time

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July 29, 2015 Frank Bullock Business Model
When opening or managing a small business, there is nothing more important than to make your customers happy especially since they are your main revenue source and your company employees almost always have direct contact with each and every one of them. Avoid making the same mistakes as others and take your firm to the next level by adopting the innovative means of technology that make some of today’s businesses so successful while others simply can barely recover their deposits. Having low personnel costs and happy clients at the same time is neither impossible, nor hard to achieve once you figure out a great trick which we are about to unveil to you: the use of dedicated software and apps, such as a modern salon booking system for the businesses in the beauty services industry. Read more about this solution below!

Smaller costs with the employee base

The trick to spending less with your employees is to help them optimize their tasks so that they can finish quicker and either dedicate the extra time to customer satisfaction or forget about asking for extra hours all the time because they haven’t completed their work on time. By using online apps like the one in the example above, salons from all over the country can see major improvements. These specialised systems are accessible from any device, thus proving a high level of mobility, they sync automatically via gadgets and can be used basically anywhere there is a working Internet connection. The costs on your part will be smaller not only because the staff will require less extra hours, but also because the inventory will be controlled and managed far more easily. Instead of paying external accountants or implementing expensive software, just use a booking technology and reap the benefits of the additional savings.

Happier and more satisfied clients all the time

The beauty with having less workload on the shoulders of your staff members also comes from the fact that there will be far less room for human error in the equation. How many times have you went to a salon and even if you’ve gone to that place for years, the stylist still asks you how you like your fringe cut or when was the last time you dyed your hair. These embarrassing situations can be avoided with the help of these apps that keep records of customer preferences, most appreciated formulas or favourite services. They offer personnel members many useful tools such as reminders, appointment confirmations and history of previous sessions so that the client retention is maximized and everyone who walks through the door leaves with a smile on their face.

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