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Hub You - The Small Retailer's Survival Guide - Part 2 - Go Local!
The books have crowded the shelves of so many people these days. And that’s a good indication that even though there’s the internet at hand, still there are people who are interested in reading in print. If you’re a book lover, there are so many options of books for you to choose from. But if you’re into book publishing, you’ve got to face the fact that the competition in the market is getting tighter and tighter.Many publishers are looking for better ways on how to improve their book covers. Since it’s the cover that catches the eye of the readers first, it is important that your cover is well-designed. A compelling cover design makes a call to action to your target market. With a compelling book cover, surely a sale will develop.B
The Stage Glass or glass platen is the most commonly broken part on you Overhead Projector. I would like to share a few of the stories that I have had the pleasure of listening to when my customers call in looking to replace this part.Replacing your Overhead Projector Stage Glass is probably one of the easiest repair jobs that any end user of an Overhead Projector can perform. What is a Stage Glass? It is the glass platen where you lay your transparencies when projectors. The Stage Glass or Glass platen as some may refer to it, is one of the most commonly replaced parts on an Overhead Projector today.Now unfortunately it is easy to become confused on which Replacement Stage Glass your Overhead Projector may need as there is no sta
The big chains have often toyed with selling products that are made in the locality. Some even have a small sales area dedicated to local products. They have never mastered the art of doing this and probably never will. This is mainly because their head office resource simply couldn't stretch to closing deals with individual suppliers on behalf of individual stores. As often is the case, the head office contingent is reluctant to allow individual outlets carry out their own buying negotiations. Just as local buying may be advantageous to the independent, the big chains see the opposite argument. Their great power lies in their ability to offer high volume to their suppliers in return for low prices and other advantages. By fragmenting volume lines into smaller deals, they will kill the goose that lays the golden egg. This is where
Many companies these days are getting on the Green bandwagon. If a company is marketing their products or services as being environmentally friendly, they sometimes scramble to find office supplies that back up their message. Turning to the big box office supply companies doesn't always give you the best selection of recycled office products. Most companies find what they are looking for at smaller "Mom & Pop" type office supply stores; which are few and far between these days. These smaller stores know that they have to provide better competitive advantage to their larger competitor that will beat them almost every time on price. Some of these small office supply stores have turned to environmentally friendly office supplies to maintain tha
The big chains have often toyed with selling products that are made in the locality. Some even have a small sales area dedicated to local products. They have never mastered the art of doing this and probably never will. This is mainly because their head office resource simply couldn't stretch to closing deals with individual suppliers on behalf of individual stores. As often is the case, the head office contingent is reluctant to allow individual outlets carry out their own buying negotiations. Just as local buying may be advantageous to the independent, the big chains see the opposite argument. Their great power lies in their ability to offer high volume to their suppliers in return for low prices and other advantages. By fragmenting volume lines into smaller deals, they will kill the goose that lays the golden egg. This is where
In recent years the opportunity to extend your influence, develop connections and build relationships beyond your immediate circle of associates, colleagues and friends has been made a lot easier thanks to the development of multiple online networks and the proliferation of clubs, societies and groups on your doorstep. Indeed, just in the last month, three new "networks" have launched in my town creating three new opportunities for me to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner with local business owners, discussing opportunities, sharing knowledge and making referrals. Alternatively, I could look at them as three new opportunities to distract me from the short-term objective of getting money into my business.So, where to start? The answer, as is o
The big chains have often toyed with selling products that are made in the locality. Some even have a small sales area dedicated to local products. They have never mastered the art of doing this and probably never will. This is mainly because their head office resource simply couldn't stretch to closing deals with individual suppliers on behalf of individual stores. As often is the case, the head office contingent is reluctant to allow individual outlets carry out their own buying negotiations. Just as local buying may be advantageous to the independent, the big chains see the opposite argument. Their great power lies in their ability to offer high volume to their suppliers in return for low prices and other advantages. By fragmenting volume lines into smaller deals, they will kill the goose that lays the golden egg. This is where
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) are major concerns for most organisations when it comes to operations. Whatever business you’re in – from manufacturing to office-based services – these constituents can be the ‘life’ of a building. They can have an indirect effect on production, if your workers depend on comfortable working conditions. And they can have a direct effect if you depend, for instance, on product storage (e.g. refrigerated produce).There’s another equally important cost too. HVAC/R systems are often integrated with other equipment across the business, and so equipment failures can have serious knock-on effects. Repairs can be expensive.It’s not all gloomy though. Modern HVAC/R systems hav
Is it bad that we secretly wish we were wealthy?Do you often dream about not having to rely on other people for your financial well being?Yet, as much as we secretly dream of being rich and even the wealthy lifestyle, we are often confused by our motivation for such good fortune.I'm sure you'll agree, wealth for pure wealth sake can be perceived as greed and that's one of the most negative words of the 20th centuries.The very thought that greed is behind the motivation to seek your own personal fortune is enough to sabotage any lifeplan you have the potential to put in place toward achieving financial freedom.In fact, it is just this confusion that limits many from ever achieving true wealth. The impact of not
What I am suggesting is not easy. If it were easy then it wouldn't be fun, would it?! Just about every local store will have a production facility somewhere up the road. First rule: forget the production facility up the road. Why? Because, if it is a big employer in your town, then the chances are that the products they sell can be obtained from local sources other than a shop. If this (very) local production facility is a jam factory, for example, then the chances are that most people in town will have obtained as much jam as they need because they work at the factory or have friends or family that work there. I am suggesting you go a little further down the road. Four or five miles radius from your store and beyond is more like it.
Once you have identified the producers that are in your area, contact them and just put the idea to them that they can have another outlet for their goods. Transport costs would be negligible and they would have a great place to try out new products and ideas. Sometimes goods are produced that, for whatever reason, are not wanted by large customers. You m
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