The History of the Franchise Business - Learning about Business Opportunities by Looking into the Past

Written by Howard Schwartz


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There are three ways you can enterrepparttar hair industry. You can open a franchise hair salon, in which you pay money upfront to use someone else’s established name and resources such as advertising campaigns. You can buy an established salon from someone who is retiring fromrepparttar 150402 business or has damagedrepparttar 150403 business and is forced into bankruptcy. Thirdly, you could establish your own salon.

So what does it take to be a successful salon entrepreneur ( http://www.hjventures.com/salon-business-plan.html)? First, it helps to be a risk taker, you have to be willing to try anything to succeed, you have to have determination and an entrepreneurial mind-set to be successful and you need to have a vision and goals for your business long term.

Learn more about owning your own hair salon business: http://www.hjventures.com/hair-salon-business-plans.html



Howard Schwartz is a partner in several business strategy groups, including HJ Ventures International, Inc. Howard has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs worldwide with a focus on writing business plans for companies interested in raising capital from Venture Funds and Angel Investors. Howard’s business plans have secured several million dollars in funding. http://www.hjventures.com


The Right Writer: How To Choose Your Next Freelancer

Written by Dr. Barry W. Morris


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•Doesrepparttar writer’s past experience place them too close torepparttar 150392 details ofrepparttar 150393 work? •Dorepparttar 150394 samples posted online effectively communicate a clear message? •Isrepparttar 150395 web site copy sellingrepparttar 150396 writer’s ability and skills effectively? •Is there a diversity of industry experience inrepparttar 150397 projects posted?

Guideline Three Look for Creativity

Selecting a writer with a creative mind is essential torepparttar 150398 success of any writing project. A creative writer is a creative thinker.

Unless you haverepparttar 150399 time and inclination to micromanage each stage ofrepparttar 150400 writing process, you’ll want a professional who will askrepparttar 150401 appropriate questions inrepparttar 150402 beginning get straight to work without repparttar 150403 need for constant supervision.

Such writers are in good supply. How do you find them? Again, return torepparttar 150404 all-important web site.

This time examinerepparttar 150405 site for appropriate use of:

•Proper and orderly layout •Appropriate use of color •Overall presentation of information •And above all, creative copy.

Chances are good that if a writer has difficulty with any of these on her own site, she’s notrepparttar 150406 writer you’re looking to hire.

Guideline Four The Life/Experience Quotient

This is a non-mathematical phrase we coined to describerepparttar 150407 collective feel one gets in evaluating writers for assignment. It involves several criteria:

•Educational accomplishments •Career accomplishments outside of writing •Industry diversity in their writing career •References from past employers / clients

Once you get a feel forrepparttar 150408 type of work a writer has completed, you’ll be in a more favorable position to selectrepparttar 150409 appropriate candidate.

If you feel that a particular writer is well-balanced on terms of life / work experience, exposure to industry diversity, and presents herself well online and in person, then you’ve foundrepparttar 150410 “Right Writer.”

Conclusion

Selectingrepparttar 150411 best freelance commercial writer for your writing project depends on many factors. Some of these includerepparttar 150412 type of project, deadline issues, budget constraints, client expectations, etc.

Once you’ve narrowedrepparttar 150413 list of candidates down to an acceptable number, look forrepparttar 150414 writer with an effective web presence as well as one who presents himself well in person and in print.

Select a writer who is a creative thinker and is able to translate this into a fresh perspective for your piece. Finally, select a professional whom your feel is in possession ofrepparttar 150415 right mix of life / work experiences that will bringrepparttar 150416 proper tone to your project.

Using these four guidelines, I feel confident that you’ll have no difficulty findingrepparttar 150417 “Right Writer” for your next project.

-----RESOURCE BOX----------- Barry W. Morris is a Freelance Commercial Writer based in San Jose, California, USA. He works primarily with independent business owners who are frustrated with how long it takes to get their business writing projects out-the-door. His site is http://BarryMorris.com

Barry W. Morris is a Freelance Commercial Writer based in San Jose, California, USA. He works primarily with independent business owners who are frustrated with how long it takes to get their business writing projects out-the-door. His site is http://BarryMorris.com


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