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Can I Claim These Expenses In My Business?
There have been a few questions recently about certain types of expenditure and whether or not they are tax deductible so I thought I would put them publicly here in case anyone else was also wondering. As a rule of thumb, an expense has to be something directly incurred in the running of your business. You need to be able to prove that you spent the money wholly, exclusively and necessarily in connection with the business.
How Much Does a Franchise Cost
How much does a franchise cost? Of course the cost of obtaining and starting a franchise depends on several variables. For instance, the type of industry, size and location are some of the differentiating factors. However, there are some basics that you could keep in mind if you are contemplating becoming a franchisee.
Why it's important to have a network of advisors - part 2
In my previous article, I discussed why it’s important to have a good team of professional advisors on hand to help your business. This article follows on that discussion.

Strategies To Increase Fees Performance From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
Professional service firms are still struggling when it comes to increasing their professional fees & improving their performance. Too many firms are doing business basically as outsourced labor & getting paid strictly on number of hours of billable time plus expenses. The missing ingredient is not getting paid for the “value” they are providing to the client, which should always exceed the cost of the billable time. Some readers are already saying that this billing on “value received” will not work & will not be accepted. With that being said, I will attempt to outline some strategies that I believe will enable a professional services firm to increase their professional fees and improve their performance. Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach offers the following strategies:

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Five For Fees
Fund broker, David Bach, switched to charging fees last year, and is now firmly committed to it. His clients are okay with paying more because they're actually getting more: not just a financial product, but a lifetime of advice, attention, and professional services.

“A Business Coach’s Top Ten Tactics for Marketing Professional Services”
Marketing professional services is a real and difficult challenge. The challenges of marketing professional services are different from those of marketing products. Two major reasons for the differences are that clients cannot see or touch professional services before they buy them and the professional services are often produced and consumed simultaneously. And another reason is that marketing professional services is split among marketing, sales, professional and management staff instead of a dedicated marketing and sales force. Based upon my research and my own professional experience, I developed a Top Ten Tactics for marketing professional services. My top ten tactics for marketing professional services are:

U.S. Community Adjustment And Investment Program (CAIP)
CAIP is a program established to assist U.S. companies that are doing business in areas of the country that have been negatively affected by NAFTA. Funds administered by Treasury (see below) allow for the payment of fees on eligible loans. These fees include the 7(a) program guarantee fee (and subsidy) and the 504 program guarantee, CDC and lender fees. Depending on the loan size, the fees can be sizeable.
Strategies To Increase Fees Performance From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
Professional service firms are still struggling when it comes to increasing their professional fees & improving their performance. Too many firms are doing business basically as outsourced labor & getting paid strictly on number of hours of billable time plus expenses. The missing ingredient is not getting paid for the “value” they are providing to the client, which should always exceed the cost of the billable time. Some readers are already saying that this billing on “value received” will not work & will not be accepted. With that being said, I will attempt to outline some strategies that I believe will enable a professional services firm to increase their professional fees and improve their performance. Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach offers the following strategies:

YOUR FEES ARE TOO HIGH STEPS TO HANDLING OBJECTIONS THAT WILL GET YOU CLOSER TO THE SALE
By John Doerr If you really do put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. - Anonymous How many of us, as professional service providers, have heard from prospects, "your fees are too high," "someone else will do it for less," or "I don't see why I have to pay all that money just to have you do an audit, write a brief, create a marketing plan, etc?" And, more important, how many of us have been able to resist the urge to simply lower our fees to get the work?

FIVE STEPS TO GETTING THE FEES YOU KNOW YOU DESERVE
By John Doerr One of the most common laments I hear from service business executives goes like this: "Our services are becoming a commodity. Everyone is out there saying they can do the same thing we do, pushing fees further and further down. Prospects are just buying on price." Unfortunately as service providers, there are aspects of what we provide that have become commodities. Price competition is rampant. However, if you follow these five steps to provide value before, during, and after the sales process, you will get the fees you know you deserve.

Happiness Is Doing Meaningful Work and Getting Fairly Paid For It
Part of feeling as though you are doing meaningful work is feeling well rewarded for the work that you do. If you have been resisting switching to fixed fees now is the time to reassess your decision. Learn how fixed fees might improve your practice.

Home-based Business: Pet photography
Professional pet photography makes a rewarding home-based business for you and your clients. Pet owners are very enthusiastic about having their pets photographed by professionals. Most of them do not mind the fees they spend on their beloved pets.
Now Even Regular Folks Can Be Investors!
Although there are many to choose from in today’s crowded market, I still prefer to go with companies that have been doing this the longest and offer the lowest fees. The annual fees and per-investment fees can really get you so it is important to do your own research. I’ve found the following companies to be the best in my experience.

How Much Do Franchises Cost?
How Much Do Franchises Cost? This is a short overview of some of the successful franchise systems on the market and how much they cost. Also includes are Royalty Fees, Franchise Fees and Franchise Advertising Fees.
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