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Quality is Not an Action, It is A Habit
Small Business Owners, have you ever faced this situation? You develop or improve your systems for product or service delivery. Along with your new systems you establish quality standards and measures, and then you train your employees to make sure that everyone knows how to do what they need to do to get the job done to meet the new standards. You feel good about what you have put in place and so you go about looking at other areas to grow or improve only to find out later that the employees go right back to the old way of doing things as soon as they can. How frustrating is that?
The Gift That Keeps On Giving!
What will be your company year end gift? What about teachers gifts? Try the girt that keeps on giving.
Licensing v. Franchising
This article discusses the elements of a trademark license and of a franchise and the "Twilight Zone" between the two with respect to the degree of assistance the licensor provides and the degree of control the licensor exerts over the licensee method of operation. The danger is having a license agreement ruled to be a franchise and the licensor to be in violation of the FTC Franchise Rule and state unfair and deceptive trade practice laws for failure to comply with the pre-sale disclosure requirements of the FTC Franchise Rule.
Franchise Operations Manuals
Franchisors are required to provide their franchisees with an operations manual, outlining how the business may be successfully operated.
Controlling the Assumptions in Your Sales and Marketing Strategy
When you incorporate a new strategy into your service business there are certain assumptions that are made upon which the success of your strategy relies. These assumptions need to be monitored and controlled to give your company the greatest chance of accomplishing your stated objectives. The assumptions we make as business leaders are limited to two primary areas: 1) the external environment and how it will change, and 2) the industry in which we operate.

Hotel Franchising
Hotel franchising is a big part of the franchise industry, becoming more and more popular. If you are thinking about starting a hotel franchise, you need to give it careful thought.

Make the Sales Process Easier by Establishing Credibility
Put yourself in your customer’s shoes for a minute and try to think like someone who’s in the market for your services. At some level, they’re thinking, “Why should I put my faith in this person or business?” Whether or not people ask you this question, you can be sure it’s on their minds. To win more customers and be chosen over the competition, develop a strategy to convey an image of experience, respectability, and dedication.

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Your Standards Raise em High
"Never shall a synthetic fiber touch my skin." These have been the words of my father since he was a student. Even when he was poor and sinking in debt, he wore only highest quality clothing of the best materials. Now that he has risen to the top of his field, his high standards have become necessary and financially supported.

Leadership Styles - the Ten Top Qualities the Best Leaders Show
Leadership Styles vary enormously, but there is one overriding quality that is vital in all top leaders...
"The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves" Ray Kroc - founder of McDonalds
There are many sorts of Leadership Styles out there, some of them are brilliant, some less so! Here are the best traits of the best of them:-

My Advice for Other African Startups
Work hard and be patient- a successful, sustainable business will not happen overnight. Quality control is vital. Establish benchmark standards and never compromise them.

Redefinition of Leadership
Ever wonder what strategies work to have successful leadership within an organization? As times continue to change, so do the tried and true standards. Business standards are evolving to keep up with the influx of the new standards of life in the 21st century. This article will help your organization stay ahead of the learning curve and not be left behind.

HAVE HIGH STANDARDS FOR YOURSELF
Standards are the behaviors you hold yourself to (as opposed to boundaries which are the behaviors you hold others to. Standards aren't what you think you "should" do or what you think other people want or expect you to do. Rather, standards are behaviors that you commit to because they will help you be your best.
Lesson #4: “Even in a little thing like a stick of gum, quality is important.”
From a little stick of gum, to a baseball club, to an entire island, Wrigley Jr. proved he was a man devoted to doing his best, to being the best, and to maintaining the highest standards of quality.

Create a ‘No Excuses’ Sales Environment
What is your company’s sales culture or environment? Can that question be answered quickly and articulated consistently across your organization? The foundation for creating a clearly defined sales environment begins with the leadership - how they set sales standards and then demonstrate, communicate and inspect accountability to those standards. What sales standards do you set and communicate? Are they extraordinary? If we followed you around for 30 days, what would we observe about your actions and interactions with your team?
Vision, Management And Motivation
The job of a leader is to constantly improve standards and levels of productivity. And the only way to achieve that is to motivate people to perform their best at all times. A good leader essentially needs to be a motivator. He should be able to consistently inspire his team to strive for quality and excellence in their work.
Quality is Not an Action, It is A Habit
Small Business Owners, have you ever faced this situation? You develop or improve your systems for product or service delivery. Along with your new systems you establish quality standards and measures, and then you train your employees to make sure that everyone knows how to do what they need to do to get the job done to meet the new standards. You feel good about what you have put in place and so you go about looking at other areas to grow or improve only to find out later that the employees go right back to the old way of doing things as soon as they can. How frustrating is that?
Keeping your Non-profit Ethical
One would expect a non-profit organization to maintain higher ethical standards than any of the for-profit business organizations. However, the unfortunate fact is that ethical standards of non-profit organizations in general are on the decline, and not much better than those of the for-profit enterprises. A recent report by the Ethics Resource Center says that the decline in ethical standards of the employees at non-profits is at its lowest level in the last 10 years.
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