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You don't have to be an entrepreneur to run your own business
There’s a common misconception out there in the land of people thinking about starting their own business, or joining a franchise network like Century 21, and that’s that you have to be an entrepreneur to run a successful small business. It’s actually not the case. In a nutshell, an entrepreneur creates opportunities, or invents. Small business...Read complete post
The two paths to your own business
When you decide to start your own business, there are a couple of choices you can make. Well, obviously there are a lot more than a couple of decisions required when you’re setting up your own business, or in our case, a Century 21 real estate franchise office, but what I mean is, you can build a business based on what you want, or what...Read complete post
How to promote your business on a budget
Once you’ve established your own business, getting the word out about it the next big challenge. When you’re probably trying to limit your cash flow as much as possible, how do you promote your business? Just like I’ve preached the benefits of a business plan before, you should also have a good marketing strategy in place for your business. If you join a franchise network like Century 21, you obviously...Read complete post
Be prepared!
When it comes to starting your own business, the best advice is to be prepared. It seems the Boy Scouts got it right with their mantra all that time ago! Read complete postHow to promote your business on a budget
Once you’ve established your own business, getting the word out about it the next big challenge. When you’re probably trying to limit your cash flow as much as possible, how do you promote your business? Just like I’ve preached the benefits of a business plan before, you should also have a good marketing strategy in place for your business. If you join a franchise network like Century 21, you obviously...Read complete post
How to kill your small business
Not to be super negative or anything, but I thought today I’d blog about how to succeed in killing your small business. People who want to start their own business, like our franchisees at Century 21 are committed to success and exceeding their own expectations. Growing their business is their number one focus, and that’s how it should be. There are lots of ways to...Read complete post