While some small business owners are perfectly happy keeping their companies small, most business owners are looking to expand—either by offering more products or services, opening additional offices in other cities, or by simply increasing the amount of business they do and the number of people …
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Breaking International Borders: How to Expand Your Business Overseas
A recent survey showed that 72% of small businesses plan to grow their international customer base by 2017, and it’s not hard to see why. Advances in technology have opened up a lot of new opportunities for companies to progress in communication, networking, transactions, and delivery of products …
Expanding Your Business: Managing the Logistics
Congratulations on your company’s success! It is always good news when a business is successful enough to warrant an expansion. And wouldn’t it be great if that expansion could go as smoothly as the decision to expand itself? We’re sure everybody reading this probably shouted “Yes!” as an answer to …
Pedaling Tourism: An Interview With Todd Sebastian of Off the Chain Bike Bus Tours
Businessing Magazine sat down with Todd Sebastian, co-founder of Off the Chain, a bike bus tour company operating in Sacramento, California, to learn more about his unique business and what it takes to succeed in the tourism industry. Todd and his business partner, Jason Blessinger, started Off …
Simplifying the RFP Process: An Interview with Roger Chiocchi
Businessing Magazine sat down with Roger Chiocchi, CEO of RFPalooza and Tekkipalooza, to find out more about how he and his companies are helping small businesses find success in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Small business owners can be at a disadvantage when it comes to competing for …
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Expanding Your Business
I have an aunt who owns a very successful bakery. In fact, her cookies, donuts, and other sugary treats are so sought after, she now supplies to more than 20 wholesale customers (and turns down many others on a regular basis) in addition to taking care of the retail side of her business. Because …