Toronto, Canada - GAO Instruments (www.GAOInstruments.com ) has released its handheld super signal level meter which is favored by professionals in the CATV industry.It accurately tests analog channels, digital channels (QAM) and FM channels. The signal level meter supports CATV signal measurement, C/N measurement, return path measurement, auto test, data logging, spectrum analysis and voltmeter functions.The signal level meter, model1185B,...more
Author: Debbie Dragon The New Year is upon us and it's time to shake up your online marketing business. What do you have in store for 2010? Have you set some goals for your business or are you planning to just “wing it” for another year? Ask any successful entrepreneur the single most important task they do for their business and you'll probably hear something about setting goals. Most people think about what they'd like to accomplish in...more
Investors will be interested in the financial return they can expect from your business. Many types of businesses only produce a significant financial return when they are sold, often because the business does not produce excess cash which can be paid out in dividends. It is appropriate for such a business to detail the owners exit strategy which shows investors of how they will reap the rewards of their stocks appreciation in value. What Makes a Business Sellable?A business has a higher likelihood of being bought if the resulting merged company is more valuable or profitable than the sum of the two companies when they are separate. If the products, services, customers, or operations methods of your business would complement and improve the acquiring company you stand a better chance of being bought. Your company is also more sellable if it has a basic business philosophy and culture which is compatible with the buyers. Unless the acquiring company would be buying only the intellectual property and other assets of your company, it is important that the human talent of your company can be merged with that of the buyer. Targeting Acquiring CompaniesJust as you discussed the target...more
In reading about business plans, you may have heard the phrase conservative projections repeated a few times. Any projections of future revenues and costs for a business require assumptions, because, as we know, the future is always uncertain. However, to meet this definition of conservative projections, your assumptions must be reasonable in all...more
Your car dealership business plan should follow a standard business plan outline, offering few surprises in this regard. A few areas stand out as specific needs for a car dealer to persuade readers to invest in or lend to the company. ExperienceThe auto dealership business is a tough one, featuring thin gross profit margins, high initial startup...more
When opening your hair salon, you probably already have ideas about the services your customers will want from what other salons are doing. However, simply basing your services on competitors can make you into an imitation and ignore opportunities to look deeper. Here are some ways to back up your intuition with research that readers of your business plan will pay attention to. Creating a Survey Creating and administering a survey used to be a much more costly and time-intensive affair. Now, online survey providers like surveymonkey.com make it cheaper to publish a survey and tabulate the results. The same time must go into carefully designing questions that will get the most truthful and relevant answers from customers and to entice a wide variety of your potential customers to take the survey. Generally, some gift or the possibility of getting a prize must be offered to those who participate, increasing the cost of this method.Direct Observation Visiting competitor salons and doing a little snooping can give a lot of data about what services are being purchased and how often. You will have to observe long enough to get a decent sample from which to draw conclusions (at...more
When launching a salon business, plan carefully for the purchases and investments you'll have to make before you launch. These start-up costs, along with your pre-launch marketing and the working capital you need to cover cash flow shortfalls until...more
In any form of marketplace, wholesale Alfred Angelo wedding dresses distributers are greatly needed. The reason is that the wedding gown providers are valuable business partners for your bridal gown business. The providers who offer you quality and...more
Your menu of services is a keystone of your IT consulting business plan. To decide on this menu, you have to consider how deep your services will go into the companies you work with.The Big QuestionThe big, initial question which determines what kind...more
Creating a business plan for your beauty salon presents the perfect opportunity for you to create a functioning cash flow statement (sometimes called the statement of cash flows). This will allow you to make key decisions about cash flow going...more
Author: MelissaDigital signage is a form of electronic display that shows information, entertainment, advertising, or any other messages. Digital signs such as LED, LCD, projected images, or plasma displays can be found in public and private...more
DAILY RFID has launched RFID Kit for RFID Patient Tracking System, designed for instant deployment in hospital, especially in patient tracking solution. This kit contains the hardware and software to deploy the RFID Hospital system instantly.The RFID...more