Buying a Franchise Versus Starting a Business

Starting a business can be an exceedingly rewarding endeavor. From its inception you have complete authority on all decisions big and small - something as imperative as planning a restaurant menu, for example, to choosing what color and style of blinds to hang in the windows, you control everything.

When You're Looking For A Franchise Idea

You'd like to become self-employed, but would like even better the chance to enter the marketplace with a product or service which has and established track record. You, in other words, have a franchise idea, and need to take the next step.

How to Finance a Franchise

Whether you write a personal check, use the equity in your home, use your 401K money or get a commercial loan, one way or the other, you're financing your franchise. Financing it the right way is critical to your long term success. It might not be as critical as finding the right locations, but it's close.

Ethics in Business...A Lost Art

The importance of business ethics.

Top 10 Principles for Positive Business Ethics

This morning, I read about a company using on-line auctions to defraud customers. Last week, I consulted on an ethics complaint where a business coach betrayed a client’s confidentiality. And, recently a Physician was convicted of insider trading based on information from a patient, a violation of both business ethics and her professional ethics.

How To Build A Business Ethics Program

With step-by-step guidelines and accompanying examples of policies, procedures, training program, and employee survey, an effective tool provides an excellent road map for implementing an ethics and compliance initiative.

Laws and Ethics.... Who's Kidding Who?

Years ago I read an article by a renowned psychologist wherein he wrote his studies found one percent of all human beings would never lie, cheat or steal. One percent would always lie, cheat or steal...

Business Ethics: How The Sales Function Can Transmit Company Values

What causes money, greed, manipulation, and self-interest to prevail at the expense of serving? What's stopping sellers from using their jobs to promote respect, integrity, servant-leadership, collaboration, and trust – for their customers, for their companies, and for themselves? Why is there a belief that it's not possible to serve and make money? To support and be aggressive? To be a trusted advisor and close rapidly?

The Three Schools of Business Ethics

A lighthearted look at the 'three schools of business ethics' - the poker school, the idealist school, and the pragmatist school. Included are practical tips for identifying which 'school' you belong to and which 'school' your colleagues and competitors belong to!

Private Carrier Pepsi Embraces Diversity Amongst Employees

Many companies claim to be committed to diversity, but private carrier Pepsico has proven their desire for a diverse employee base. With the progression of globalization in the world, Pepsi continues to embrace and value diversity in customers, suppliers and employees. If you are interested in driving in a private fleet that respects a diverse work force, Pepsico is the private carrier company for you.

Financial Projections in Business Plans

One of the most difficult sections to write in a business plan is the proforma and financial sections. After all it is most difficult to what exact costs you will incur or what level of sales volumes are actually achievable. So often businesses are faced with excess government controls at all levels which take thousands of dollars in fees, additionally legal fees, delays and lawsuits often ensue and slow the project.

Selling Truth as a Differentiator

It’s become vital to the success of insurance and financial advisors that they differentiate themselves with their exemplary ethics, that they operate by a higher moral code and that they communicate that higher standard to their clients. Why? Because research proves that ethics builds trust, and trust sells — in the long-term and - in the short-term, as well.

Communicable Corporate Diseases Hurting Business Sexcess!

Enron Executive goes to prison for 10 years, Martha Stewart is under house arrest, and Bill Clinton averages $150,000 per speaking engagement. It all comes down to decisions on the fly, no pun intended.

The Everyday Business Ethics Crisis Or I'm Mad as Hell and Not Going to Take it Anymore

Breaking news may feature the Enron debacle, WorldCom activities or accounting probes but we live our everyday business life making ethical choices that affect our employment and businesses. While these everyday choices are not on a newsworthy scale of an Enron, they are on a scale that affects each business involved, some even resulting in disastrous outcomes.