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The wholesale pricing formula depends on the industry and exclusivity of the product. As Huggy mentioned, most distributors have a flat 5-20% over production cost mark-up on their wholesale products....

Firing customers is never fun or easy, but what "price" do you put on morals and sanity?

Steve B, I like the way you put the burden of insulation from damages back on the customer. For known...

Heather, you could try Googling "garden center new jersey" and see what kind of results you get. It's certainly possible that not every garden center will be in your search results, especially the...

What you are describing is "drop shipping", which a lot of companies do for their customers at an additional charge. The package will be shipped from the supplier to your customer, with YOUR return...

In addition to all the excellent comments, have you thought of diversifying your offerings to appeal to wider customer base? I know you deal in "fashion from a local designer", but what does that...

Like any other business, the auto body business can be tricky to start with no experience. I've been involved in auto dealership management for 16 years in sales, service and parts, and have a lot of...

That makes sense, though I suspect if gas prices stay above $4.00 for a long enough period of time there will be a new breaking point. A few years ago $2.50 was probably the breaking point and in a...

In the gas station realm, higher gas prices equal weaker sales. The "breaking point" seems to be around $3.50 per gallon, and anytime retail gas gets above that, consumers are much more cautious on...

Beerman, I feel your pain! I went through identical scenarios with my convenience store in previous years, and it's extremely frustrating.

What we have is three of our cameras viewing our...

Aren't these the same guys that told us the recession ended two years ago? I'm still waiting for that "fact" to trickle down to my businesses neighborhood, because no one around there can see it.
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Okay, okay - I should have said SOME DEGREES are over-valued. True education is not.

I still feel education, especially higher education, should be more holistic and less linnear. It should...

I agree with you concerning people earning more with degrees over the course of a lifetime, but is it the education or the piece of paper that opened the door for them?

I suppose at the end of...

I think education merely installs the foundation; what is done with it is up to the individual. I wouldn't limit your statement to just "writing degrees", either, because you could apply that logic...

The quickest way to turn friends into enemies is to make them business partners. If you haven't talked to them yet, they may already assume it's "your business."

The way I'd approach it (and have...

A lot of cities restrict commercial activity out of residential dwellings. That being said, if you don't put a parking lot in your front yard or try to turn your house into a store-front, you should...

In my opinion the first thing you should do is call a couple of your future competitors and find out what and how they charge. Obviously there are several factors to consider such as weight, size,...

Which came first - the chicken or the egg?

First question: if SHE doesn't have the money to invest in the business in the first place, how will she reimburse you 100% of the money YOU invest?...

I've had a Weber for close to 8 years - works great, have had zero problems, and still looks like new.

I took a carwash vendor to court once for a few thousand a couple of years ago. Here is what I found...

1. In my state, you can claim filing fees to the amount owed if the court rules in your...

Great idea, Neal - challenge accepted!

The next time you feel the need to complain about taxes, think about what your taxes do for you. National, State, and Local Governments are nothing more then...

I , myself, would need a lot more information before definitively passing judgement, but my first impression is "no" - I wouldn't spend $1,000 - $1,500 per month on print ads. I'm also another...

I think you're on to something. A lot of small business owners would like to incorporate video on their sites, but don't know how. I think this service would definitely be of value, and the price...

Welcome to the Forum, Johnny - your craft sounds like an interesting gig requiring a ton of patience!

Naming your company, in my opinion, is like naming your child. It's going to be your baby for...

All's fair in love and war. Being an independent, the large chain stores are always trying to run us small guys out of business, and I'll steal anyone from them I can get my hands on.

You don't...

That's an interesting exercise!

I tend to look less at the dollars spent on advertising, and more on the time spent launching and running a campaign. Obviously, the dollars...