Invest in a New POS System: Your Car Wash Employees Will Thank You

 Your point of sale system is one of the most important pieces of equipment in your car wash business. It is how you and your employees take payments using your credit card processing services. What you may not realize is that your outdated system is causing a lot of frustration. It is time to invest in a new POS system. Below are some reasons why your team will thank you.

One Way to Succeed at Custom Trade Show Rentals

Are you looking forward to showcase your business, products, and services? Marketing is more than arranging displays for customers to walk through. Your company needs to employ an excellent and reliable design firm to make it a success.

5 Customer Success Strategies Every Business Owner Must Know

Have you heard about customer success management? It’s a new business strategy that’s aimed at delivering optimal value to customers. Many business software companies have increased their profit margins by improving and optimizing the customer’s success with the help of the company’s tech products.

4 Important Things to Consider When Setting up a Nail Salon

If you have chosen to enter the nail care business, then you have made a good decision. It is no secret that the nail salon business is a very lucrative one. A business report estimates that entrepreneurs rake in billions of dollars in profits. It is a smart choice to consider taking a piece of the pie.

How to Grow to Your Fashion Website Using Instagram

There is a lot of money to be made in the fashion industry, which in turn translates to cutthroat competition. If you are finding it hard to break through in the market, it is time to leverage Instagram (IG) to boost traffic and increase sales conversion. Instagram is the leader in social media when it comes to marketing and you can easily integrate it in your marketing strategy to grow your brand.

Writing a Food Truck Business Plan

By Jeremy Raynolds

The popularity of food truck industry is growing rapidly nowadays. If you have always dreamt of starting your own business and you love cooking – this type of business can definitely be what you are looking for. However, before launching food truck business it is advisable to do a research and read some useful articles about prosperous businesses, or an informative article on how to start a mobile food business. Below, we have prepared a detailed guide which will help you write a business plan. Follow these steps and reach your goals.

Call for Applications - GEMS4 Launches £3.5 Million Funding Window For Women Empowerment

Charged with the mandate to catalyze private sector investment in innovative, commercially viable, and inclusive business models that result in improved performance, job creation and improved income opportunities for poor men and women engaged in the Wholesale and Retail sector, two funding windows have been launched by the Growth and Employment in States – Wholesale and Retail Sector (GEMS4) - a market development project in Nigeria funded by DFID/UKaid and the World Bank.

Court Freezes Accounts of Aliko Dangote's Younger Brother and Dansa Foods In 20 Banks

Aliko Dangote's younger brother, Sani Dangote, has had all his accounts frozen due to non-payment of bank loans. A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered 20 Commercial banks in Nigeria to dishonour all withdrawal cheques from Sani Dangote and his companies, Dansa Foods Limited and Bulk Pack Services Limited from September 4th until the 11th.

Punch reports that the high court judge, Justice Okon Abang, gave the order while presiding over a case brought against Dangote by Union Bank. Union Bank had dragged him and his companies to court over alleged refusal to pay up the N5.2bn loan granted his company since September, 2008.

The bank, through its lawyer, Mr. Chukwudi Enebeli had instituted suits seeking an order of mareva injunction to restrain all the defendants’ banks in Nigeria, from allowing Mr Dangote and his companies to withdraw funds from their accounts pending the determination of the suits.

Building Entrepreneurs Today - Third Edition Applications

I just submitted my application for the YOUWIN program yesterday. It was gruelling, but I'm glad I stuck through with it, and I am really wishing I scale through. For others like me who are interested in starting small businesses and need initial startup capital, this is another opportunity.

BET is supported by Diamond Bank to encourage interest in entrepreneurship. 50 entrepreneurs from the numerous applicants will be selected to undergo a 30-day intensive Entrepreneurial Management Training out of which 15 Top breed entrepreneurs will be selected for Business Development Support. Five (5) outstanding applicants/entrepreneurs will qualify for the Next Level Award which is the sum of N3 million each as a capital boost in support of their respective businesses.

SELECTION CRITERIA.
1. Applicant must have a fully functional business (at least 3months in operations)
2. Applicant MUST not have attended any entrepreneurial Management program at EDC.
3. The business must have high growth potential.

HOW TO APPLY
Click here to download the BET 3 application form. Completed application forms should be submitted to bet@pau.edu.org. Interested applicants can also visit SMEToolkit or the EDC Website. Application to the program is open to the general public, and is from March 19 to April 5, 2013. Please spread the word to your family and friends.