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Are you Pricing Yourself Out Of Business?

Are you Pricing Yourself Out Of Business?

Are you Pricing Yourself Out Of Business?

Are you pricing yourself out of business? I see many websites and social media pages that may be pricing themselves out of business. No...

Jayne Groenewald

Mar 24, 20172 min read

Long Term Goals vs Short Term Goals

So many times I hear gift basket business owners complain that they are not getting enough sales in and start to question whether it is...

Jayne Groenewald

Mar 24, 20177 min read

What Is In A (Business) Name?

As you can imagine, I visit an awful lot of Facebook gift basket pages and I have noticed that many pages do not have a catchy name, in...

Jayne Groenewald

Mar 20, 20173 min read

Why You Should Raise Your Prices

Why You Should Raise Your Prices

Why You Should Raise Your Prices

Raising prices on your gift baskets is a controversial subject, and one that many disagree with. Why this is, I do not know, but perhaps...

Jayne Groenewald

Mar 13, 20175 min read

Business Philosophy To Grow By

Business Philosophy To Grow By Win Win The principles of any company should founded upon the belief in a Win-Win philosophy of conducting...

Jayne Groenewald

Mar 6, 20172 min read

Prepare the Launch of Your Gift Basket Business With These 10 Easy Steps

There are many reasons for people to enter into business and self employment. These reasons could include family commitments, loss of a...

Jayne Groenewald

Feb 17, 20175 min read

Hard Hitting Truths About Running A Home Based Business

Over the past few weeks I have seen quite a few pages announce that they are closing down for one reason or another. There are a variety...

Jayne Groenewald

Feb 10, 201712 min read

Analysing Business Costs

Analysing Business Costs

Analysing Business Costs

Today I want to talk a little bit about analysing your business costs and taking a little look at whether or not you are making any money...

Jayne Groenewald

Feb 3, 20172 min read

Don't Forget To Backup

Backing up your data is imperative. You may think that your data is safe in the cloud or with the software or online resource you are...

Jayne Groenewald

Nov 23, 20162 min read

Why America's Gift Basket Industry Is So Successful

America has a huge gift basket industry, which means that we can learn a lot from them. I have spent the past four years studying the...

Jayne Groenewald

Nov 21, 20169 min read

Know The Difference Between Turnover, Gross Profit and Net Profit

Know The Difference Between Turnover, Gross Profit and Net Profit

Know The Difference Between Turnover, Gross Profit and Net Profit

I was amazed recently to realise just how many people in business do not know the difference between gross and net profit or even know...

Jayne Groenewald

Nov 20, 20162 min read

Define The Priority (and the purpose) Of The Actions You Take In Your Business

Define The Priority (and the purpose) Of The Actions You Take In Your Business

Define The Priority (and the purpose) Of The Actions You Take In Your Business

When it comes to running your business, there are many aspects that require you taking action. But I have been thinking how many of us...

Jayne Groenewald

Oct 14, 20164 min read

Start A Business Journal

Start A Business Journal

Start A Business Journal

I was thinking today about how far I have come over the years, not only in the Association, but in my own gift basket business as well as...

Jayne Groenewald

Oct 12, 20164 min read

What Is Your Business Model?

What Is Your Business Model?

What Is Your Business Model?

Probably one of the most confusing questions that a small business can be asked is 'What is your business model?' Many people do not...

Jayne Groenewald

Oct 10, 20163 min read

Selling For The Sake Of Selling

Selling For The Sake Of Selling

Selling For The Sake Of Selling

This week I had a message from a potential customer on Ebay asking if I could reduce the price of a product if they purchased two of them....

Jayne Groenewald

Oct 2, 20163 min read

Being Productive Is Key To Success

Being Productive Is Key To Success

Being Productive Is Key To Success

As a home based business it can be really difficult to be productive. You have so much to do and everything falls on your shoulders. ...

Jayne Groenewald

Sep 17, 20165 min read

Don't Stop

Don't Stop

Don't Stop

You have all of your plans laid out and set your targets and goals for the year. What do you do when you reach them? That's easy -...

Jayne Groenewald

Sep 5, 20162 min read

The Two Things You Absolutely Must Do To Grow Your Business

I recently helped one of our VIP members with her business plans, and when I sent them over she messaged me to say thanks and that it was...

Jayne Groenewald

Sep 2, 20164 min read

Wholesale Or Retail - Which Is Better?

Wholesale Or Retail - Which Is Better?

Wholesale Or Retail - Which Is Better?

I am busy updating our online course and I am on the products and supplies section, and have realized (after a bit of digging of course)...

Jayne Groenewald

Aug 10, 20162 min read

How To Deal With Your Competition

As you go through your business journey, there will be times when competitors are going to step on your toes, and as frustrating as this...

Jayne Groenewald

Aug 5, 20167 min read

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