Tuesday, April 11, 2017

How Small Businesses Can Grow via Event Participation



When you go to events such as open days, conferences, seminars and workshops, it enables you to understand more about the market and businesses that are at the events. You can also learn about the products or services they deliver and how they can help us. If you do not really understand what a business is all about, then there is a good chance that you will not be drawn to their products or services, and they will opt to buy from a business which portrays those aspects well. If you own a business which has products or services which can be shown off, then it could be a good idea to attend these types of events so that your business can take advantage of eager customers.



With these types of events, it is important that a business takes the right employees to ensure that their products get the most exposure, so that they can appeal to customers and financial investors alike. If the wrong employees are not chosen to go to these events, you are running a risk of your business not being allowed to reach its full potential to clients and customers. For example, if you run a business that specialises in bespoke furniture, then you would do well to send employees who have an in depth knowledge of the furniture, and who have appealing personalities. Also, it may help if the employees that you send have got appealing personalities and are not afraid to approach customers to talk about the products.

Saturday, April 1, 2017

How Does Weather Impact Your Business



We are all familiar with the impact of bad weather on travel, but have not thought much about how it can have an impact on small business. While weather may not have as much direct impact on small business it does affect them in several ways indirectly. For example, your property may suffer heavy damage during hurricane or your sales may take a hit during a snowstorm when majority of your customers will decide to stay home. There are number of other ways in which weather can have significant impact on your business. Take a look at the rest of the article to find out:



Bad Weather Affects Sales


For many businesses, bad weather means poor sales performance on a particular day or few days. Companies that rely on people walking to their premises and buying things depend on the weather to be kind to them. If it rains or there’s a snowstorm, people are more inclined to stay in their house. They’re not likely to go down to their local store and buy something, they’ll wait for the weather to clear up. If your business depends on foot traffic, then you’ll see dips in sales performance when the weather is bad. This is why it’s important you try and implement other sales methods, such as online selling.