tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62733409192022934272011-07-30T21:56:56.943-07:00Welcome to our personal WOLF journey. Over the next 90 days lets use this "den" as our way to communicate.Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16002760737114073719noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273340919202293427.post-31305475300926347222009-06-25T05:20:00.001-07:002009-06-25T05:30:37.869-07:00Erica's Homework:<br /><br />Needs of a small business owner<br />(Research based on interviewing two small start busniesses located in the YMCA, physical therapy office, and food cafe)- Both rent space from our organization.<br /><br />1. SUPPORT- both of these owners felt it was very important to have someone on their side, whether it be family, friends, or even a consultant.<br />2. KNOWLEDGE and ADVICE- the lady who owns the physcial therapy office said she was always looking to speak to other people who had started their own physical therapy businesses- most of the businesses she spoke with were in a different part of the country to eliminate threat of local competition.<br />3. One-Stop- Shop- both business owners like to get all of their office supplies, and business collateral in one spot- one is currently using Office Depot. Being able to get it all done quickly so you have more time to concentrate on your customers and growing your business.<br />4. Credit Options- both of these owners put a substantial amount of personal $ into opening theie businesses, not leaving a whole lot for incidentals and minor things like paper, pens, etc. They would have loved to have been able to open an account with a supplier...etc.<br /><br />I looked at Staples and Office Depot to compare their small business sections.<br />On the staples website there is no easy access to get to business section, in fact I had to type the words small business into the search function.<br />When it did search it retrieved 17 books about small businesses.<br /><br />Office Depot- This has a very thorough Business Section- right on their home page is a link to "our Services" this offeres a Business Resource Center, that consists of options to take free online seminars, design business cards, forms stationary, and it even has a print center. In addition their is a small business library, expert advice, and purchasing solutions. (Everyone take a look at this website :)<br /><br />Thanks guys, can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with..<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6273340919202293427-3130547530092634722?l=wolfpackbb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16002760737114073719noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273340919202293427.post-13227519668656784982009-06-24T06:08:00.000-07:002009-06-24T06:20:44.973-07:00<strong>Hey Everyone! </strong><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><strong>HOW TO BLOG! If you do not have a gmail account already set up, simply great one- its takes only two seconds :)</strong><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><strong>Homework due Tuesday June 30, 2009</strong><br /><br /><strong>-Think about what the needs our for small business owners (0-4 employees counts as a small business)</strong><br /><br /><strong>-Target Market/Research competitors existing small business sites.</strong><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><strong>Thanks Ladies!</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6273340919202293427-1322751966865678498?l=wolfpackbb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16002760737114073719noreply@blogger.com4