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Effective Mall Kiosk Strategies for Entrepreneurs

If you’re going to buy a mall kiosk in order to sell products to locals in your area, several steps must be followed to ensure consistent sales. By implementing these procedures, you’ll gain an edge over the competition in the mall and in communities throughout the surrounding area.

Stock of Variety of Products

Many entrepreneurs who operate mall kiosks in a mall don’t generate as many sales as they should. The problem is that most vendors don’t invest in dozens of different products that appeal to kids, teens, and grown-ups. A well-stocked kiosk should inventory that gives potential customers:

  • Color options
  • Style variations
  • Material options

Consider Mass Appeal

You should always study the market before investing in a new product because sales will suffer if an item only appeals to a small audience. The process of tackling this objective can be somewhat challenging since different markets are always changing. If you’re strategic, you could succeed by investing in a product that no one knows about in order to grow your kiosk business. However, if you’d like to be a pioneer in your area, you must gather a ton of information about growing trends. This data will help you pick a proper product that can propel your kiosk to the next level.

Enhance the Service Environment

A kiosk shop won’t generate steady sales if the service environment isn’t ideal. The customer service aspect of a business is different in each industry, but typical kiosk owners can enhance an experience by providing:

  • Samples
  • Installations
  • Consultations

The service environment is very important because a proper business scheme can boost sales. The goal is to make people stop as they walk by the kiosk, and you can accomplish this task very easily by making signs that highlight various customer service peaks.

By following these steps, you can run a mall kiosk successfully without worrying about major issues that could affect sales. If there is a lot of competition in your area, you’ll need to adjust your prices strategically to attract impulse buyers. These shoppers usually buy products that aren’t higher than $20.

Tips on Savings and Personal Finance 2017

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Repost from my Go Negosyo Newsletter subscription, January 18, 2017

Top 5 tips from entrepreneur Armand Bengco to make that money go-round for a prosperous 2017!

1) Have a bank account aside from your payroll account
Bengco emphasizes that importance of being present and active in the financial world. Having an account outside your payroll account allows you to build a relationship with your bank. Also, you can assign one account to be reserved for savings and the other for expenses.

2) After a savings account, get a checking account
Bengco recommends getting a checking account because a check is not only in your name, but the bank’s. The bank itself lets you borrow money in their name – this gives you credibility and an even better foothold in the financial world.

3) Savings, savings, savings
Set a percentage of your income that you need to save and stick to it. It doesn’t have to be a big percentage – you can even start with 10%. Savings should be the last thing you touch, so make sure when you’re planning on how much of your income will go to your savings, you’ve already properly allocated your funds to cover all your expenditures.

4) Start investing your money on other things
Bengco shares his personal venture into male vanity in the form of Backalley Barbershop – a way for him to diversify his income. Savings are important but investing allows you to grow and protect your money. Imagine if you only had one source of financial security, like your savings or business. Having a diverse source of income won’t leave you bankrupt at the end of crisis.

5) Insurance is necessary
Insurance today already covers life/living benefits. Before, insurance only had death benefits. But insurance has developed and improved today and among the benefits are paying off debts, unforeseen expenses, and securing your dependents’ futures.

Armand Bengco is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Colayco Foundation for Education, Inc., as well as the Co-Founder and General Manager of Kapatiran sa Kasaganaan Service and Multi-Purpose (KSK-SMP) Cooperative. He hails from a family of established financial and investment practitioners. He has a wide experience in personal finance, government, manufacturing, self-employment, and information technology. Mr. Bengco is the host of Global News Network’s Pisobilities at the Business Portal and DZRH-TV’s Pera Pera Lang Yan and Seminar School Plus. A regular also in GMA News TV’s Pisobilities TV Program and radio host in DZXL-RMN’s Pisobilities. He regularly conducts financial seminars and workshops in line with the foundation’s advocacy.

Event internet

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Whatever kind of event you are planning, it is essential that you are able to get wifi for events. Internet has moved from a nice option, to an absolute necessity. This is true whether your event will focus on business, entertainment or any other kind of industry. Everyone depends largely on the internet to complete their job at this point, and so your connection will have a major impact on how participants experience your event.

The best option for temporary event internet is rental of technology from Trade Show Internet. They have the CONNECT service for event planners, which includes premier technology, the technical expertise to make sure it is working properly for you, and the on-site Network Operation Center to provide real-time monitoring of your network.

They also provide for bandwidth solutions, which are essential to provide the capacity needed to make your network effective. Contact them through their website, or by calling them at (866) 385-1504.