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Franchise Consulting - Let's Be Prepared
One of the increasing important issues that a franchise, or any small business, has to deal with in [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]ay's changing world is keeping up with technology. We have all experienced the pain and agony of arriving in for work in the morning to be met with a computer system that will not work, emails that do not seem to want to send or an internet connection that seems to have disappeared like magic. The prospect of spending your day tackling these issues instead of improving relationships and talking with clients is enough to make you scream. However, with a little bit of pre-planning you can eliminate the stress in dealing with these occasional, but inevitable, occurrences. Here are some tips that will allow you to be more confident about the systems you rely on:
* Talk with other business owners to get recommendations on how they are dealing with these issues. Since each franchise needs to deal with this locally,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], getting local recommendations will got local solutions and also get them more connected into the local business community. This strategy can also be a very effective networking tool. Stonger ties to fellow business men and women in your area means stronger support in the times you need it most.
* Sometimes hiring the cheapest option can make matters worse. It can be tempting to look to the tech-savvy college kid or your electronics loving brother-in-law for answers but finding someone experience and training has a better shot at solving your franchise's technology problems quickly. Technology solutions are most certainly one of those instances where you get what you pay for. It is critical to keep the long term ROI in sight when making an investment in comuter or other tech-improvements.
* Whoever you decide to have help you,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], do some homework on them to find out how long they have been in business and ask to talk with others thy have helped with similar situations. Don't trust your business to just anyone off the street. As with any professional meeting, check credentials and work experience before divulging any significant amount of information.
* Find out what other services they can offer you so you get more value for your money. In these togh economic times there is no reason not to look for the biggests bang for your buck. The faster you can get your tech systems and support services up and running the better. If your consultant comes up with a few new ideas, take each each one into careful consideration and diligently crunch the numbers.
As franchise consultants, we recommend things every day to our clients. Having a well thought out and researched plan in place to deal with technology problems, is one that anyone can benefit from in their business. Mario Altiery is the world renowned owner and president of Upside Group,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a full service franchise consultancy. USG provides franchisers with comprehensive solutions including marketing, sales, development, day-to-day operations, strategic planning and crisis control. Starting his franchise career in a large conglomerate,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Mario has moved his way through the ranks of the industry to become a published author and a highly sought after speaker.Topics related articles：

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