Prescription for Success: Raise Awareness and Offer Solutions

October is Breast Cancer awareness month and business owners are attracting attention with pink. In a time when retail sales are sluggish one boutique owner is helping raise money for the cause and bring in business. Blush Boutique is kicking off the month with a campaign to have professional salon stylists apply pink hair extensions to their visitors for $10. All of the money will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Sarah King the owner of the clothing boutique in quaint Kirkwood, Missouri is using her email contact list and social networks to promote the benefit. 

As a business owner you can also help be proactive in the fight to detect breast cancer early by contacting a local agency and schedule a time for their mobile mammography unit come to your business. If you are a really small business you might invite other area business owners and their employees to participate. 

Success is Possible Even in a Recession

David and Stuart Pikoff started Games2U two years ago and are now projecting revenues of $15 to $20 million. Games2U, brings truck-mounted video game theaters and laser tag gear to birthday parties but the secret to the Pikoff brother’s success is in their decision to franchise. Their advice to franchisors is to network and think outside the box to book other events during the week to bring in revenue outside of the weekend birthday party.

Another entrepreneur used his experience as a welder to build an iconic grill that is attracting attention for business owners who are putting it to work for them. See how this little engine that could is becoming an international success and launching successful family businesses by clicking here.