Running a business

Business Consultant

Armando Juarez · Next Level Business Consulting · 10 guides

• What happens after you hire a business consultant, from the first call to the last session7 min
• What a business consultant costs, and how to tell whether the fee will pay for itself7 min
• The mistakes that stall a company between $1 million and $10 million in revenue7 min
• Shrinking margins, tight payroll, vendors calling: signs your business needs a turnaround7 min

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Business Broker

Michael Rubin · MDR & Associates · 10 guides

• What it costs to sell a company through an M&A advisor, and what the fee should buy7 min
• Selling your company without a broker: what you would take on, and where it breaks down7 min
• Selling a company in Texas: the tax, sales-tax and paperwork details owners miss7 min
• Is your business ready to sell? The signs buyers reward and the ones that stall a deal7 min

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Franchise Consultant

Avinash Nichkawde · AN Global Group Holdings Ltd · 10 guides

• You signed the franchise agreement: the first year, from signing to steady7 min
• What a franchise really costs to buy, beyond the franchise fee7 min
• Is your franchise ready for another country? Signs it is, and signs to wait7 min
• Is a franchise safer than starting from scratch? Five beliefs that cost buyers7 min

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Recruiting and Staffing Services

Chase Bryant · Wayne Human Capital · 10 guides

• What happens in a team culture assessment, from the first call to the action plan7 min
• What a recruiter costs a small Dallas company, and what actually drives the price7 min
• The first 90 days decide whether a new hire stays: what to do week by week7 min
• Running personality assessments on candidates yourself: what works and what to avoid7 min

All 10 recruiting and staffing services guides →Ask Chase →

Information Technology

Anthony Omini · Cross River Tech · 10 guides

• What managed IT really costs a small Dallas office, and what moves the number7 min
• The cyber insurance questionnaire: what it asks about your IT and how to answer truthfully7 min
• Texas storms, freezes and outages: keeping a small office's IT running through them7 min
• Seven questions to ask an IT company before it gets the keys to your office7 min

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Computer Software

Brandon Turman · Aezion · 10 guides

• Will the cloud really cut your IT costs? Myths and mistakes in Azure and AWS moves7 min
• What custom software really costs, and the five things that move the price7 min
• Texas privacy law and your customer data: what your software needs to handle7 min
• Sales, operations and accounting all have different numbers: fixing siloed data7 min

All 10 computer software guides →Ask Brandon →

Business Phone & Telecom

Beau Bearden · Cleod9 Voice · 10 guides

• Your staff text clients from their own phones: what that costs you, and the fix7 min
• What a business phone system really costs a Dallas office, and what moves the number7 min
• The power is out and the internet is down: keeping a DFW office's phones answered7 min
• The once-a-year phone system checkup: users, call flows, 911 addresses and the bill7 min

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Call Center

Karl Haddad · Forward Konnect Consulting, LLC. · 10 guides

• Your call team is live: how to read the reports and tell whether it is working7 min
• Will callers know, and will it cheapen the brand? Myths about outsourced phone teams7 min
• What an outsourced call center costs a small business, and what actually moves the price7 min
• Spanish-speaking callers and an English-only front desk: what Dallas businesses lose7 min

All 10 call center guides →Ask Karl →

Search Engine Optimization

Mantas Auk · Mantas Auk LLC · 10 guides

• You pay for SEO every month: how to tell whether it is actually working7 min
• What SEO costs a Dallas small business, and what actually moves the price7 min
• SEO myths that still cost small businesses money, checked against what Google says7 min
• Local SEO, Google Ads or both: how a Dallas business should split its search budget7 min

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Graphic Designer

Vicky Gouge · Full Moon Design Group, Inc · 10 guides

• What a logo and brand identity cost a small business, and what moves the price7 min
• Template website or custom design: how a small business decides without overspending7 min
• Naming and branding a new Texas business: what to check before you pay for a logo7 min
• Making your own logo with Canva or AI: when it works and when it costs you later7 min

All 10 graphic designer guides →Ask Vicky →

Print Advertising

Doug Ferber · The Good Life Park Cities · 10 guides

• Your ad sends neighbors to Google first: keeping listings and reviews ready all year7 min
• You booked a magazine ad: what happens next, and when it reaches mailboxes7 min
• What advertising in a neighborhood magazine costs, and what actually sets the price7 min
• Marketing to Highland Park and University Park: what is different about the Park Cities7 min

All 10 print advertising guides →Ask Doug →

Promotional Products

Becky Moffett · Qualigraphics, Inc. · 10 guides

• Why one shirt quote is double another: what really sets the price of custom apparel7 min
• Sending branded kits to remote employees: how a virtual event box comes together7 min
• Screen printing or embroidery: choosing the right decoration for each garment7 min
• Ordering staff gear one project at a time? When an online company store makes sense7 min

All 10 promotional products guides →Ask Becky →

Sign Company

Huzeifa Rajabali · Fastsigns of Dallas · 10 guides

• Window decals, banners, a wall sign: what you can install yourself and what you should not7 min
• What drives the price of a business sign in Dallas, from banner to channel letters7 min
• Too many words, weak contrast, wrong spot: sign mistakes that cost you customers7 min
• The event is next week and there is no signage: what can still be made in time7 min

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Videographer/Film Producer

Jared Raines · Signature Style Media · 10 guides

• What a brand video costs in Dallas, and the decisions that set the price7 min
• Video for a Texas law firm, advisory practice or brokerage: the rules to plan around7 min
• The video is live: how to tell whether it is working and how to get more from it7 min
• Phone video or a production crew: what to film yourself and what to hand off7 min

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Commercial Builder

Lonnie Harrison · Harrison Construction · 10 guides

• What pre-construction really is, and why it decides the project before anyone builds7 min
• What actually drives the cost of a restaurant build-out in Dallas-Fort Worth7 min
• The build-out is done: what you should have in hand before the final check is paid7 min
• The approvals a restaurant build-out needs in Dallas or Fort Worth, from permit to opening7 min

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Environmental Services

Zeke D'Avy · P12 Enviro Inspections · 10 guides

• Young children in an older house: how to tell if lead paint is a risk and how to test7 min
• What drives the cost of mold, lead and asbestos testing, and what you are paying for7 min
• The remediation crew says it is done: how clearance testing proves the mold is gone7 min
• Mold assessment or mold remediation: who does what in Texas, and why they must be separate7 min

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