This Week in Business Strategies

May 3, 2021
This week's roundup touches on becoming a franchise, creating more referrals and guerilla marketing tactics.

May 3, 2021—To better assist shop owners with their business-building tactics, Ratchet+Wrench has compiled a short list of essential leadership material from some of its favorite sources. Here's a look at a few must-read articles from the past week.

How to Create More Referrals for Your Business — Inc. 

If you want more clients and peers to recommend your company to others, follow this simple process. 

7 Guerrilla Marketing Tactics That Will Grow Your Business When Money Gets Tight — Entrepreneur

Guerrilla marketing is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to produce results.

Will Your Business Make A Successful Franchise? — Forbes 

Does your business have the right characteristics to expand into a franchise?

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