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- Used Car Dealerships
- Just-in-Time Inventory and Car Dealerships
- Tips for Selling Used Cars
- What Makes a Successful Car Salesmen
- Used Car Dealership KPIs
- Consistently Profitable Car Types to Sell
- Downsides to Starting a Used Car Dealership
- Tips for Starting a Used Car Dealership Business
- Spreadsheets for Used Car Dealerships
- Pros and Cons of Starting a Used Car Dealership
- Equipment Rental
- Most Profitable Items to Rent Out
- 10 Equipment Rental Business Model Strategies
- Most Popular Types of Units to Build an Equipment Rental Business Around
- Equipment Rental Industry Trends
- Financial Modeling Techniques for Equipment Rentals Businesses
- How to Determine Pricing for Your Equipment Rental Business
- Pros and Cons of Starting an Equipment Rental Business
- Construction / General Contractors
- Construction Business KPIs and How to Improve Each One
- Managing Periods of Negative Cash Flow (general contractors)
- Risk Management for General Contractors
- PPPs (public / private partnerships) and the Construction Industry
- 5 Steps for Starting a Successful Construction Company
- Tips to Save Money as a Construction Business Owner
- Journal Entries in a Construction Business
- Why Do Construction Companies Fail?
- How to Calculate Profit per Job for Construction Company
- Starting a Construction Business is Like an Orchestra
- Competitive Advantages for a Construction Company
- Car Wash
- Starting a Car Wash Empire: Step-by-step Guide
- Car Wash Startup Costs
- Car Wash Business Analytics
- Car Wash KPIs
- Car Wash Marketing Strategies
- Car Wash Business Sustainability Practices
- Car Wash Economics and Modeling Tips
- Does Your Car Wash Business Have These Features?
- Car Wash Valuation
- Manufacturing
- Importance of Cost Allocation
- Semiconductor Manufacturer Unit Economics
- Estimated Startup Costs for a Manufacturing Business
- Made to Order Manufacturing: Financial Modeling Tips
- Manufacturing Demand Planning and Financial Modeling
- What Types of Manufacturers Benefit the Most from What-if Analysis
- What Makes or Breaks a Manufacturing Business
- Volume Discount Pricing Utilization
- COGS and Manufacturing
- What It Takes to Get a Manufacturing Plant Started
- What is "Industry 4.0" In Manufacturing
- Sustainable Products to Build a Manufacturing Business Around
- Considerations When Starting a Manufacturing Plant
- Laundromat
- Components of a Laundromat Financial Projection
- Maximizing Laundromat Profitability
- Downsides of Starting a Laundromat
- Best Locations to Start a Laundromat
- Franchisor / Franchisee
- Types of Franchise Business Models
- Modeling Techniques for Franchising or Licensing
- Interesting Franchises to Open Up
- The Business of a Franchisor is All About Branding
- Different Types of Franchise Business Models
- What is the Right Franchise for You?
- Franchising or Licensing, What's Best for You?
- Cruise Ship / Boat Touring
- Professional Services Firm / Agency
- Vending Machines
- Advantages and Disadvantages of a Vending Machine Business
- Strategies for Starting a Vending Machine Business
- Brick and Mortar
- Mining
- Golf Course
- Auto Repair Shop
- Strategies for Keeping an Auto Repair Chain Running During Slow Times
- List of Equipment and Tool Costs for Auto Repair Shop
- Major Risks of an Auto Repair Shop
- Strategies for Operating an Auto Repair Shop
- Apple Orchard
- Pawn Shop
- eCommerce
- 3D Printing
- Recycling
- Jewelry Business
- Driving Range
- Bike Shop
- Solar Farm
- Solar Farm Business Plan Example
- PPA vs Direct-to-Grid Fee Arrangements
- Direct Cost Examples (Fixed vs Variable)
- Scaling
- Sustainability / Alternative Businesses
- Guide to RECs (Renewable Energy Certificates)
- Opportunity in the Wind Farm Business
- Financial Model Templates for New and Innovative Businesses
- Hydroponics - Understanding Revenue Forecasting Logic
- Locksmith Business
- Food
- Travel
- Ad Agency or Network
- Cloud Computing
- Hedge Funds
- Daycare Service Facility
- Home Service
- Technology Infrastructure
- General
- Scaling vs Single Operation Models
- Four-wall EBITDA Explanation and Analysis
- Can Good Managers Thrive in Any Industry?
- Financial Model Templates for the Most Profitable Businesses
- Asset-to-Liability Ratio Management and Considerations
- Simple Cash Flow Projection Template
- What's More Important for Business Success, The Product or The Team?
- Running Synergistic / Complementary Businesses
- Determining Pricing in the Lumber Business
- Examples of Volume Pricing in Various Industries
- Things to Consider When Selling Your Business
- When Should You Take Your Company Public?
- How to Determine Your Product Price Point
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