Consistency of change brings to the fore what is essential in a business enterprise for its healthy existence. A new business model brings forth the question of what is essential to that particular model. But, how does one know the essentials of a new business model? The answer is found by reverting back to the bottom line rule.

And the rule is that a business enterprise must engage in profitable exercises to sustain itself. Now a days when new approaches are thought of in the myriads of technology trade and industry trends, competitions, markets, economies and political scenarios, some things some times go a miss. For example the profits. This is evident mostly in those areas where the entry level is minimal and sky is the limit so to speak.

A few things to keep in mind firmly while coming up with new business model plans, are quite basic yet they need to be stressed as they are in a different shape for an innovative business. Those important few things also could be quite different for each case. The important thing is to identify them well in advance, recognize them for what they are and build the innovative plans as creatively as one desires as long as those “few things in the mind” are still holding true.

Now what are these “few things in the mind”? these few things in the mind are simply the things which connect back to the bottom line rule. For example, a new catering service has come up with a great innovative business plan for themselves where a diner gets to choose the menu and dine for free but at a place where the caterer wants anywhere in the vicinity of customers choice. Great, the customer gets to dine free, whoa! Now who will deny such an opportunity?

Now what are the essential things? Where should the caterer start? How does the new business model caterer identify the essentials of his enterprise? what “few things in the mind” are to be kept firmly in his mind?

For simplicity sake we keep the list of essentials and “few things in the mind”, short, so as to understand the point at hand. Among the general essentials are great service, memorable experience, and fantastic food. But for this particular business model another set of essentials are necessary. Like having a clout to be presenting their dinner at interesting places night after night and that too free to the customer. Like having great customers among venue owners who love it that the caterer brings people who look happy and satisfied and then spend more than the dinner on other items at the venue. Or return to the venue later as customers. It is essential for this innovative business model to have pro location scouts. But wait, how does the caterer identify these. He does by the old adage, follow the cash.

What are the “few things in the mind” for the caterer to keep firm? The caterer has to be paid happily by the venue owners and the free diners have to be the right target clients for this to work. So in short he has to keep in mind firmly that he is a catalyst for both his free diners and the paying venue owners. surely he is not a caterer but a catalyst caterer.

How does this connect back to the bottom line worries? it connects in two places diner and venue owner. As long as he is able to bring the right target audience to the venue and as long as he can open new or interesting vistas for diners with his magic potion of food experience and service to convert them to paying diners as well, the caterer might have a shot at his new business model in the competitive innovative business environment.

If there is a new innovative business model to be considered, its new bottom line worries need to be recognized and supported by its essentials for the venture to succeed.

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Global advertising spending on newspapers continues to decrease quarter by quarter while Internet advertising expenditures continue to grow. In fact the Internet continues to be the fastest growing medium for advertising.

Statistics like that lend credibility to the often repeated assertion that the best location to start a new business is on-line. That is not true in every situation, but it is fair to say that no business should ignore that the largest revenue source for businesses overall over the next several years will come from online leads and sales.

Read on to learn five good reasons for getting your new or existing business online.

1. Frugality and simple living are public virtues during an economic downturn. That means among other things fewer trips to the mall to do casual shopping as a recreational activity. Consumers are more price conscious and will use the Internet first to get product information and to do comparison price shopping before committing to a purchase decision.

2. Generally, the cost of doing business on the Internet can be substantially less than the cost of doing business for a brick and mortar operation. These lower expenses may allow you to offer online pricing specials while still maintaining the same profit margin. Many so-called business consultants always recommend offering the lowest price. But, as you know, people do not buy price they buy value whether shopping online or off.

3. Perhaps the greatest advantage to doing business online is that you can maintain a connection with your customers through a newsletter or other regular e-mails. There are a few outstanding e-mail management companies on the net who can handle all the scheduling and delivery for very little cost.

4. An online business has the opportunity to get large amounts of traffic for very little or no hard costs through search engine optimization and the social media. Traffic does not happen automatically however. As with any other promotional method those with the specialized knowledge and the most efficient systems will become the leaders of the pack.

5. The interactivity and immediacy of the Internet allows you to test your advertising and your offers at lightning speed compared to every off-line method. The Internet savvy businesses that take advantage of this unique characteristic to constantly improve their returns will make out the best through economic booms or busts.

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One of the most common refrains I hear when naming a new business is “I’ll know the right company name when I hear it.” That may or may not be true. It also may or may not be wise!

Why is that?

Because it makes the assumption that you know exactly what you want. In reality, most aspiring business owners have only a vague notion of what they want in a brand name. These notions are unarticulated, not written down anywhere, and it’s in no certain order. If you were to ask, it would sound like a free flow of consciousness…

• Something creative
• Fits with my industry
• Has a matching.com available
• Describes what we do
• Sets us apart
• Not too long
• Start high in the alphabet
• Sounds cool when you say it
• Says what it is

In reality, these are both branding criteria and branding considerations. Must-haves and want-to-haves. And they are all mixed in together. It’s like trying to hit a moving target. One company name idea might accomplish two of the things you want it to do but then miss on three other counts. Another business name might sound cool but is a dead end in regards to building the brand message. The issue comes down to itemizing your wants and needs into two lists, and then prioritizing them in order of importance.

1. Branding Criteria

These are the things that are vital to your brand. Ask yourself, “If my new business name could only communicate one thing, what would it be?” Make this your top priority. Then go on from there in rank order of what’s next in terms of importance. Here are some good examples…

• Must convey our core strength of (fill in the blank)
• Must be memorable and engaging
• Must provide a platform to tell our story
• Must have a matching, or closely matching,.com domain name

2. Branding Considerations

These are things that find themselves on the list of criteria that don’t really belong there. For instance, having alliteration in the words (i.e. Dunkin’ Donuts, Pay Pal, Best Buy) or having a name that rhymes or having the name start high in the alphabet. These are linguistic pluses, nice perks and possible tiebreakers if all things are equal, but they shouldn’t drive the process unless it’s determined that they are truly vital to the outcome.

Once you have both your branding criteria and branding considerations, then make sure you prioritize them. You may not get all your wants and needs, so determine which ones are most important. Our company name of Tungsten Branding is a metaphor for brilliance, clarity and insight associated with the light bulb. It works on the level of conveying our core attributes and providing a story to tell. It doesn’t do well in terms of spelling (Tungsten, Tungston, Tungstin, etc.) but we were willing to live with that. Because we are not a high volume, mass merchant business, the occasional misspell was not a big issue – clients find us if they type anything close. For our purposes, it was more important to demonstrate what qualities we bring to the table when naming a new business or developing a brand identity. The point is, don’t let a minor issue rule out a potentially strong naming candidate. If a potential company name accomplishes 85% of what you want it to do, and the remaining 15% is something not all that vital, (i.e. can’t get the matching 1-800 number with the name) then you have a viable candidate.

Bottom line? If you are struggling with a business naming decision, it might be time to itemize, prioritize and then capitalize on a company name that’s the bright choice for you.

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