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The basic purpose of a retail store is to develop an atmosphere that helps the retailer in promoting and selling products and allows the customers pick and purchase the items with ease. That is the reason why retail design, which is the design of retail outlets and spaces, includes not only the standard features of architecture and interior design, but also components of ergonomics, marketing, and graphic design.

While designing a retail space, it is crucial that the specific requirements of that particular retail space are taken into account. For instance, an art gallery would require an entirely different design and arrangement from that of a supermarket. Designing requires paying attention to numerous aspects, for example, the number and type of products which will be on display, the extent of participation by the shop employees in selling procedure and several other such aspects. Many a times it is also necessary for customers to be allowed to test the products, while some other retail spaces may only need displaying the products. The retail design adopted would hence vary accordingly.

Apart from the utilitarian features of retail design, the attractiveness of the retail space to the customer is also highly important. It is important that customers feel welcome in the store once they walk in, and are prompted to buy before leaving. The design of the retail environment has a large role to play in this and it must include in-store advertising to reinforce the brand so that the likelihood of a purchase increases.

Moreover, the retail space must have a lasting impression on the mind of the consumers, and must encourage them to come back and make further purchases. Therefore, a specialist retail designer will always give adequate attention to the environment of the shop that would ensure that the buyers have a nice and pleasant time in the shop.

To make sure that the retail design is effective, the designer should be acquainted with fundamentals on optimal utilisation of space, marketing and psychology of the customers. Both the customer and the retail designer must have some know how of these areas, so that the client can tell the precise requirements to the designer and the designer can efficaciously fulfil the needs of the client.

Lastly, it is not simply the interior of the store that must be carefully designed. The exteriors of the shop are equally important and should be attractive so that the buyers are tempted to come in and look at the goods.

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Discovering the ‘thumbscrews’ of investors is crucial to getting them to take action. In over a decade of dealing with global investors there are several elements that I’ve discovered to be universal truths about the mind of the private investor (angel investor, accredited investor).

When talking to an investor for the first time, it’s more important to listen than to speak. It’s more important to ask questions than answer them. It’s more important to discover their needs and wants than to exclaim your own. Your first conversation with an investor should be all about piercing the armor and finding the trigger points that prompt a reaction that gets to the center of their ‘childlike’ state.

What I mean by this is, investors, just like anyone else, has insecurities that are rooted in their childhood and what they are outwardly today, is typically a polar opposite of what they are on the inside. For example, an arrogant, chest beater seems proud and obnoxious on the outside but the reality is that they are over compensating for an insecurity that is rooted in an individual or collection of childhood incidents.

Maybe they were made fun of as a child, maybe they’re father was verbally abusive, maybe their teachers would single them out in class opening them up to playground mockery. When talking to these individuals it’s important to listen to their voice and intonation when the conversation topic changes. Take notes on their psychological adjustments to the conversation. After you feel you have discovered the triggers that induce the ‘pleasurable’ responses, end the call, and set your second phone appointment with them.

On that second call, you want to have your conversation ready to go using the triggers you found in the first conversation. Play off of those insecurities that you found, become their best friend without being chummy but it is your mission on this call to be the “guy that understand me” to the investor. You want the overall tone of this conversation to have the response from your target along the theme of, “wow, this guy gets me” , “I can see investing in this company”.

By using this method and not coming across as ‘fake’, you have become an investment opportunity and a shrink all rolled into one. You want to be the one person that this investor can lower his guard to because everything he says, you seem to be the one person who understands him at his deepest level. You seem to naturally be tuned into his insecurities, emotions, needs and wants. Sound strange? Try this out on the next investor you talk to, I guaranty you will be shocked with the results.

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Renato Babalu Sobral defeated Bobby Southworth by TKO to become Strikeforce light heavyweight champion in the co-main event of the promotions ‘Destruction’ card on Friday night. Despite leaving with the belt around his waist, it wasn’t a highlight reel worthy finish.

A -350 wagering favorite despite his challenger status, Sobral was expected to use his world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu skills and vast experience against superior competition to dominate the tough but limited Southworth. It didnt happen that way, as Southworth easily got the better of things in the first round. Southworth looks to use his strength and conditioning to control his opponent en route to a decision victory. While the result makes him something of a MMA equivalent to boxing’s John Ruiz, it does afford him the best chance of victory.

The first round displayed Southworth’s style in microcosm, with much of the frame spent pushing Babalu up against the cage or on the ground inside his guard not really doing much. Sobral did get a clinch against the cage wall and rocked Southworth with a hard elbow strike that not only busted his nose but opened a huge cut over his right eye.

Upon seeing the gusher of blood Referee John McCarthy brought the ringside physician over to take a look. As Southworth’s corner futilely worked on the gaping wound during the break the doctor once again took a look and better realizing the severity and placement of the cut recommended to McCarthy that the fight be stopped. The veteran official complied, awarding Sobral the TKO victory and the championship belt.

The other half of the co-main event was decided in much more decisive fashion as Scott Smith knocked out well traveled veteran Terry Martin in a mere :24 seconds. Martin didn’t adequately close the distance against a fighter dubbed ‘Hands of Steel’ and was caught with a perfectly placed punch that knocked him out cold.

In the semifinal event, Duane ‘Bang’ Ludwig defeated Yves Edwards by unanimous decision in a very closely contested bout. Edwards was originally slated to face lightweight champion Josh Thomson until a toe injury necessitated his withdrawal. Ludwig took the fight on two weeks notice, and after a takedown clinic by Edwards in the first began to control the fight with his superior standup skills. Edwards’ superiority on the ground in the first two frames wasnt enough to sway the judges who obviously favored Ludwig’s more effective striking.

Earlier in the evening, Kim Couture made short work of overmatched Lina Kvokov as she TKOd her foe in 1:44 of the first round. Couture, the wife of UFC legend Randy Couture, gained even more notoriety for the courage she displayed in her professional debut last June. She had a much easier time here”despite the fact that both fighters entered with 0-1 records Couture was significantly more polished as she put Kvokov on the defensive from the outset with her sharp punching combinations. She recovered momentarily and survived the initial onslaught. The reprieve was only temporary, however, as Couture launched another barrage of punches prompting the referee to step in and wave off the non-competitive affair.

Ross Everett is a freelance writer who has written on sports betting and how to successfully bet on NFL football. He has appeared on TV and radio talking about boxing, cricket and NFL pointspreads. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a lynx.

Distributing brochures has always been a successful promotion strategy for any business. They can be circulated like pamphlets or posted at clients’ addresses, or can just be kept in retail outlets for customers to pick them up. As a result, a massive part of the printing services industry has come up to cater to this market. Brochure printing has undergone a number of advancements in recent years, with the dawn and widespread use of the internet heralding the latest of these developments.

At a time when computers hadn’t made their foray into brochure printing, the whole thing was a laborious activity involving use of plate-making tools and film negatives, and the particular tasks involved taking multiple test prints, making adjustments, and what not. Designing too was limited to a few set formats, and the printers carried out the designing task with the customer having nothing to do in the matter.

On the other hand, now brochures are designed, transferred to the printing company, and edited on computers, often by the customer himself, and the final product is printed and delivered within a much shorter time span. With technology progressing rapidly, immediate printing of numerous brochures and their quick supply within a matter of 24 hours has become possible.

It is important to keep in mind that brochure printing involves not just the imprint of ink on paper, but design, content creation and formatting too. With the advent of digital technology, printing companies have started to provide a range of benefits to the clients in this area, like high resolution colour printing, multiple choices in complicated formats and designs, and impressive packages on content-building.

Clients these days mostly prefer full-colour brochures and digital brochures amongst the latest types of brochures offered by printing services companies. These are normally suitable for brochures which will be distributed from medium to long-term. Any content for short-term high volume use is best promoted through the use of catchy, colourful, but concise brochures, which have only a limited print cycle. Off-set printing, which is a relatively older method, is still the preferred choice for these brochures as although it takes a longer time to prepare the brochures, a huge number of copies can be printed in a single run.

Nowadays brochure printing firms also offer supplementary services besides ensuring superior quality of prints for their customers. These include services like brochure design, direct mailing, distribution etc.

The internet has greatly altered the situation, with clients now visiting websites of printing firms and placing online orders after choosing designs and colour specifications from the comfort of their desk. Thus, brochure printing has witnessed radical transformations in recent times, and the possibilities of future change seem to be endless.

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There are many ways to use capital without using bank loans, lines of credit and other shady methods like shelf corps and bogus platform scams. If you are truly trying to raise capital for your company here are some simple breakdowns of your options with a quick definition for each one:

PIPE: Private Investment In Public Equity this is used primarily by mutual funds and private investment firms where they buy discount stock in order to raise capital, there are two types of PIPE’s traditional where common and preferred stock is issued at a set cap to raise money for the issuer and a structured pipe issues convertible debt.

DPO: Direct Public Offering is when you sell equity shares directly to customers, suppliers and employees.

PPM: Private Placement Memorandum is also known as an offering memorandum takes advantage of Regulation D rule exemptions 504, 505 and 506. This process came into existence with the’33 securities act and popularized in the late’80s, companies can raise money from the public via private placement; there is virtually zero interaction with the SEC after you file form d as long as you stay legal. (most popular form of fund raising).

IPO: Initial Public Offering: extremely expensive, need SOX 404 audits, must have board of directors, quarterly financial reports to shareholders, report heavily to the SEC and 1 out of every 1000 companies that want an IPO actually qualify. I love participating in these but most companies just can’t qualify for one reason or the other.

OTCBB: Over the Counter Bulletin Board is an electronic quote system that is the next best thing if you can’t go public via IPO, there is minimal red tape to start-ups and small businesses and is legitimized by the stringent ongoing reports to the SEC which keeps investor confidence high (these are extremely solid and I suggest this structure to companies when I am hired by their company or legal team as a consultant as a fast, easy way to raise big capital from the public otc)

Pink Sheet: you can look at pink sheets as the Burger King, while the OTCBB is McDonald’s, they are competing OTC mechanisms. Pinks sheets are commonly referred to as penny stock and notorious for ‘pump em’ and dump em’ controversies and a lot of crooked people are involved with this platform. This is not a long term process that will allow one’s company to grow, pink sheets companies are typically short lived but it is cheap to set up but not a professional structure that could be upgraded in time to an IPO.

Reverse Merger: a group funds the filing and creation of a public shell, they then sell that shell to a company that wants to go public, the established company merges it’s entity into the public shell. The sellers retain around 30% equity after they charge an upfront fee of 300k to 1m. 99% of reverse mergers are successful with the merger, but unsuccessful to bring them to trade and the entity basically just fizzles out.

Taking your company public is actually quite simple and inexpensive when you have the right consultant putting the structure together for you. There are countless ways to raise capital quickly and easily. It’s important that you understand your options before you waste time entering into the red tape infested banking system for a loan.

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