Articles Tagged with ''business practices''

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50 Best Farrier Takeaways of 2012

A look back at some of the top tips that hoof-care professionals shared in the pages of AFJ during the past year
Farriers need to market their knowledge of horses and horsemanship. A few years ago, we began adding a boxed list of important points to many of the feature stories that appear in American Farriers Journal.
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The Hoof-Care Bottom Line

40 Business Terms Farriers Need to Understand

Knowing the language of business helps you put your hoof-care business on sounder footing and improves communication with clients from a business background.
As we get ready to begin a new calendar year, it's a good time for farriers to review their business practices and how they can improve their business performance.
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Changes

What was the best change you introduced to your practice in 2012? Was is something with how you treat hoof care or how you run your business?
What was the best change you introduced to your practice in 2012? Was is something with how you treat hoof care or how you run your business?
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Anvil Brand Shoe Company

[Video] The Origins Of Anvil Brand Shoe Company

Alan Horton and Steve Hoselton of Anvil Brand Shoe Company (Lexington, Ill.), take us back in time to Anvil Brand's roots, followed by a discussion of current business practices, how they set themselves up in the marketplace and what farriers can stand to benefit from being involved with their supplier.
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The Hoof-Care Bottom Line

Profit Margin's Place in your Shoeing Business

Understanding this formula will help you see how much of what you charge for your work actually stays in your pocket
Profit margin is an excellent tool for tracking how much your farrier business is making, for making internal price comparisons, for determining how much you charge, and for helping make customer determinations.
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The Hoof-Care Bottom Line

Of Prices, Profits and Markups

Understanding how much you need to charge for your products and services is vital to the success of your farrier business
The ultimate reason for developing a successful pricing system is to make a profit from your work and the products you sell. The amount of profit you’ll realize depends on your costs, selling price, the number of products sold and/or the amount of service rendered.
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