{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Investigate Your Business - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"djULbJftPC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/investigate-your-business\/\">Investigate Your Business<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/investigate-your-business\/embed\/#?secret=djULbJftPC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Investigate Your Business&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"djULbJftPC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Investigate-10-27-21.jpg","thumbnail_width":1360,"thumbnail_height":1000,"description":"By Scott Nichols  As you\u2019re reading this article you can start to see the \u201clight at the end of the tunnel\u201d of the slow season.\u00a0 As we head into the next season, I challenge you to investigate and plan for it. Investigate your own business and look for little changes you can make that can have a positive and immediate impact. During your investigation, look to see what you can build long-term. I know most of you reading this are thinking I do this already. I get that, but I still want to challenge you to do it. Nothing bad can happen if you investigate your business and plan for the future!  The first thing you need to do is investigate internally. Internally, I want you to look at two areas where you can improve.  The first is cutting cost. The biggest cost variable in your business is most likely your payroll. Take a look at the hours you are open compared to the sales you are receiving. Look at the previous years and see if it makes sense to stay open on Sunday\u2019s past 3 p.m. or stay open until 10 at night. Sometimes these decisions can be difficult because you don\u2019t want to upset customers who like to come in right before close, but as a business owner, you need to put your business first.  Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online."}