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MAY 20, 2010

Allowing staff to work flexible hours is an example; at WinWeb.com my staff work from home, with flexibility and consideration for their families needs. WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Sarasvati Arts » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Friday, May 21st, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under How to.

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MARCH 11, 2008

Marketing Techniques: Become a regular contributor at local online forums, mailing lists and chat rooms about health and beauty to spread awareness of your services. Online Examples: Babet Style Consultancy – an example of the services you could offer. Overall, the absolute maximum it should cost you is £2000.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Developing markets are a key example of an opportunity and a threat may be a new competitor in your marketplace. « Top 5 Basic Advertising Tips Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under SME-Blog , do a SWOT plan.

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JULY 27, 2010

For example, if you learn about products that are doing well in other countries then you may be able to adapt them for sale here if no-one else is doing it. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under Business Ideas , How to. , a good idea is so important.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 3:38 pm and is filed under SME-Blog. Steve Said on January 26th, 2010 at 3:38 pm I often find that CI is overlooked by small businesses especially regarding restaurants for example. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JUNE 6, 2010

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, June 7th, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under Business Checklists. For Example – Ads in women’s magazines discuss the weight-loss and calorie burn from cross-country skiing. « WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Direct Sitters Is Your Business Blogging?

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APRIL 6, 2010

« Top 5 Tips for Small Businesses at Easter Top 5 Tips for Small Business Taxation » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under SME-Blog , be successful , start-up in business. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JUNE 10, 2009

As an example, Bookkeeping will start at £9.85 We have been training a large number of virtual assistants in all aspects of our service offerings for months and we are very confident we can provide a professional and extremely cost-effective service to all our clients. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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APRIL 8, 2008

Consider forming a partnership with websites relating to the local area in order to offer discount coupons for your service (e.g. 10% off on orders over £50). You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 10, 2007

The result was immediate, looking thru my log files today, I stopped at the search term listings and saw many references to “ recession &# in it. For example, having to fire people because the economy is in recession is no fun for anyone and quite easy to prevent in most cases. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 13, 2008

Notes: Make sure that the work you are going to undertake is set out in a contract between you and the client, specifying any requests or conditions that are critical to the event. This way the client cannot refuse to pay you as long as you satisfactorily complete the contract. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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JANUARY 29, 2009

This applies to all aspects of your business – for example you could save around a thousand dollars by purchasing a very cheap computer for the office. It is also generally a big mistake to think that you can save money by under-investing in technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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NOVEMBER 26, 2008

« Government – Small Business Quote of the Day Australia/ New Zealand Small Business News Round-up – 26/11/2008 » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 at 11:06 am and is filed under Announcements , Comments. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

I will give examples and will let you fill in the rest for yourself. Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. Let me give you an obvious example to make my point. What are “Fixed Costs&# ? Why should I keep my “Fixed Costs&# as low as possible?

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APRIL 13, 2010

An ideal example of people in this category are parents, childcare is hugely expensive and allowing people the flexibility to work from home means you can gain the staff others are missing out on! Tap in to an undiscovered work source – There are groups of people for whom working in an office is not a practical. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 20, 2008

There are unlimited examples om the internet. Notes: It seems obvious, but do not deliver the finished product until you receive payment. Take extra care with regards to packaging if you need to physically ship the product to them. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 ’s will become more important.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

For example, “small_business_bookkeeping.jpg” instead of a digital camera’s default “123.jpg” « Top 5 Tips for Hiring New Employees Top 5 Tips for Giving a New Business a Kick Start » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 2:30 am and is filed under SME-Blog.

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AUGUST 24, 2007

These examples and 40 million more are generated on the MBA Writer web-site by Mike Shor (Humor), he writes: Automatically generate sentences ready for inclusion into your business memos without all of the thinking!! Say something profound today. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 13, 2007

You need to pay attention to your credit control all the time, if you can’t do that get someone else to do it for you, outsource it to a virtual assistant , for example. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Sunday, October 14th, 2007 at 7:43 am and is filed under How to. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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AUGUST 30, 2007

Anyway here are the small business health check questions you need to ask yourself: What do I need the money for? Here you could say if the company had enough reserves it would have survived, but an early start-up will not have the resources to survive – there are many more examples where this is also true.

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APRIL 1, 2008

Pay attention to the reason why your customer is buying your product – if it is for a regular event you should make note of this and contact them again prior to the next time it takes place and offer them a discount. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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OCTOBER 26, 2007

The Small Business Blog Makes The Top 100 Business Blogs » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Friday, October 26th, 2007 at 8:08 am and is filed under Employment , Question & Answer , avoid growing pain , plan your business , recruit the right people. « Q & A: Does Small Business Need a Disaster Plan?

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 at 3:30 pm and is filed under Accounting , DIY Business , Question & Answer , Small Business / SOHO , Sole-Trader. For the financial year 2006-07 the basic package for non vat registered business is available at just £9.99 Revolutionary eh!

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MAY 10, 2006

SME / SMB Have Become Obsolete Acronyms by Zoli Erdos on May 10, 2006 Software Industry analysts seem to have a fun time coming up with three-letter combinations. THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG » Blog Archive » SaaS for Very Small Businesses - Show Me the Money Said on May 31st, 2006 at 4:50 pm [.] Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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APRIL 21, 2008

Hat-tip to Robert Moore from Business Data International Limited « US Small Business News Round-up – 21/04/2008 Canada Small Business News Round-up – 22/04/2008 » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 1:34 am and is filed under plan your business , sell your business.

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AUGUST 24, 2007

Bill Altermatt Said on October 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 pm I apologize, the last email got away from me, I was about to offer an example of the terms that I have in mind and want to know if they make sense. « Small Business Failure – Reason: Cash-Flow If You Work All Day, You Have No Time To Make Any Money! EX: 1% 45 days Net 60 1.5%

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AUGUST 24, 2007

Bill Altermatt Said on October 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 pm I apologize, the last email got away from me, I was about to offer an example of the terms that I have in mind and want to know if they make sense. « Small Business Failure – Reason: Cash-Flow If You Work All Day, You Have No Time To Make Any Money! EX: 1% 45 days Net 60 1.5%

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AUGUST 21, 2007

Examples of teams are: Work Teams Sales Teams Customer Service Teams Virtual Teams I would suggest that small business owners need to form teams around their small business and start-up business , like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses, too. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 28, 2007

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, October 29th, 2007 at 7:16 am and is filed under Failure , How to. « Home Based Small Business the Ultimate Green Gig Q & A: Why is it a problem if I do not want to grow my business? Question & Answer , grow your business , handle problems , plan your business.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

This is a question that is very much based on individual circumstance; I, for example, started my first business whilst at university and have been doing so ever since! Quit the day job and take the plunge, or build up steadily until you have the security you need to enter fully in to the world of the self-employed? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pm and is filed under Marketing/PR , grow your business , market and sell. If you are charging £18 per hour as an example and you are doing 100 hours of work. At this point, i cannot really think of any example.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 at 6:30 am and is filed under Contractor , Entrepreneur , Freelancer , Generation-Y , Home Business , MumEntrepreneur , Personal Business , SOHO/SMB/SME/Micro , Self-employed , Sole-Trader , Start-Up , be successful , start-up in business.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

I could give you many more examples, but you get the picture. There are many more examples. People look to their employers for entree into systems of social safety nets (Social Security, disability insurance, health care benefits, etc.). This whole process began with the “Industrial Revolution&# some 150 years ago.

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MAY 8, 2006

Not all accountants are created equal (how do you choose an accountant) by Jason Holden on May 08, 2006 My first contribution to this blog has resulted from a recent experience had by a new client of my practice with someone who also used the title ‘accountant’. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2007

For example, we need dating agencies and web-sites to find partners, because we are too busy to find a partner in what used to be a “normal way&# , and in this sense we have to be thankful for the service dating agencies and web-sites provide. « The Week Ender: Finding that Home Business Idea! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 1, 2007

New Small Business Idea: Local Fast Food Portal » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Thursday, November 1st, 2007 at 9:29 am and is filed under Accountants/CPAs , Outsourcing , Question & Answer , Red-Tape , Start-Up , avoid growing pain , do a SWOT plan , do a reality check , do bookkeeping. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The literature was full of examples that said 'you can't do this' " Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M "Post-It" Notepads. Peter Duesberg, molecular-biology professor at U.C. Berkeley, on HIV, 1988. "If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment.

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