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MARCH 9, 2010

In an age of corporate scandals, suspicious customers, and budgets with very little breathing room, there is simply no substitute for being an ethical company. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Reputation is extremely valuable in 21st century business.

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AUGUST 15, 2007

Small Business Checklist: Business Costing by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 15, 2007 Do you know what your overheads and variable costs are in your business – have every worried about that? Budget – create a budget and put it in your cash-flow. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 23, 2010

« Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! As a customer I always appreciate a smile, a thank you and personal service. So why shouldn’t I strive to give my customers the same? The answer is that I do.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 16, 2010

I have a book coming out this summer, Branding Basics for Small Business: How to Create an Irresistible Brand on Any Budget that addresses this and more. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Knowing where you stand will help you figure out what to communicate or address in your branding. Great post!

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MARCH 30, 2010

« Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget Top 5 Tips for Small Businesses at Easter » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 at 6:30 am and is filed under SME-Blog. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 10, 2007

Managing A Small Business In A Recession by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 10, 2007 Here in the UK we had the “ Pre Budget Report &# yesterday. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! The government set out it’s plans to get small business owners to pay more tax , they increased capital gains tax by 90%.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2008

FPB warns that removing ‘green’ fuel tax incentive will further alienate small firms : The FPB is questioning the Government’s commitment to helping small firms switch to environmentally friendly fuels, following an announcement in the 2008 Budget that it is to remove a tax incentive for investing in ‘green’ biofuels.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Business cuts back on training and hours in bid to hang onto staff : A new survey by the Australian Industry Group has revealed that a third of companies are planning to cut their training budgets in the next 12 months, as entrepreneurs fight… India Inc’s business confidence surges, says CII : The business confidence of India Inc.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Rewriting bank regulations will hurt small businesses : In the typical fashion, Congress is now attempting to solve a “crisis&# by creating a new government agency with an unlimited budget and almost unlimited regulatory powers. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

It doesn’t have to be fancy or high-budget. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Install the “Add This” button on each web page so visitors can bookmark your site easily. P ost videos that are relevant to search terms – YouTube has proven that video is a powerful attention grabber.

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JANUARY 14, 2008

the changes to capital gains tax in the 2007 Pre-Budget Report will further undermine the attractiveness of the Uk as a place to grow a business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! The implications for investment and job creation could be very damaging.“

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FEBRUARY 2, 2008

They should focus on spending their limited budgets only on things that will generate them business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! We have to be realistic about it. www.pcterritory.net www.laserpics.co.uk People want flashy premises, business cards etc.

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JANUARY 21, 2008

And no question, bad customer service will hurt you and make you lose customers… I guess the big companies can sometimes “afford&# to compensate for that with a huge marketing budget. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Thanks for your good points.

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MAY 12, 2010

In the interest of fairness it is necessary to end the practice of giving projects only to large multinational corporations – which often fail or run massively over budget – while better and more innovative solutions are available at a fraction of the cost. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 1, 2007

Small Business Bootstrapping Techniques by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 01, 2007 I often refer to “ bootstrapping “, when I talk about small business, you may very well be asking “ What the hell is bootstrapping?&# Said on October 12th, 2007 at 7:05 am [.] Said on October 14th, 2007 at 8:36 am [.]

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JANUARY 22, 2008

Most notably because of exchange rate risk which makes it hard to budget. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! I hope that helps to alleviate any money problems. Robert Moore Said on January 25th, 2008 at 11:14 am Exporting for small businesses is a risky strategy.

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MAY 31, 2006

Our customers welcome the opportunity to have ready access to Enterprise Level Spam Filtering engines that were heretofore beyond reach of SME IT Security budgets. Mattg Said on January 12th, 2007 at 11:53 am Good GOD, nice article. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 8, 2006

Diarmuid ODonovan Said on September 18th, 2007 at 2:40 am I refer to the post from Dennis Would you trust an unqualified Doctor? I’m sure what some people don’t understand is that you rarely find a quality accountant for a budget price. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Hopefully not!

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An international life coach, business coach, speaker and entrepreneur, Tera Carissa Hodges has coached more than 10,000 women in more than 25 countries, spoken on more than 100 platforms, and been featured in Essence magazine, Thrive, The Hype Magazine , Yahoo, Yahoo Lifestyle and more.

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Imagine, if we had assistants at home to pay the bills, do the budget, organize dinners, answer our calls and follow up with reminders -- it is starting to sound pretty good. That is a good time to recognize assistants for all that they do. I hope all of your professionals appreciate what a privilege it is to have someone look after them.

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