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APRIL 8, 2008

Small Business Start-Up Idea – Sign-Making Service by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 09, 2008 Sign manufacture is a fun way for you to earn some extra income. The costs will vary greatly depending on your needs – machines that make neon signs for a bar will be more expensive than if you are making wooden estate agent signs.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Senate bill won’t change small biz premiums: The Congressional Budget Office predicts the Senate health care reform bill would provide better, but more expensive, coverage in the individual insurance market, while having little impact on premiums for employer-based coverage. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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APRIL 21, 2008

Takeover Disasters by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 22, 2008 The process of taking over another company can be a very exciting time for you and your business, but it can very quickly turn into an unpleasant experience with serious lasting consequences. Maintaining a brand can be expensive in marketing terms so you may wish to drop some entirely.

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APRIL 1, 2008

Small Business Start-Up Idea – T-Shirt Design by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 02, 2008 There is always a great demand for custom-made T-shirts, ranging from sports teams in need of new kit to event organisers wanting promotional shirts to give away. Working at Home on the Internet Said on April 4th, 2008 at 12:55 pm [.]

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JANUARY 13, 2010

It’s expensive to develop your own resources so it makes sense to share. There may be some crossover of routes but by co-branding, the airlines are able to give more flights to more destinations. Think of the motor industry. Some of the European car makers worked together to produce a new engine some years ago. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JULY 20, 2010

People often say to me that their small business doesn’t have a website as it’s too complicated, takes up too much time or is too expensive. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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APRIL 20, 2010

Not only is my wife employed by a firm that gave her plenty of maternity leave, they also offered help with expenses. Mitch Said on April 23rd, 2010 at 3:21 pm I think this is interesting. The firm withheld extra money from her pay after she was pregnant to give back to her at the beginning of her leave. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JANUARY 29, 2009

One of the greatest advantages of being a small business is the ease in which you can quickly implement new technology into the way you work, whereas any change for a large company is a lengthy and expensive process. Also, it is important not to lose focus of your main priority as a small business: making money. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 19, 2008

Small Business Startup Checklist – Company Structure by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 19, 2008 An important early decision that will have long-term consequences for your business is to determine the legal form it will trade under. However, the initial process of incorporation can be lengthy and expensive. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. Fixed costs are operating cost that are incurred when providing necessities for doing business and have no relation to the volume of production and sales. Why should I keep my “Fixed Costs&# as low as possible? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JUNE 29, 2010

The key is to realize that you don’t need those expensive things or waste energy to look like a proper business. Another thing is to consider open source software (especially for startups), keeping an eye on electricity (don’t leave computers on all night, same with main lights etc. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

A good side effect here is that you will have to look at your expenses and cost again, and may be able to make a judgement if that was good or bad money spent – you know what I mean – the hindsight thing. derek morgan Said on June 3rd, 2008 at 1:13 am I am sole trader.i WinWeb also covers this version of bookkeeping.

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

Let me give you some pointers here, but please remember you can always do more on the cost-cutting front in any small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer- or Personal business, like professional, contractors, freelancer, self-employed, sole-trader and virtual assistants.

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MARCH 2, 2010

If a start-up funds the development of their company through internal cash flow and are cautious with expenses, the company can grow with low-risk to all those involved. Bootstrapping is to start a business without external help or capital; I believe this is the best possible way to start a small business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

So it’s quite different from the sole trader, much more expensive to set up and run. There are many more differences, too numerous to mention here. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 12, 2010

This penalises small businesses, which can ill-afford to pay out for expensive legal advice. I would like to draw your attention to proposals made by HMRC, which could see accountants being forbidden to give even basic financial advice to their clients. This puts bigger businesses at an unfair advantage over their small business counterparts.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Whatever method you use to record your income & expenses at the moment, instead simply enter the details on a form on the Payments & Receipts pages of ‘Cashbook’ to record any money paid into or out of your business. You will then have a record of all your income & expenses shown with monthly totals.

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OCTOBER 1, 2007

So if you are thinking about starting, growing or running your small business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses , but are worried about if you can be successful, worried about failing, worried about giving up your job, etc. than bootstrapping is for you.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Adding pre-recorded content to our service lineup means passive, recurring revenue, with fewer expenses. You look at your monthly budget and see that by signing only two new clients per month, you can not only cover your expenses, but also stash some cash. Our last free webinar recruited 95 new hot leads. Red hat : Go with your gut.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Let me spell it out for anyone who really has not got the picture, businesses go bust because: The banks will not lend money to them; Even if they lend the money it is so expensive that it takes any profit out of the deal; They run out of savings. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JULY 27, 2006

Also, when you buy such a system the up front costs can be expensive. Computerised systems now fall into two very different camps, the first are those that sit on your computer, and as such you need to take responsibility for ensuring you back your data up on a regular basis. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 10, 2006

It used to collectively refer to companies too small to be attractive for the major Enterprise Software providers – and of course the same held true vice versa: I assume most readers of this blog are in small businesses, and for you the rule has been that "enterprise software" is too expensive. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 31, 2006

This might sound like a shocking statement, since "Enterprise Software" typically means the world of SAP and Oracle, and the traditional heavyweight, expensive, pay-huge-license-fees-upfront, then try-to-implement-forever model that does not work anymore. We advertised on television and radio and print. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JUNE 29, 2006

Another downside, if you make more profits than you draw out, you are still taxed on all the profit irrespective of whether you have taken the money, and with a 40% tax band this can be expensive. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 7, 2007

UPDATE Nov 7, 2008 – 13:00 BST : I have not had a call from Apple, but the TNT courier called, they are going to pick up the old computer this afternoon. UPDATE Nov 7, 2008 – 13:42 BST: Just spoken with after -sales support (Kathrine), as another order of our has gone missing (!?!) But someone should have called back.

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MAY 8, 2006

I feel 2008 will see the efforts of the accountancy bodies see results, in the form of legislation. Mike Harris Said on November 24th, 2008 at 3:54 pm A recommendation is a good starting point when finding an acountant. You Get What You Pay For – this certainly hold true today. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Cut expenses to the bone. You can’t expect to live the lifestyle you had while under the protection of a payday every two weeks. When the 2008 financial crisis hit, Tel Ganesan, founder of IT and software company Kyyba Inc., The Universe often laughs at your expected timelines.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010

The same approach works in many other areas, like personal evolution, lifestyle, or relationships. I was barely affording the maintenance expenses for my wreck. So I bought an Infiniti FX 35, a huge, powerful and luxurious car, more expensive than a Volvo XC90. I found ways to integrate it into my lifestyle.

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