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JANUARY 29, 2009

The worst business start-up mistakes by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 29, 2009 Although many people decide to try and realise their dream of starting their own business, unfortunately it often turns into a nightmare for them. Also, it is important not to lose focus of your main priority as a small business: making money. Just a opinion!

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MAY 12, 2010

Thanks to the sacrifices made by many these banks now enjoy plentiful profits and bonuses – a stark contrast to those whom have financed their survival. Project and Order Financing: Banks need to be made to provide the needed finance for SME’s in order to fulfill contracts and orders. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JUNE 15, 2010

We all start our own businesses because we have passion and drive, this can easily become lost in the day to day monotony of paperwork and tedious tasks, yet employing full or part-time staff can be expensive and risky. Outsourcing offers the perfect balance, to help you regain balance! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 09, 2009 Lord Sugar’s – the government’s enterprise czar – outburst last week where he allegedly called small business owners moaners and said: “I can honestly say a lot of problems you hear from people who are moaning are from companies I wouldn’t lend a penny to.

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APRIL 13, 2010

While your competitors have to pay out for expensive office space that they don’t need as clients dry up, your business can continue to thrive. 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!

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MARCH 2, 2010

Many small businesses struggle to find finance, especially with the financial climate being as decidedly frosty as it is at present. 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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 14, 2010

Web development as well can be pretty expensive. John Said on March 23rd, 2010 at 2:26 pm Hi, as a recently established small business one thing we have found is the costs to be horrific in some instances for advertising. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

Darling we’re out!&# » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Thursday, October 18th, 2007 at 11:49 am and is filed under Finance , Health Check , Home Business , Outsourcing , Sales , Virtual Assistants , Work/Life Balance , be successful , bootstrap , do a SWOT plan , do a reality check , do bookkeeping. ,

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APRIL 8, 2008

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. The rest of your expenses will be related to promoting your website. The overall set-up cost could be from five to ten thousand pounds. 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 is one point I would like to make, if you need to raise finance for a limited company, it can be fairly hard, and banks will almost always want a directors guarantee, which then to a degree negates the point of being a limited company.

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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 21, 2008

Here are some of the biggest mistakes made by companies during takeovers: Inadequate due diligence – You need to have done extensive research into the finances, existing contracts and liabilities of the company you are buying in order to avoid lawsuits, extra expenditure or loss of sales. Especially in these uncertain times.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

This allows you to “tag&# expenses to products, departments, services or projects – giving you the opportunity to analyze the true cost of a department or any project. Medisoft Software Said on June 13th, 2009 at 8:07 am It seems that Winweb is a great way to go. What a great team.keep up the great work.

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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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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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MARCH 19, 2008

However, the initial process of incorporation can be lengthy and expensive. The owners of a corporation are its shareholders and their only liability is their investment in company stock. The corporation itself is able to quite easily raise capital by selling off stock. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 1, 2007

High profit home business Said on April 20th, 2008 at 9:12 pm Bootstrapping is great also because with success does not come huge expenses that can’t be endured with the ups and downs that come with any industry. PAYweb Small Business Payroll Said on February 23rd, 2009 at 6:29 pm Great article, and very interesting comments.

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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. Stefan Töpfer Said on October 1st, 2009 at 11:27 am I agree very much with this statement. i have an acountant.

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APRIL 1, 2008

The set-up cost for this business is one of the more expensive ones due to all the equipment that will be required. robe de soiree Said on October 20th, 2009 at 4:55 am it may also wish to pay for the development of an offline catalogue to promote your designs. T- shirts have made many individuals and companies millions.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. Candace Said on December 15th, 2009 at 12:48 am Outsourcing can be a good way to manage assets, as well. Why should I keep my “Fixed Costs&# as low as possible? You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 19, 2010

.  In response to the sales declines, the Intuit Trends Index shows small businesses cut expenses by 27%.    The good news is the cost cutting resulted in small businesses being able to improve their margins and profits in Q2 versus a very bad Q2 in 2009.   The implications of this data are pretty clear. 

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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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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. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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MAY 8, 2006

This list is not exhaustive, but an overview from the following information- [link] Leaflet Delivery Said on February 5th, 2009 at 11:53 am I have a quick question for you guys, if you receive bad advice and work from an accountant, which then leads into an investigation, can you claim against him ?

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MAY 14, 2010

non-profits has about doubled over the last decade, with almost all the growth coming from very small (less than $100k in expenses) non-profits.    It likely fell again in 2009.  .  Only 4% spend more than $10 million a year, and most of these organizations are hospitals and educational institutions. 

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Then it is going to be more expensive, therefore, fixed pricing will be more ideal. Removing stretch marks Said on January 13th, 2009 at 10:00 am I feel bad when someone says I am charging you for hour. However, if you are working on a project, such as building a website and it takes longer than you expect. 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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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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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

It’s universally almost impossible to get a company to pre-ship a replacement for an expensive product. Can’t fault you for not knowing, but Apple DID help you recover from it. It would have been easier for the phone rep not even to try. But she did; I’ll assume the delay was in trying to get this excepton made for you.

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DECEMBER 13, 2009

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Dave Doolin ( @websiteweekend ) December 7, 2009 at 3:25 am I think you nailed it. Reply Fran Civile ( @francivile ) December 7, 2009 at 4:48 am Dave Doolin says: “Fortunately for me, I’m not in it to get rich, it’s simply a way to establish public credibility and build my own intellectual property portfolio.&# What do you think?

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