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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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AUGUST 15, 2007

If you have then you must keep up-dating your costing every few month, as they will change as the business grow and changes. Bad debts – look at your past performance, come up with an average monthly figure and mark your products and services up accordingly. Budget – create a budget and put it in your cash-flow.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

“The important thing in life is not the victory but the contest; the essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought well. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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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. For continuous improvement of a company, the leader of an organization must be willing to open up to ideas for betterment. Treat others with the utmost of respect.

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JUNE 6, 2010

This is the best way to expect a higher return on investment on your advertising budget. Test the whole thing: Large corporations have a huge advertising budget to play and experiment. No matter how big you are if you need to succeed in this highly competitive business world you should know the basics of Advertising and practice it.

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MARCH 23, 2010

« Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses? keep it up. 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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 24, 2010 Many Search Engine Optimization (SEO) consultants and companies have theories about the best SEO tactics, but they don’t always back them up with proven experiments. It doesn’t have to be fancy or high-budget. SEO Tips That the Experts Don’t Always Tell You! Great blog by the way!

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MARCH 16, 2010

Only when you know them can you create a brand (visually, via design and color choice and verbally, via the words you use and messaging you create) that plays up those strengths and downplays or addresses your weaknesses. 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. Being working in the full time job, studying and also working in the start up. 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. Next up one client asked me about “How to run his small business in a recession?&# « Virtual Assistants Round Up At Katie’s Having a dig – only a little one.

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JANUARY 22, 2008

There are companies who will help you to set up or do business abroad, like Zana Network. Most notably because of exchange rate risk which makes it hard to budget. Keep overheads to a minimum, review and change your suppliers if there not giving you the best value for money and service. Promote your value for money.

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JANUARY 14, 2008

turnover within five years of start-up; • only 6.8% A third of all business start-ups fail in the first three years and only 10 per cent achieve high growth. Here are some of the reported findings of the ESM‘s team: • a decline from 29% in 1996 to 16% in 2006 of small businesses reaching a £1 Mio.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2008

I knew starting up company is not a peace of cafe but did not realize I would have needed so much money. They should focus on spending their limited budgets only on things that will generate them business. this is where you base your starting point in putting it up together. I guess you are right. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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. Thanks for your good points. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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. It is a basic human right to live in legal certainty. VB, Stefan PS.

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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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MAY 31, 2006

Simply because the needs of a $100M company, which SAP and Oracle consider a "small" business are not even comparable to a 6-10 person company – traditionally referred to as SOHO , while recently a new term is popping up: VSB – very small business, the absolute "S" part of SMB. We spent a crap-load of money.

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This is where I would definitely look for an accountant who belongs to a professional body, and holds a current and up to date practicing certificate, at least this way I would know this ‘stranger’ has gone through a certain standard of training and will have had to achieve a minimum level of experience before being admitted to membership.

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