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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. 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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Great blog by the way!

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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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MARCH 23, 2010

« Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses? keep it up. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! As a customer I always appreciate a smile, a thank you and personal service. The answer is that I do.

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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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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Great post!

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! If you are wondering what you can do to help your business and your country, think exporting.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

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. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 8, 2006

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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JANUARY 8, 2022

If your employer offers a match, you can save up to 15% of your income annually. Don’t Budget. The escalator that moves you up is these two assets. If you don’t own stock or real estate, you’re not on the “up” escalator to building wealth. Never give up. If you do the math, it works out to saving 12.5%

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Small businesses can not afford that.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Small Business News World Round-up – 2009/12/08 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 08, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! — ST.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Pre Budget Report: Labour Darling Plays Class War Trump Card by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 09, 2009 In an unprecedented weak budget spiked with half truths, Mr Darling is trying to ignite a class war in the UK in an attempt to boost the Labour Party election prospects – a dangerous game to play with our fragile economy at this time.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Some of the good deeds include delivering 100 Easter eggs to children in a hospital dressed up as a bunny and putting on a birthday party for a woman in a care home who was turning 100, but had no family. There he worked up through the ranks, becoming president of Jim Rohn Productions at the age of 25.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! “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. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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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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