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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 17, 2010 “Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another. Set an example – bosses have always expected a lot from their employees and, in today’s day and age, employees are expecting a lot from their bosses. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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APRIL 29, 2008

Small Business Start-Up Idea – Weight Loss Consultation by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 30, 2008 In recent years there has been a far greater emphasis placed on the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. Extra income will be generated through affiliation with weight-loss products such as diet pills or videos that you endorse.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

I will give examples and will let you fill in the rest for yourself. 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. Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Create a website that will inform visitors all about your product or service. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under Business Checklists. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Build a brand. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JUNE 6, 2010

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, June 7th, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under Business Checklists. Manufacturers are now offering packaging tools, software design, rapid prototyping and product redesign to sell products. Your customers should come back to you to know more about your products.

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MAY 30, 2010

You must set an example with your work ethic. « WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Lily Waring Intimates Working From Home Basics » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under Business Checklists. Keep stakeholders (customers, staff, suppliers etc.)

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Look at researching prospects, making initial contact, presenting the product and closing the deal. It also sets a great example with the sales team. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under Marketing/PR. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 20, 2010

Allowing staff to work flexible hours is an example; at WinWeb.com my staff work from home, with flexibility and consideration for their families needs. Trust – Trust is fundamental in order to secure a productive work environment. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. motivate your staff.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Competitive Intelligence: Not Just For Big Business by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 20, 2010 Small business owners may have nightmares about reading an article about the product launch of your closest competitor only to realise it’s the same product you have been working on for months. Say you have a competing restaurant a few blocks away.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

For example, one of these mentors runs one of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s Here are a few examples: • An employee conducts him/herself inappropriately with your competitor – wouldn’t you rather a friendly call from your competitor to inform you so you can nip it in the bud? This example shows that competitors do not have to be ruthless rivals.

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APRIL 13, 2010

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! Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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AUGUST 24, 2007

Most businesses do not expect small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses to negotiate payment terms, so you have the element of surprise on your side – and it makes you look more professional. EX: 1% 45 days Net 60 1.5%

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AUGUST 24, 2007

Most businesses do not expect small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses to negotiate payment terms, so you have the element of surprise on your side – and it makes you look more professional. EX: 1% 45 days Net 60 1.5%

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JULY 2, 2010

For example, if you are an independent financial advisor (IFA) then a good ‘big fish’ for you may be an accountancy firm who has many clients that will have financial and investment needs. Doing this and understanding why you want to build a relationship with them should help make your networking more productive.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Lack of objective targets – Not measuring the success of campaigns, products or services can be disastrous for a small business. I also think another issue to consider is small business people doing tasks inhouse that they should outsource like their bookkeeping for example. Is that PR campaign your running really worth the money?

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MAY 20, 2008

Notes: It seems obvious, but do not deliver the finished product until you receive payment. Take extra care with regards to packaging if you need to physically ship the product to them. There are unlimited examples om the internet. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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MARCH 11, 2008

Send your articles to industry websites as they may use it Set up a mutual referral network with local salons and fashion boutiques Use OnlineOffice to set up web-site, blog and online shop to promote your business online Complimentary business idea : As a sideline, arrange with a distributor to re-sell beauty products to your clients.

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OCTOBER 26, 2007

In both cases it is true to say, it does not matter what kind of 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, you run. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 10, 2007

The result was immediate, looking thru my log files today, I stopped at the search term listings and saw many references to “ recession &# in it. For example, having to fire people because the economy is in recession is no fun for anyone and quite easy to prevent in most cases. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 at 3:30 pm and is filed under Accounting , DIY Business , Question & Answer , Small Business / SOHO , Sole-Trader. For example, a purchase of petrol. « Q & A: What Are The Problems With Staff In A Small Business? Revolutionary eh!

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Get Organized!

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Organizing Tips | Organizing Products | Organizing Services Wednesday, November 3, 2010 Get Organized: Whats Your Organizing Personality? Your records are filed according to date. Organizing systems are not one-size-fits-all. If you try to organize something that runs against your system of reasoning, then it will never, ever stick!

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JUNE 10, 2009

As an example, Bookkeeping will start at £9.85 Especially during these times it is essential for freelancers, home business and small business owners to focus on revenue, sales and marketing their services and products and free up as much time a possible by outsourcing non-essential admin services. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JULY 27, 2010

For example, if you learn about products that are doing well in other countries then you may be able to adapt them for sale here if no-one else is doing it. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under Business Ideas , How to. , a good idea is so important.

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AUGUST 21, 2007

Examples of teams are: Work Teams Sales Teams Customer Service Teams Virtual Teams I would suggest that small business owners need to form teams around their small business and start-up business , like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses, too.

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APRIL 8, 2008

Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Consider forming a partnership with websites relating to the local area in order to offer discount coupons for your service (e.g. 10% off on orders over £50). You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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APRIL 1, 2008

If you have the computer hardware and software already your costs will be significantly lower, but you will need to invest in a T-shirt screening machine to manufacture your product. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Communication Productivity Tip: Dont Make People Search for You. Create email folders same as you would for word doc and paper files. Examples: If you have a full email box, then schedule an hour each morning to tackle it.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2008

WinWeb SecureTec is a description of the security and business continuity benefits of OnlineOffice, our product. Stefan Töpfer Said on November 30th, 2008 at 10:27 am Laura, As this example shows you that will not prevent some unscrupulous people to scam others, our name, reputation and business suffers greatly because of this.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2007

I should remind you that when I talk about small business, I mean 1 to 5 people businesses, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer- or Personal business, like professionals, contractors, freelancers, self-employed, sole-traders and virtual assistants. « The Week Ender: Finding that Home Business Idea!

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AUGUST 30, 2007

Can’t you find a customer how will buy the product or service, before you even have it? Here you could say if the company had enough reserves it would have survived, but an early start-up will not have the resources to survive – there are many more examples where this is also true. It can be done you know!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   Pros of Planning Tool: Very organized product. Certainly, both methods have their benefits and limitations, so it's a good idea to test a few products and see which works best for you. Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Very well laid out.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Developing markets are a key example of an opportunity and a threat may be a new competitor in your marketplace. « Top 5 Basic Advertising Tips Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under SME-Blog , do a SWOT plan.

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MAY 13, 2008

Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Notes: Make sure that the work you are going to undertake is set out in a contract between you and the client, specifying any requests or conditions that are critical to the event. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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AUGUST 24, 2007

These examples and 40 million more are generated on the MBA Writer web-site by Mike Shor (Humor), he writes: Automatically generate sentences ready for inclusion into your business memos without all of the thinking!! Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Say something profound today.

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JANUARY 29, 2009

This applies to all aspects of your business – for example you could save around a thousand dollars by purchasing a very cheap computer for the office. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. It is also generally a big mistake to think that you can save money by under-investing in technology.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The truth is that charging by the hour is terribly customer unfriendly and is therefor very bad for your 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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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

For example, “small_business_bookkeeping.jpg” instead of a digital camera’s default “123.jpg” « Top 5 Tips for Hiring New Employees Top 5 Tips for Giving a New Business a Kick Start » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 2:30 am and is filed under SME-Blog.

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