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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. WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Sarasvati Arts » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Friday, May 21st, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under How to.

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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! Look at researching prospects, making initial contact, presenting the product and closing the deal.

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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APRIL 8, 2008

Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! 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 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

I will give examples and will let you fill in the rest for yourself. Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. Let me give you an obvious example to make my point. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! What are “Fixed Costs&# ?

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MARCH 11, 2008

Online Examples: Babet Style Consultancy – an example of the services you could offer. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 11:58 am and is filed under Business Ideas , Start-Up. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Do not over-charge for your services.

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MAY 20, 2008

There are unlimited examples om the internet. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! 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. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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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

Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! 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. This way the client cannot refuse to pay you as long as you satisfactorily complete the contract.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 3:38 pm and is filed under SME-Blog. Steve Said on January 26th, 2010 at 3:38 pm I often find that CI is overlooked by small businesses especially regarding restaurants for example. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JUNE 10, 2009

As an example, Bookkeeping will start at £9.85 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! We have been training a large number of virtual assistants in all aspects of our service offerings for months and we are very confident we can provide a professional and extremely cost-effective service to all our clients.

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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!! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Say something profound today. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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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. , Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! It is also generally a big mistake to think that you can save money by under-investing in technology.

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OCTOBER 13, 2007

You need to pay attention to your credit control all the time, if you can’t do that get someone else to do it for you, outsource it to a virtual assistant , for example. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Sunday, October 14th, 2007 at 7:43 am and is filed under How to. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 26, 2008

« Government – Small Business Quote of the Day Australia/ New Zealand Small Business News Round-up – 26/11/2008 » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 at 11:06 am and is filed under Announcements , Comments. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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In my readers example, the problem was the trials of working for multiple bosses when one or more of them is disorganized. Keep an organized filing system and file list. If your boss tends to misplace things when they get it, make an extra copy for your file before giving it to them.

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APRIL 1, 2008

Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Pay attention to the reason why your customer is buying your product – if it is for a regular event you should make note of this and contact them again prior to the next time it takes place and offer them a discount. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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OCTOBER 26, 2007

The Small Business Blog Makes The Top 100 Business Blogs » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Friday, October 26th, 2007 at 8:08 am and is filed under Employment , Question & Answer , avoid growing pain , plan your business , recruit the right people. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! I consider these groups to be an untapped work source that could be an asset to your small business.

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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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AUGUST 24, 2007

Bill Altermatt Said on October 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 pm I apologize, the last email got away from me, I was about to offer an example of the terms that I have in mind and want to know if they make sense. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. EX: 1% 45 days Net 60 1.5%

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AUGUST 24, 2007

Bill Altermatt Said on October 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 pm I apologize, the last email got away from me, I was about to offer an example of the terms that I have in mind and want to know if they make sense. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. EX: 1% 45 days Net 60 1.5%

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Hat-tip to Robert Moore from Business Data International Limited « US Small Business News Round-up – 21/04/2008 Canada Small Business News Round-up – 22/04/2008 » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 1:34 am and is filed under plan your business , sell your business.

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Q & A: Can I be a sole-trader while still being employed?

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pm and is filed under Marketing/PR , grow your business , market and sell. If you are charging £18 per hour as an example and you are doing 100 hours of work. At this point, i cannot really think of any example.

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For example, Patricia Robb on behalf of [boss’s name]. Get any files they may need as a result of the e-mail correspondence. Going through some major organizing and filing here at our office and this is another 'a propos' topic that hits home. Speak to your IT Department. Very good article Patricia!

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» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, October 29th, 2007 at 7:16 am and is filed under Failure , How to. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! « Home Based Small Business the Ultimate Green Gig Q & A: Why is it a problem if I do not want to grow my business? Great post!

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MAY 10, 2006

PreEntrepreneur – IntraPreneur – Entrepreneur » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 10th, 2006 at 4:44 pm and is filed under Office - IT , SME-Blog , Software as a Service , Start-Up , Virtual Assistants , WinWeb. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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AUGUST 30, 2007

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. However, let us look at your example of say a big customer failing and not paying you.Is Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 at 6:30 am and is filed under Contractor , Entrepreneur , Freelancer , Generation-Y , Home Business , MumEntrepreneur , Personal Business , SOHO/SMB/SME/Micro , Self-employed , Sole-Trader , Start-Up , be successful , start-up in business.

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This is a question that is very much based on individual circumstance; I, for example, started my first business whilst at university and have been doing so ever since! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! SOHO/SMB/SME/Micro , start-up in business. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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For example, we need dating agencies and web-sites to find partners, because we are too busy to find a partner in what used to be a “normal way&# , and in this sense we have to be thankful for the service dating agencies and web-sites provide. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! « The Week Ender: Finding that Home Business Idea!

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New Small Business Idea: Local Fast Food Portal » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Thursday, November 1st, 2007 at 9:29 am and is filed under Accountants/CPAs , Outsourcing , Question & Answer , Red-Tape , Start-Up , avoid growing pain , do a SWOT plan , do a reality check , do bookkeeping. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 8, 2006

Members of the major accountancy bodies, such as ACCA, ICAEW, ICAS, CPA, ICAI and others are also subject periodic reviews of their files by their professional body and are required to keep up to date by engaging in Continuing Professional Development. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 8, 2010

Your PayPal accounts, for example. Four Types of Freelance Writing Sites We SHOULD Be Talking About Reply Roezer ( @Roezer ) March 8, 2010 at 8:34 pm Thanks for the Inspiration I have just found a solution to this and that is to save your passwords as a text file. that will put all your saved usernames and logins in a file for you.

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