The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Senate bill won’t change small biz premiums: The Congressional Budget Office predicts the Senate health care reform bill would provide better, but more expensive, coverage in the individual insurance market, while having little impact on premiums for employer-based coverage. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 3, 2013

Surely, as executive assistants we may feel this way when we have to do all the boring stuff - filing, expenses, travel, calendaring, and phones. Sure, it was based around time management and efficiency to better his/her life, but that also meant I helped their life and health overall. I was a bit shocked and I said, "I'm sorry?"

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The Small Business Blog

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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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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The Small Business Blog

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!

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The Marq

MARCH 1, 2012

Below’s an excerpt of the organization’s mission: [To provide] a one-stop-shop for conscientious pet owners to purchase organic, environmentally safe products to treat common family pet health issues, while donating 100% of our annual profits to local and national dog rescues.

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The Small Business Blog

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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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 29, 2009

One of the greatest advantages of being a small business is the ease in which you can quickly implement new technology into the way you work, whereas any change for a large company is a lengthy and expensive process. 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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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

« Good Business: A Reputation of Integrity Why Your Small Business Needs A SWOT » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, March 15th, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under SME-Blog. Web development as well can be pretty expensive. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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The Small Business Blog

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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The Small Business Blog

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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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

But losing your extra fat (and when I say lose weight, I mean lose fat), decreases your health risks (obviously), makes you look better, and in general is very likely to increase your happiness about yourself.   Simplify your finances.   Make your finances automagical.   Lose weight.     13. 

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Ethics And Small Business » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Thursday, October 18th, 2007 at 9:26 am and is filed under Accountants/CPAs , Question & Answer , Small Business / SOHO , Sole-Trader , Suppliers , start-up in business. « Q & A: Can I be a sole-trader while still being employed?

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Let me spell it out for anyone who really has not got the picture, businesses go bust because: The banks will not lend money to them; Even if they lend the money it is so expensive that it takes any profit out of the deal; They run out of savings. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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. WinWeb also covers this version of bookkeeping. « Q & A: What Are The Problems With Staff In A Small Business?

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The Small Business Blog

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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

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. The new cost centre module is excellent for tracking expenses so that we can see which department or project the cost belongs to. do cost cutting.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

« Top 5 Tips on Building a 6 Month Cash Reserve Competitive Intelligence: Not Just For Big Business » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at 3:38 pm and is filed under Small Business / SOHO. It’s expensive to develop your own resources so it makes sense to share.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 27, 2006

You need to look on your books as your very own window on the health and well being of your business. Also, when you buy such a system the up front costs can be expensive. So, now you know why you need to keep books, but how do you go about it. Some such systems are Sage , TAS , Clearlybusiness , and VT transaction.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 19, 2008

However, the initial process of incorporation can be lengthy and expensive. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 at 8:46 pm and is filed under Business Checklists , Start-Up. It also can result on income being taxed twice, because the dividends are not deductible.

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The Small Business Blog

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. start-up in business , use online IT. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

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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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

« Top 5 Tips for Better Marketing The Zen of Social Media Marketing » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 at 11:39 am and is filed under SME-Blog , Work/Life Balance. Not only is my wife employed by a firm that gave her plenty of maternity leave, they also offered help with expenses.

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The Small Business Blog

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. A limited company must also file annual tax returns (“corporation” tax returns) with the Inland Revenue just like an individual.

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JUNE 29, 2010

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under How to. The key is to realize that you don’t need those expensive things or waste energy to look like a proper business. « Top 5 Serious Start-Up Mistakes Is Your Networking Fishy Enough? lower overheads.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. 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. Why should I keep my “Fixed Costs&# as low as possible?

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The Small Business Blog

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. Business environment and set-up cost: There is not much potential for international business because you will not be able to keep your prices competitive with foreign companies once you factor in shipping costs.

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The Small Business Blog

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. In common business lingo, bootstrapping means using your personal funds in order to finance the business. Great post.

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The Small Business Blog

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. Unqualified “accountants” are not subject to any of the above. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

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. SMBs to Spend $2.2

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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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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

» « 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. Then it is going to be more expensive, therefore, fixed pricing will be more ideal. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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NOVEMBER 7, 2007

I used the migration assistant to move all files across to my new computer and at first all seemed fine. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 at 11:00 am and is filed under Comments , Office - IT. Then I discovered I had been charged extra for the Mac OS 10.5,

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