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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

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. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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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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OCTOBER 25, 2007

Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank Why should I keep my “Fixed Costs&# as low as possible? You phone is professionally looked after in any case.

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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. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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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. Free alternatives (Google Talk, Twiddla) are catching up in terms of functionality, and I am starting to test them out with clients that share my interest in new technology. lower overheads.

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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

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. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

Let me give you some pointers here, but please remember you can always do more on the cost-cutting front in any 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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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. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank start-up in business , use online IT. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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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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

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

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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The Small Business Blog

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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APRIL 21, 2008

Maintaining a brand can be expensive in marketing terms so you may wish to drop some entirely. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank In order for the transition to go smoothly it will require a lot of planning. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 2, 2010

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. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

" "What animal best describes my lifestyle/personality and why?"     Cons of Planning Tool : Like any other productivity tool, you've got start somewhere so you may have to carry your old business card file or Franklin planner with you for a few weeks before you just to the electronic assistant.

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The Small Business Blog

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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JULY 27, 2006

Also, when you buy such a system the up front costs can be expensive. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank Some such systems are Sage , TAS , Clearlybusiness , and VT transaction. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 12, 2010

This penalises small businesses, which can ill-afford to pay out for expensive legal advice. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 at 1:33 pm and is filed under SME-Blog. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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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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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. Great post.

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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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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. What Is Google Up to Now? | I had to pay for one old and one new operating system.

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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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