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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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This is usually your most expensive option as it requires hiring a full-fledged advertising agency, outside consultants and/or actors and actresses to get it just right. This style of production is now a legitimate approach on the World Wide Web. The thought being, produce the best podcast imaginable, and “they will come&#.

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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. 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

JANUARY 13, 2010

It’s expensive to develop your own resources so it makes sense to share. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! There may be some crossover of routes but by co-branding, the airlines are able to give more flights to more destinations. Think of the motor industry.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 19, 2008

However, the initial process of incorporation can be lengthy and expensive. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! The owners of a corporation are its shareholders and their only liability is their investment in company stock. The corporation itself is able to quite easily raise capital by selling off stock.

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

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

So it’s quite different from the sole trader, much more expensive to set up and run. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! There are many more differences, too numerous to mention here. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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APRIL 20, 2010

Not only is my wife employed by a firm that gave her plenty of maternity leave, they also offered help with expenses. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Mitch Said on April 23rd, 2010 at 3:21 pm I think this is interesting. The firm withheld extra money from her pay after she was pregnant to give back to her at the beginning of her leave.

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The Small Business Blog

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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! WinWeb also covers this version of bookkeeping.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

The key is to realize that you don’t need those expensive things or waste energy to look like a proper business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Another thing is to consider open source software (especially for startups), keeping an eye on electricity (don’t leave computers on all night, same with main lights etc.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 21, 2008

Maintaining a brand can be expensive in marketing terms so you may wish to drop some entirely. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! In order for the transition to go smoothly it will require a lot of planning. Failed brand consolidation – It will be important for you to have a clear idea of how you want to manage the new brands you acquire.

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! 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.

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! 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.

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The Small Business Blog

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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Bootstrapping is to start a business without external help or capital; I believe this is the best possible way to start a small business.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. Now, there doesnt seem to be a difference in price at all, it is just common practice that we have to do it ourselves. I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. Recently, I bought a new laptop.

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If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. This is an important thing to know.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

I have known people to go in blindly, purchasing an expensive site, before knowing what their internet strategy is, simply because they are intimidated by technology and a consultant told them that was what they needed. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! &# Liz Said on October 21st, 2007 at 3:03 pm Hi Stefan This is a great list.

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JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! We spent a crap-load of money.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had " expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." He relied totally on spell check so you can imagine what typos were missed. He was a lawyer and in this particular letter he was writing to a prospective client. Good thing I checked.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 27, 2006

Also, when you buy such a system the up front costs can be expensive. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Computerised systems now fall into two very different camps, the first are those that sit on your computer, and as such you need to take responsibility for ensuring you back your data up on a regular basis.

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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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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Then it is going to be more expensive, therefore, fixed pricing will be more ideal. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! However, if you are working on a project, such as building a website and it takes longer than you expect. Then you need to consider implications of time. For your customers and you will be ideally to increase sales.

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

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DECEMBER 31, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had "expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." He relied totally on Spell Check so you can imagine what typos were missed. He was a lawyer and in this particular letter he was writing to a prospective client. Good thing I checked.

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! It does not mean you can’t realise real profits either. Great post.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2006

Price may be driven down by some; however, we refuse to compromise on fees as they are set a realistic middle of the road, not the cheapest nor the most expensive rate. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! I also agree with Jason that price can not be the overriding deciding factor when it comes to selecting an accountant.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2007

It’s universally almost impossible to get a company to pre-ship a replacement for an expensive product. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Can’t fault you for not knowing, but Apple DID help you recover from it. It would have been easier for the phone rep not even to try. But someone should have called back.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Just a few days ago, I created a document with all the details about my online businesses — hosting, logins, passwords, regular expenses, etc. Reply Lexi Rodrigo ( @lexirodrigo ) March 8, 2010 at 3:13 pm Funny you should blog about this today, James. He’ll also know to cancel my many memberships and other monthly subscriptions.

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JULY 27, 2020

   Key quote from the founder of Frame in Yahoo Finance's article This startup works like a dating site for therapy : “We facilitate free intro calls,” she said.   Therapy is expensive.  Our users typically call two to three therapists. And then you can make your decision.”. The second problem is cost. 

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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. 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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! I would like to draw your attention to proposals made by HMRC, which could see accountants being forbidden to give even basic financial advice to their clients.

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