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Not surprisingly this group includes mentors within his own industry, but what is unique about Scudamore is that some of these mentors run the businesses he competes against every day. Working in tandem with your competitors has benefits in addition to getting a good beat to what’s happening in your industry. Think airline alliances.

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 11, 2008

Skills needed: Experience is the key to success in this industry. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 11:58 am and is filed under Business Ideas , Start-Up. The image/beauty industry is a great place to be now and for the next 20 odd years. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 10, 2006

SME / SMB Have Become Obsolete Acronyms by Zoli Erdos on May 10, 2006 Software Industry analysts seem to have a fun time coming up with three-letter combinations. throw out any random letters and chances are it means a new product, technology, industry trend, market segment.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Often you try to sell to your clients as if they are industry insiders who understand exactly what you are talking about. If you are talking to a customer who wants to use your service or product to gain a benefit from using you, let him/her know what the benefit is. « Small Business Maxim: Have a Passion. People buy from People.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Start-ups to save the UK economy says Digby Jones : The former head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Lord Digby Jones, claims that small businesses alone will rescue the struggling UK economy. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! At the same time over 60 % of all high street purchases are researched online. — ST.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

« Ethics – Small Business Quote of the Week Christmas – Small Business Quote of the Week » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 7:00 am and is filed under Business Checklists. Ideally they should follow a proven path, just perhaps from some other business, industry or expert.

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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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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Do I think Sage has great products? After all I’m the most intelligent and extraordinary Founder and CEO of any online software & business services company, my products are ‘obviously better, more secure, more reliable, more cost-effective and more easy to use’ – but then you knew that! Absolutely not!

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JANUARY 22, 2008

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 at 8:37 am and is filed under Exporting. You might want to make an information product that tells artists how to sell to the US market, it creates another revenue stream. Then promote this product with articles using Artemis Pro.

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JUNE 29, 2006

The legal status your business takes maybe decided by what industry you are working in. A limited company must also adopt and file its Memorandum and Articles of Association, these govern its rights and obligations to its shareholders, directors and officers. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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APRIL 20, 2010

In fact, I believe working from home significantly increases productivity so, if anything, small businesses can benefit from allowing their staff to work flexibly; by giving a little you will get back a whole lot more. Technology is making it better and easier but the mindset in industry and business at large has still a long way to go.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Consider joining forces with other companies in your industry “food chain” offering to add a link of their site on your webpage in exchange for a link of your site on their webpage. Small businesses will load their web pages up with photos of products without realizing that the search engines cannot read the photos.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

« 5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/10 » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 1:41 pm and is filed under Comments. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

« Opinions – Small Business Quote of the Week WinWeb Announces £10′000 Business’09 Finalists » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 8:00 am and is filed under SME News Round-up. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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. It’s a growing industry but quality is not at best with most of the websites available online. 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. Notes: Customer retention is the key to success in this industry. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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MAY 31, 2006

If SME’s could not in the past afford Enterprise Software, the same held true for the Software Industry: they could not afford SME’s, since there was just no way to profitable reach millions of small businesses. The economies of scale and change in delivery model help costs, but an SMB/SME may not buying the full-product.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

» « 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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NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Experience tells us that any decisions made will be often too late or even counter productive, market forces are much faster and more targeted to help these growing sectors develop. The last piece in the puzzle was the advent of the software as a service industry, which took longer to develop than I had foreseen.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

So if you work in an industry that charges by the hour and you need more work you know what to do. » « 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. One of them i thought of is the legal industry.

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MAY 8, 2006

Next, does the accountant have relevant experience in the industry you are in, or an allied industry, after all, it’s going to make life a lot easier if he actually knows a bit about the industry you’re in when offering advice. Do they know your industry? Unqualified “accountants” are not subject to any of the above.

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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. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

It’s easy to get so engrossed in your own experience and services/products that you may not have the perspective necessary to effectively communicate to your audience, be it employees, stakeholders or your community. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! You live it.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

This whole process began with the “Industrial Revolution&# some 150 years ago. I believe that the whole trend of home working may in the future allow us to have a much more natural work/life balance and will reverse some of the damaging effects of the post industrial revolution changes in our society. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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AUGUST 16, 2007

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Thursday, August 16th, 2007 at 8:44 pm and is filed under Contractor , Employment , How to. Maybe for some businesses in regards to their specific products or services, outsourcing won’t work in terms of time differences. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Have a nice day!

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  It is productive content creation.  Last year I was invited write articles for ACCO's "Organize Your Desk Day" To give some structure to the series of 30 blogposts, I decided to create a 10-week "How-to" course in setting up an organized and productive workspace. Record Everything For Repurposing.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

business borrowers fell in October for a third straight month, according to PayNet Inc, which provides risk-management tools to the commercial lending industry. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Small Business Loans in Areas Down : BOSTON–Delinquencies among small and medium-sized U.S.

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