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Small Business Startup Checklist – Company Structure | THE SMALL.

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Small Business Startup Checklist – Company Structure by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 19, 2008 An important early decision that will have long-term consequences for your business is to determine the legal form it will trade under. Things to remember: The legal form that your business takes will affect numerous aspects of your business trading.

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Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget

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Attempt to form a training co-op with other local companies to cut costs. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 29, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners.

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Good Business: A Reputation of Integrity

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I came across some key principles, by Robert Moment, that form a solid foundation of business integrity which all small businesses should adhere to: 1. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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Registering your business – Start Up Guides – Part 5 | THE SMALL.

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HM Revenue & Customs ‘HMRC’ If you are self employed as a sole trader or partnership you will need to inform HMRC of this fact, this is done by completing form CWF1. If you are operating through a limited company the form you use is CT41G. To register you need to complete form VAT1. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Teamwork for Small Business Is Way To Success | THE SMALL BUSINESS.

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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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Change of Business Ownership | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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For many businesses in the UK it will be useful for them to have some form of an exit plan in case the day comes when it seems like the right time to sell. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! This is particularly true in the high levels of anticipation of business ownership change throughout the western world.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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In the simplest form this means having more money coming in than is going out. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business by Stefan Töpfer on Jun 30, 2010 Running a successful small business is a matter of controlling cash-flow.

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