The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 25, 2011

The new Projects & Tickets software from WinWeb is a more affordable option for small businesses that want low-cost Helpdesk software and are not willing to compromise on features. For a complete list of changes to the Projects & Tickets software, click here. Share This.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

“You can think and talk about a project for a long time, but only action will manifest it. If you wait until you’re ready, you’ll never get anything done. Don’t wait until all the conditions are perfect for you to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.”

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 31, 2013

The infographic below provides a definition of this relatively new concept and lists some of the most successful crowdfunding projects, including the recent Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter… Read the full article here: Infographic: Crowdfunding on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG. But what exactly is crowdfunding?

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 21, 2013

A happy and productive team can deliver great success for a business, whilst a dysfunctional team often results in failing projects and poor company performance. The successful construction of a team is essential to avoid the common pitfalls which can cause a team to be ineffective.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 30, 2012

The latest Project Merlin figures show that small businesses in particular are still experiencing difficulties in access… The issue of late payments has been a long debated topic amongst business professionals and CEOs.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 5, 2013

Using email is a good first step to allow your small business to collaborate on projects together. As your business grows you will likely find yourself switching to dedicated project management software and applications but email should be sufficient if there are only a couple of people in your business right now.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

With the Single Customer View in our Cloud CRM software you are able to get the most out of any project that your business decides to embark on and ultimately improve your efficiency. The Business Cloud allows your enterprise to manage a whole range of complex data without the need for overly expensive data management solutions.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 4, 2017

Business owners can customise reports for looking at history, current cash flow, future projections, etc. Finally, online accounting in the cloud keeps all a company’s data in one central location for easy access. This means tracking the company’s performance is as simple as can be. All the data is there at the fingertips.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Working without effective feedback can sometimes seem like that – you complete a task or project, send… But we’ve all wished we could live in a perfect world sometimes, where every traffic light is green and every decision goes your way.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

Ultimately the onus to complete projects and meet deadlines will fall on you, so it makes sense that you should… The weekly top 5 tips post is always full of helpful hints and advice for small, home and micro business owners. As a freelancer it is essential to make the most of your time.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 7, 2011

Is there any professional accounting software, invoicing software, customer relationship management software, project, help-desk & service desk software, business planning software or any other small or micro… Question is what is in it for small business or even micro business?

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Embarking on a new business venture or project can often be a difficult and stressful period for a business owner. This is important because it helps you to evaluate the success of the project at various different stages along the way.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Jeremy’s innovative company provides a platform for people to connect and collaborate on video projects. The winner of this week’s WinWeb Pitch of the Week competition is Jeremy Campbell, founder of Socially Collaborative Media, running two websites: Spidvid and Unleashvideo.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Collaborative working allows employees shared access to documents and projects in real-time instead of constantly emailing attachments to each other. Your business data will be more secure in the cloud. Memory sticks are easily lost and laptops are easily stolen. If you have additional tips, please share them in the comments section below.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

But the New Year will bring exciting projects, postings and updates – so I look forward to seeing you there! The New Year brings with it new ideas, and a new impetus to put ideas in to action. As Christmas brings with it time with loved ones, and celebrations, there will be fewer postings here over the Christmas season.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 16, 2013

I’m currently undertaking a research project looking at the experiences of graduates in micro firms. Small businesses owners have enough on their plate just ‘doing what they do’ and running the business and have to split time between multiple tasks- often meaning that ‘people’ get overlooked.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Online Office V6 uses SaaS to allow you to work collaboratively on projects with your staff, even if you are on different sides of the world! You are able to access all of your data from wherever you can get connected to the Internet, not just from your home PC. If you have additional tips, please share them in the comments section below.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

I have two other children with all manner of after-school activities and home-learning projects which I have to manage and supervise. So this realistically leaves me with four hours between the hours of 8pm and 12pm while they are all tucked safely away in bed. I’m usually exhausted by 10pm.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 31, 2013

Our blog can become a project that is relegated to the back burner – left to simmer until we have more time to indulge. We know that effective blogging is a vital element of our marketing strategy; it encourages customer engagement and attracts traffic to the website. And yet, some still hold back from doing so.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

Of course, as a business it is vital to have clear figures with regards to cash projections and the amount of money you plan your business will generate. However, if your cashflow is not under control, your business can ultimately lose out regardless of whether your profit figures show you as “in the black”.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

I currently have some exciting projects in the pipeline that are set to help these lifestyle businesses to keep going, at their own rate, keeping their eye on their own measure of success. These businesses need help, support and guidance to be successful, in their own terms, not the terms dictated to them by ‘experts’ or other people.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 31, 2013

As for time management, built in calendar and reminders applications that can sync over the air with your other devices will make organising appointments and projects a breeze. Still considered a luxury item by many, tablet computers are very quickly taking a role in the way people conduct business.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

However, if you are working on a project, such as building a website and it takes longer than you expect. Construction Cranes Timmy Said on May 16th, 2008 at 11:59 pm I believe in deliverables more than the the actual time that was spent on a project or task. Then you need to consider implications of time.

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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. This will enable you to see exactly where your money is going and you can evaluate if your projects or products make you any money.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

You quickly find these attributes make the difference between a successful project and just pissing your money and credibility away. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Tools like Basecamp, WebEx, Skype, etc. all have small business plans which I highly recommend for brick & mortar companies as well.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

In fact, a couple of projects in the Toastmasters leadership track manual can be used for that purpose. The benefits they get out of it is the experience, a completed project, and possible new members to their local club. They will, more often than not, do training for free to groups.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 15, 2010

And I often find myself working late to finish client’s projects on time. I will of course keep trying to outsource as it isn’t possible for me to hire a lot of people and I still need help but how do you assure that the people that you hire cares about the project you give them ? I am the owner of a small business myself.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Crowdfunding, a form of alternative finance, is a way of funding a business or project by raising money from a large number of people. Types of crowdfunding include: Reward-based crowdfunding, for creative projects, which allows entrepreneurs to pre-sell or finance a product or service with a fundraising goal. Crowdfunding.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 30, 2010

VB, Stefan Sharon Watkins Said on May 11th, 2010 at 4:15 pm I don’t know how many times I have had projects due and have wasted time with piddly tasks. When it comes to business projects it is just best to get them done and over with and move to the next item. Before I knew it I was rushing to get it done.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Nottingham’s £2m Future Factory set to help SMEs meet sustainable challenge : DAVID Robinson, boss of hi- tech sportswear firm Speedo, will this week launch a £2m project to help companies secure their future through… Tories promise National Insurance holiday for start-ups : The Shadow Chancellor has announced a plan to implement (..)

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 19, 2008

Other forms of partnership are a Limited Partnership (which is more complex to set up and gives limited input in managerial decisions, but limits liability) and a Joint Venture (similar to a normal partnership but lasts for a limited period of time or for the duration of one project). This makes the business a separate legal entity from you.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

A Niche Market Can Be Your Train to Succes s: Talking to my fitness trainer the other day reminded me of niche markets and how they’re central to so many small business’s success.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

One of my bigger web design projects was for a very reputable Houston plastic surgeon that specializes in Body Lifts and Other cosmetic procedures. I usually choose Starbucks as a meeting place. I find this is not uncommon at all. I almost always see people meeting there in a business sense. I never actually met him face to face.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2007

I run a small business advising companies on improving their projects and programmes through better meetings. If you are interested I recently posted my techniques for keeping meetings short and effective on my blog in The Best Meetings Are Short.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2008

Given the current fascination with 300% grow startups – writing a business plan boils down to cash flow statement and projected earnings. If whatever you are selling is a one-night-comes-wonder (see: Million Dollar Page, see: Craigslist) then business plan is of no use. Nothing else matters so far. You said it true.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

To many work is the central activity in their lives and the stresses and pressures of todays workplace are enormous, overtime, project pressure, sales targets, travel to and from the place of work, to name but a few. Social issues are clearly centered around the work-place, work life and private life.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Chris Said on January 7th, 2009 at 1:41 pm Your tips will surely help business Outsourcers, cause it gives a company the opportunity to complete a needed project. If a business owner could consistently behave in line with the tenets, there’s no way he couldn’t be called a success. Great post!

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