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Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake.

The Small Business Blog

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. This problem with credit was highlighted in 2003 by the FT (media) – everybody ignored it.

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Not all accountants are created equal (how do you choose an.

The Small Business Blog

The Republic of Ireland looks like it has already started to make moves towards defining the term accountant with the establishment of the Irish Auditing and Accountancy Supervisory Authority in 2003. I can’t see it happening in the UK though! You Get What You Pay For – this certainly hold true today. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2006 100
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Bioteams Part 4: The Team Organization Zone

BioTeams

Bioteam have members who are external to the main organisation including suppliers and customers. A pest is somebody who intends to achieve their goals at the expense of the rest of the team – no matter what the cost. Bad stuff stays out. There are two types of bad stuff in teams – pests and parasites! Holldobbler, B.