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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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So, I had to learn to stick to my budget , which wasn’t easy, especially for someone who’d had to repeat a year of high school math. I quickly learned that with small children, every moment you are away from them costs money. How did I rationalize spending money that put me slightly over budget? Even more confident.

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Small Business Checklist: Business Costing | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Budget – create a budget and put it in your cash-flow. Cash-flow – compare your cash-flow fore-cast with the actual numbers on a regular basis and learn from it, it’s not about being spot on, but about knowing what happened so you can control it. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Why Your Small Business Needs A SWOT

The Small Business Blog

If an area such as accounting is your weakness, rather than wasting time learning the skill it may be more cost-effective and time efficient to outsource the service. I have a book coming out this summer, Branding Basics for Small Business: How to Create an Irresistible Brand on Any Budget that addresses this and more. Great post!

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Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

« Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses? As a customer I always appreciate a smile, a thank you and personal service. So why shouldn’t I strive to give my customers the same? The answer is that I do. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Don't Underestimate The Importance Of Time Management

The Small Business Blog

« Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget Top 5 Tips for Small Businesses at Easter » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 at 6:30 am and is filed under SME-Blog. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

The Small Business Blog

Entrepreneurs benefit from mentors : Starting a new business involves a steep learning curve, but thanks to a local mentoring program, owners of fledgling Sask atoon businesses can call on the experience of established entrepreneurs. has improved in the wake of the economic revival, says a survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

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SEO Tips That the Experts Don't Always Tell You!

The Small Business Blog

I came across one company from Canada which took SEO optimisation into their own hands and learned through experience and extensive testing a few proven ways to boost Google’s rankings of your website. It doesn’t have to be fancy or high-budget. Install the “Add This” button on each web page so visitors can bookmark your site easily.

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