The Small Business Blog

JULY 20, 2010

It is important to have an online presence (and I’d argue that more than a one page site is necessary) and even more important if your customers and competitors are online. Small business owners need to consider ‘online’ an extension of their market place and learn to communicate well within that environment.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Plan Your Business Start-Up With Swot : During the planning phase of your new start-up business, you have to consider many different aspects of your business idea, yourself and you business environment. Benefits of a Business Website Hosted By WinWeb : Even today over 70 % of SMEs don’t have a business website. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 26, 2008

Obviously we have an interest to help, but I have to provide a secure and harassment free environment for my staff to work in. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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APRIL 8, 2008

Business environment and set-up cost: This is primarily a local business because you will work closely with clients and be responsible for installing the signage. Do not be put off if you have no formal qualifications in this area as long as you have talent. The other skills you require will depend on the type of signs you plan to make (e.g.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 14, 2008

Here are some of the reported findings of the ESM‘s team: • a decline from 29% in 1996 to 16% in 2006 of small businesses reaching a £1 Mio. We can only dream of a less regulated business environment – so long as prospective politicians reckon that more legislation is good for all of us. The list is endless.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

As many of my readers will know I am passionate about working from home for many reasons; it benefits society, the family and the environment. Simple ideas on how to bootstrap your small business start up are: - Work from home. But as a start up the main reason you should be working from home where possible, is to save money.

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OCTOBER 26, 2007

It may be more related to things like: Market segment; Management environment; Staff experience, to name but a few. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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OCTOBER 28, 2007

Sooner or later you will think about doing a little more business, protecting yourself more, and that will bring you to the question of changing business and trading environment All small business, micro business, sole traders, freelancers and home businesses can be run in the form of limited liability companies. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 20, 2008

Business environment and set-up cost: Other than language, there are no major barriers to this business being successful internationally. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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APRIL 1, 2008

Although this is a competitive market, if you are talented and customer focused enough then you can become successful. Business environment and set-up cost: There is not much potential for international business because you will not be able to keep your prices competitive with foreign companies once you factor in shipping costs.

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OCTOBER 10, 2007

Categories Announcements Balderdash Business Books Business Checklists Business Ideas Business Quotations Comments Customer Service Guest Blog How to … avoid growing pain be eco-friendly be successful bootstrap choose your office deal with taxes do a reality check do a SWOT plan do bookkeeping. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Small business has no voice, yet they produce over 50% of GDP and supply the most secure and social work environment. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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NOVEMBER 16, 2007

The fact that our society is wholly unprepared for this revolution in the work place and small business environment, has to do with the fact, that governments often receive no advice from actual participants in this new home based micro business economy. This brings us to the political issues these micro and small businesses face.

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OCTOBER 2, 2007

This has created not only many health problems like cardiovascular disease, a weaker immune system, frequent headaches, backache to name but a few, but also social problems in areas like child-care, care for relatives, increase in divorces and other symptoms of a social fabric breakdown. Work-Life Balance 2.0 if you like.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Looking at single parent families and the impact on our children, I would argue it was a good thing, and so would the many parents working from home exactly for that reason – to provide a healthy family environment for their loved ones. For generations now (at least here in the U.S.),

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AUGUST 16, 2007

Employing people full time should only be considered for “essential, ongoing and full-time&# work, this way you can provide a more secure workplace for your employee and look forward to a peaceful and unstressed work environment. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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