article thumbnail

How To Make This Recession Work For Your Small Home Business.

The Small Business Blog

If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. Promise to buy from one supplier for better payment terms, like 60 or 90 days. Small business has no voice, yet they produce over 50% of GDP and supply the most secure and social work environment. Get better payment terms by negotiation.

Suppliers 100
article thumbnail

Picking up skills along the EA career path

Practically Perfect PA

I worked hard at that job and was rewarded with a promotion to Account Manager in 2006, yay! Gaining awareness of a business environment. Arranging catering and dealing with external suppliers. The role also had some PA tasks but was mainly admin. Speaking to clients and customers in a professional and helpful manner.

Skills 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Common Mistakes Futurists Make

Small Business Labs

By 2006 it was clear the Internet of Things was not ready. But changing the way houses are built requires an enormous amount of change by a whole lot of people - from builders to suppliers to government agencies to house buyers. And planning for the future is required in today's business environment. It's a fun job.

2002 100
article thumbnail

The Centre of Your Small Business

The Small Business Blog

Trust – Trust is fundamental in order to secure a productive work environment. VB, Stefan Mike Said on June 9th, 2010 at 11:12 pm I came from working in a pretty populated environment with several staff which I was in charge of and now I run my own business with two partners (so not really staff). Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2007 100
article thumbnail

50 meter (150 feet) insect found. | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

by Stefan Töpfer on Sep 28, 2006 I guess GM food may also be good for insects. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Thursday, September 28th, 2006 at 12:28 pm and is filed under Balderdash. Tags: Google « WinWeb, SaaS and the Environment. 50 meter (150 feet) insect found. We are still human after all!

2006 100
article thumbnail

Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24

The Small Business Blog

… FPB proposes a tax environment that supports small businesses : The FPB is lobbying the Government for a series of specific tax cuts as part of proposals for ‘responsible growth’ as the economy heads out of recession. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

UPS 100
article thumbnail

Being In Business Means Being Online

The Small Business Blog

Small business owners need to consider ‘online’ an extension of their market place and learn to communicate well within that environment. 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.

2007 100