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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Small Business world News Round-up – 2009/10/27 by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 27, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Small Business News World Round-up – 2009/12/08 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 08, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/01 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 01, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24 by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 24, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Keeping Track and Keeping Up: Are You Focused? [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates. How am I going to build my client list?

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MAY 20, 2008

Small Business Start-Up Idea – C.V. Writing Service by Stefan Töpfer on May 20, 2008 The competitive job market makes it important for applicants to have a résumé that stands out from the pile. Business environment and set-up cost: Other than language, there are no major barriers to this business being successful internationally.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Why Do So Many Small Business Start-Ups Fail? With four out of five small business start-ups ending up in failure the statistics are stacked against small business owners. Knowing the pitfalls that other small business start ups have made can stop you making the same mistakes. You want a little more.

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APRIL 29, 2008

Small Business Start-Up Idea – Weight Loss Consultation by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 30, 2008 In recent years there has been a far greater emphasis placed on the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. This will involve online weight loss coaching and setting up an extensive knowledge base that will serve as a point of reference.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

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. Some utilities companies get panicked if you don’t pay and they will offer you a monthly payment plan, take it. You want a little more. – ST.

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AUGUST 7, 2007

Smart Business Start-Up by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 08, 2007 Whatever you are planning a personal business or a small business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer businesses, the time has never been better for starting a business. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree.

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JUNE 29, 2010

The money that leaves a small business is often taken up with overheads that are necessary for the day to day running of the business. Shop around : Make sure you are getting the best deals from all you suppliers- right down to your electricity, broadband and gas bills. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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APRIL 11, 2010

Seek advice from a tax professional – although it won’t be free, ultimately it will save you time and money. Don’t throw away or lose your receipts. Schedule a “tune-up&# with your tax advisor every twelve months to re-evaluate your situation. « Why Do So Many Small Business Start-Ups Fail?

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MAY 30, 2010

Keep stakeholders (customers, staff, suppliers etc.) Adrian Stefan Töpfer Said on June 1st, 2010 at 9:58 am Agreed Adrian, don’t ask your staff to perform, if you are not willing to lead by example – good point. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more.

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JULY 27, 2006

Computerised systems now fall into two very different camps, the first are those that sit on your computer, and as such you need to take responsibility for ensuring you back your data up on a regular basis. Also, when you buy such a system the up front costs can be expensive. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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JULY 14, 2006

Registering your business – Start Up Guides – Part 5 by Jason Holden on Jul 14, 2006 A major task for any new business is to ensure it is registered with the various government departments, this is one area I find a lot of new clients fail to do, mostly through a lack of knowledge, but sometimes through a fear of red tape and paperwork.

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

This will allow you to stay in close touch with your supplier, and get real time up-dates and feed-back – there are other benefits too. Don’t abdicate. Don’t become a favor. Get a back-up. If you don’t, you’ll be last on the work and service agenda, that means you business suffers.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

Don’t pay yourself too much or you will harm the company. Don’t pay yourself too little or the taxman will be suspicious. If you paid yourself very little in the early years of trading don’t be ashamed to compensate yourself when the business becomes successful. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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APRIL 4, 2010

« Don’t Underestimate The Importance Of Time Management Why Do So Many Small Business Start-Ups Fail? ’ Make sure you collect a percentage up front, especially when working with new clients. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Add up all your monthly expenses so you can estimate how much money you will have left each month. john Said on January 12th, 2010 at 7:07 pm I really don’t know if these tips could be applied every week in real life. While trying to keep up with Jones’ people eventually rack up huge credit card bills and are screwed.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 24, 2010 Many Search Engine Optimization (SEO) consultants and companies have theories about the best SEO tactics, but they don’t always back them up with proven experiments. It’s been a few months but my website’s page rank haven’t improved yet. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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MARCH 28, 2010

Don’t overlook the usefulness of this. Don’t Underestimate The Importance Of Time Management » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, March 29th, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under SME-Blog. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more.

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MAY 23, 2010

If email communication is not working well with a particular customer, don’t hestitate to pick up the phone or send a letter instead. Charles Mackenzie-Hill Said on June 13th, 2010 at 12:03 am According to some busy people, a phone call can be interrupting , a quick SMS , isn’t and you achieve the same end.

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JUNE 15, 2010

Being able to accept that people won’t do things exactly as you would and that this is ok is something I have found very challenging. I tried outsourcing and it didn’t work very well for me. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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DECEMBER 18, 2009

Smaller businesses often say the words, but can’t get in on the act. Smaller businesses often say the words, but can’t get in on the act. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." 1 week ago More updates. Clare Short (b.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. Phyllis Diller (b.

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JUNE 20, 2010

Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth. It doesn’t help to rip them off if you want a long-term relationship. Keep following-up over a period of time. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Don’t wait until you’re stagnant or you hate what’s happening. Martin Russell Said on December 26th, 2009 at 9:26 am I would say that usually BIG changes shouldn’t be creative ones. This way big change doesn’t have to mean big risk. This way big change doesn’t have to mean big risk.

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JULY 27, 2010

If you haven’t been immediately struck with inspiration, then coming up with a concept for your small business can be difficult and frustrating. However, there are some tried and tested methods you could use to come up with an idea that suits you. Firstly, you could try doing some research into current start-up trends.

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JUNE 1, 2010

Make sure that when you have finished for the day you don’t end up returning to work. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates.

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MARCH 14, 2010

Don’t rely on positive word-of-mouth alone to be successful, you must be pro-active. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer.

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MARCH 7, 2010

« Don’t Let Empty Pockets Hold You Back! [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 24, 2010

In summary: - SME’s can double claims for investment allowances during their first year of business, allowing claims of up £100,000 from taxable profits to be invested in to the business. - A cut in business rates for one year for SME’s – with up to 345,000 small businesses paying no rates at all. - You want a little more. Great blog.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Don’t hire someone with similar abilities to you. « Getting Fired Up! [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." " 1 week ago Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2008

You can look up the registration details for winwebsecurity.com and see clearly who has registered this domain. feed. . &# Urgent Warning - Winweb.com has nothing to do with WinWeb Security | Holden Associates Blog Said on November 26th, 2008 at 1:56 pm [.] You want a little more. You want the whole tree." — ST.

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JANUARY 22, 2008

by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 23, 2008 The last couple of days you could follow what can only be described as a panic on the world stock markets. There are companies who will help you to set up or do business abroad, like Zana Network. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more.

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MAY 16, 2010

Don’t purchase containers to store more documents and files – throw away as much of your old stuff as possible instead. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." 1 week ago More updates. Be ruthless with your filing.

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MAY 14, 2010

Kelvin started Digistar solutions in March this year and his story is typical of small business owners across the world; that owning a small business is hard work, but that he wouldn’t change it for the world. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more.

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