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JUNE 20, 2010

If they are unhappy with their purchases, work hard to repair the relationship between businesses. « WinWeb Pitch of the Week -Environmentally Friendly Solutions Be Positive and Be Successful » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, June 21st, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under Business Checklists.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Top 5 Website Design Tips by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 16, 2009 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Nannetta Said on November 22nd, 2009 at 5:12 am The tips all sound so commonsensical, but then you remember that common sense isn’t all that common.

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JANUARY 29, 2009

The worst business start-up mistakes by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 29, 2009 Although many people decide to try and realise their dream of starting their own business, unfortunately it often turns into a nightmare for them. It is also generally a big mistake to think that you can save money by under-investing in technology. Just a opinion!

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Don’t give up on your bottom 80% The rule of thumb has generally been that top 20% of your customers generate 80% of your revenues. However, due the slump, don’t give up on your bottom 80% of your customers. Your best clients for 2010 might not have spent anything in 2009. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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APRIL 21, 2008

Hat-tip to Robert Moore from Business Data International Limited « US Small Business News Round-up – 21/04/2008 Canada Small Business News Round-up – 22/04/2008 » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 1:34 am and is filed under plan your business , sell your business.

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MARCH 17, 2008

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

by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 17, 2009 On my blog I often talk about not spending money, bootstrapping and cash-flow planning. Stefan Töpfer Said on November 17th, 2009 at 10:41 pm Hi Deborah, you know what is even more weird, small business failing because of what the governments and banks did to them. – ST.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Enter the details on a form on the Purchases & Sales pages of ‘Cashbook’ to record any invoices to or from your business. Use the balance outstanding column, on the Purchases & Sales pages, to check how much money you owe or chase any money owed to you. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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AUGUST 15, 2007

Bad debts – look at your past performance, come up with an average monthly figure and mark your products and services up accordingly. Buying – keep control of your spending, make one person sign off on all purchases, ideally that person should be you. Keep up to date – update your cost sheet on a regular basis.

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 at 3:30 pm and is filed under Accounting , DIY Business , Question & Answer , Small Business / SOHO , Sole-Trader. Stefan Töpfer Said on October 1st, 2009 at 11:27 am I agree very much with this statement. i have an acountant.

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AUGUST 7, 2007

« Small Office Administration 101 SOHO/SMB Unaware Of Security Risks » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at 6:34 am and is filed under Entrepreneur , Franchise , Freelancer , Lifestyle , Personal Business , Self-employed , Small Business / SOHO , Sole-Trader , Start-Up , Work/Life Balance.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 09, 2009 Lord Sugar’s – the government’s enterprise czar – outburst last week where he allegedly called small business owners moaners and said: “I can honestly say a lot of problems you hear from people who are moaning are from companies I wouldn’t lend a penny to.

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

Darling we’re out!&# » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Thursday, October 18th, 2007 at 11:49 am and is filed under Finance , Health Check , Home Business , Outsourcing , Sales , Virtual Assistants , Work/Life Balance , be successful , bootstrap , do a SWOT plan , do a reality check , do bookkeeping. ,

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NOVEMBER 11, 2007

First Small Business Export Summit in Washington, DC » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Sunday, November 11th, 2007 at 3:32 pm and is filed under Accounting , Office - IT , WinWeb , bootstrap , plan cash-flow , plan your business , use online IT. Within reason, cost should not be a purchasing factor.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pm and is filed under Marketing/PR , grow your business , market and sell. I mean, I don’t need certification and i’ve only learned to do home staging business right at home with a little help from a book guide I purchased online.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2007

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 at 11:57 am and is filed under Business Ideas , DIY Business , Entrepreneur , Exporting , Home Business , Marketing/PR , Self-employed , Virtual Assistants , bootstrap , export , grow your business , market and sell. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 7, 2007

I used the migration assistant to move all files across to my new computer and at first all seemed fine. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 at 11:00 am and is filed under Comments , Office - IT. I told them if I wanted a PowerBook I would have purchased one.

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OCTOBER 2, 2007

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 at 9:09 pm and is filed under Work/Life Balance. Having looked into the options we have decided to purchase the Interwatch Security system. Executive Coach Training Said on January 27th, 2009 at 12:28 pm Creating a work-life balance can be difficult.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2007

MapsofWorld.com also offers online purchase of digital map products or subscriptions to regular map feed. Nick Small Said on January 26th, 2009 at 4:09 pm Telephone Pali on 08700 500 820 for more information. Ibiza Said on March 12th, 2009 at 1:43 pm Thank You! Fantastic free service… thanks very much!!!

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