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Ten Small Business Startup Ideas – 2009/09/20 | THE SMALL BUSINESS.

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Ten Small Business Startup Ideas – 2009/09/20 by Stefan Töpfer on Sep 20, 2009 If you are sat at home this weekend contemplating starting your own small / micro home business or becoming a self-employed freelancer / sole trader then here are ten quick-fire business ideas to use as a starting point. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

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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. — ST. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. This is like a 24% p.a. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. This is like a 24% p.a. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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

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by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 17, 2009 On my blog I often talk about not spending money, bootstrapping and cash-flow planning. 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. Get better payment terms by negotiation.

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WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Direct Sitters

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Marcus founded Direct Sitters in March 2009 after always dreaming of running his own company, and seeing a gap in the market for a short-term house sitting service. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment.

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Top 5 Ways of Maintaining Virtual Relationships

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Set aside time each day to answer your email and try to update your website slightly if you have time left over. If email communication is not working well with a particular customer, don’t hestitate to pick up the phone or send a letter instead. Invest in good software and hardware that you can rely on. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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