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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/10

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/10 by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 10, 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. « Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake.

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Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget

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Many equipment manufacturers offer free training to companies that purchase their products. Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 29, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Don’t overlook the usefulness of this.

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Why Your Small Business Needs A SWOT

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By recognising these opportunities and threats you will be better equipped to deal with them: forewarned is forearmed! Developing markets are a key example of an opportunity and a threat may be a new competitor in your marketplace. There are many SWOT analysis tools out there, I would, of course, recommend the one from WinWeb!

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Small Business Start-Up Idea – Party Planner | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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The set-up costs for this business are mainly related to computer equipment (including a printer, scanner and digital camera) and software, along with the cost of paying a professional to develop your website. You could sell party supplies internationally but the high shipping rates will probably make this unfeasible.

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Q & A: What are successful cost-cutting solutions in small.

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Even if you need the service or product from your supplier, check others all the time, insurance, telephone, utilities, etc. nick van hire Said on January 6th, 2009 at 5:45 pm I agree exactly, spending money on stuff that just looks good does not help build a business. And I totally agree on not buying brand-new equipment.

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Small Business Start-Up Idea – Weight Loss Consultation | THE.

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This is a very low cost business to set up if you own computer equipment already as you will only need to pay to have your website developed and hosted. Business environment and set-up cost: There are no barriers to online international coaching other than language (although even this can be overcome by translation). Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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