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by Stefan Töpfer on Jun 10, 2009 So far we have provided tools, like our OnlineOffice, to help our clients to solve their small business problems, now we actually solve these problems for our clients in an integrated way, leaving them to explore their entrepreneurial vision and look after their business, not their admin and IT.

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For example, one of these mentors runs one of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s Here are a few examples: • An employee conducts him/herself inappropriately with your competitor – wouldn’t you rather a friendly call from your competitor to inform you so you can nip it in the bud? This example shows that competitors do not have to be ruthless rivals.

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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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Allowing staff to work flexible hours is an example; at WinWeb.com my staff work from home, with flexibility and consideration for their families needs. For example because I don’t have any authority over them I can only suggest rather than tell them to do something. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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It’s relatively inexpensive and can be very effective is used the correct way (and there are many examples of companies misusing social media!). Use all methods of social media to spread the work about what your company does and get as much coverage as possible this way. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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For example, if you are an independent financial advisor (IFA) then a good ‘big fish’ for you may be an accountancy firm who has many clients that will have financial and investment needs. those businesses that you could build mutually beneficial relationships such that over time you may be able to cross refer. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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You will need to have a legal agreement in place with all your clients because there are complications relating to weight loss that could potentially result in litigation against you. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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For example, if you learn about products that are doing well in other countries then you may be able to adapt them for sale here if no-one else is doing it. Although these sectors will be crowded, at least there is a guaranteed market there for you to fight for a share. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Developing markets are a key example of an opportunity and a threat may be a new competitor in your marketplace. If an area such as accounting is your weakness, rather than wasting time learning the skill it may be more cost-effective and time efficient to outsource the service. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Steve Said on January 26th, 2010 at 3:38 pm I often find that CI is overlooked by small businesses especially regarding restaurants for example. Competition analysis is not only important when you’re launching a business but it’s important not to become complacent and keep a watchful eye on the competition.

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CV Writing | Blogger Said on May 7th, 2009 at 1:55 pm Great idea for a start up Stefan. curt Said on October 30th, 2009 at 4:38 am Thanks for the interesting post. curt Said on October 30th, 2009 at 4:38 am Thanks for the interesting post. John Said on November 11th, 2009 at 11:39 am how hard is it to wright your CV.

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Online Examples: Babet Style Consultancy – an example of the services you could offer. Kind regards, Elaine Henry Baker Said on February 12th, 2009 at 10:37 pm Great post as always Stefan. Do not over-charge for your services. It is very timely and encouraging to me. Again thank you and I appreciate you.

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Consider forming a partnership with websites relating to the local area in order to offer discount coupons for your service (e.g. 10% off on orders over £50). Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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I will give examples and will let you fill in the rest for yourself. Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. Let me give you an obvious example to make my point. Candace Said on December 15th, 2009 at 12:48 am Outsourcing can be a good way to manage assets, as well.

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An ideal example of people in this category are parents, childcare is hugely expensive and allowing people the flexibility to work from home means you can gain the staff others are missing out on! Tap in to an undiscovered work source – There are groups of people for whom working in an office is not a practical. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Notes: Make sure that the work you are going to undertake is set out in a contract between you and the client, specifying any requests or conditions that are critical to the event. This way the client cannot refuse to pay you as long as you satisfactorily complete the contract. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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For example, having to fire people because the economy is in recession is no fun for anyone and quite easy to prevent in most cases. Surviving A Recession Said on February 23rd, 2009 at 4:30 am Hello Stephan, Good advice as usual. Going the easy route is not always the best way to run a business.

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For example, “small_business_bookkeeping.jpg” instead of a digital camera’s default “123.jpg” Have photos and label them – a web page with a photo relevant to a given search will outrank the same page without one, providing you label the photo with the appropriate tag. jpg” will be more effective. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Stefan Töpfer Said on November 30th, 2008 at 10:27 am Laura, As this example shows you that will not prevent some unscrupulous people to scam others, our name, reputation and business suffers greatly because of this. I’ve read on several trademark resource pages that this is the best thing to do for a business name.

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These examples and 40 million more are generated on the MBA Writer web-site by Mike Shor (Humor), he writes: Automatically generate sentences ready for inclusion into your business memos without all of the thinking!! Say something profound today. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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robe de soiree Said on October 20th, 2009 at 4:55 am it may also wish to pay for the development of an offline catalogue to promote your designs. T- shirts have made many individuals and companies millions. Custom T-shirt Factory Said on May 10th, 2008 at 9:44 pm Very Good and useful Blog if you are wanting to star a new business.

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You need to pay attention to your credit control all the time, if you can’t do that get someone else to do it for you, outsource it to a virtual assistant , for example. Hope this helps, otherwise get back to me. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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1 Comment » | Trackback | Share This One Response to “ Q & A: What is “Staff Turnover&# and how large or small would it be for Small Business? &# Classified Ads Said on June 20th, 2009 at 10:29 pm Staff turnover is highly dependent on industry and pay scale. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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7 Comments » | Trackback | Share This 7 Responses to “ Takeover Disasters &# Chris Burgoyne Said on April 22nd, 2008 at 9:59 am As a real example to this, I worked for a large UK company who purchased a company based on the culture and sales figures. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Company Registration Agent Said on May 26th, 2009 at 12:51 pm Great information. This is what we often have to get across to our clients when registering a company and it’s great to see this information elsewhere online in an easy-to-understand and -read format with examples that everyone can relate to. Great post!

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Examples of teams are: Work Teams Sales Teams Customer Service Teams Virtual Teams I would suggest that small business owners need to form teams around their small business and start-up business , like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses, too. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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This is a question that is very much based on individual circumstance; I, for example, started my first business whilst at university and have been doing so ever since! Quit the day job and take the plunge, or build up steadily until you have the security you need to enter fully in to the world of the self-employed? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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If you are charging £18 per hour as an example and you are doing 100 hours of work. At this point, i cannot really think of any example. Anyone knows of any other examples that people really need to charge by the clock? However, if you are working on a project, such as building a website and it takes longer than you expect.

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Henal Said on July 16th, 2009 at 6:57 am Your works could not be more true! Regards Henal Nataly Said on August 12th, 2009 at 6:24 pm Absolutely agree! Wayne Hancock Said on August 15th, 2009 at 9:38 pm I think one good example of success through passion is Pret a Manger. Passion will help you if nothing else can help.

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Thursday, October 8, 2009 Pandora’s Office May Have Been Worse than Her Box Do you know the story of Pandora’s Box? For example, files related to finances can be green (for obvious reasons, right?), Another suggestion is to color code the labels, same example, use green labels for finances. Lets grow together!

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Here you could say if the company had enough reserves it would have survived, but an early start-up will not have the resources to survive – there are many more examples where this is also true. However, let us look at your example of say a big customer failing and not paying you.Is this a financ eproblem. Plan, plan, plan!

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No Win No Fee Said on June 3rd, 2009 at 9:27 am I completely agree that it is best practice to set aside a couple of hours each month to keep your accounts up-to-date. Stefan Töpfer Said on October 1st, 2009 at 11:27 am I agree very much with this statement. For example, a purchase of petrol. i have an acountant. Good point.

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For example, we need dating agencies and web-sites to find partners, because we are too busy to find a partner in what used to be a “normal way&# , and in this sense we have to be thankful for the service dating agencies and web-sites provide. james ainsworth Said on May 15th, 2009 at 3:31 pm Another great read.

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E.g. google documents, calendars, etc…just one example of the changing trends… Baseball Bats For Sale Said on November 12th, 2008 at 2:40 pm I think that it is interesting that many businesses like SAP and Oracle had some of their early success rooted in “Medium&# sized businesses. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Shaun Lawrence Said on November 11th, 2009 at 2:25 am Those are good examples of questions. I would suggest now that you find one who is straight down the line, plays by the book, that way you will not be in for nasty suprises at a latter date. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Let’s begin with the classic example of Toyota. The company’s quality reputation dropped from 6th in 2009 to 21st in 2010. Another example goes back to the 1982 deaths of seven Chicago residents after ingesting Extra Strength Tylenol. So what do these examples teach us?

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Yet taking this approach to a corporate decision-maker immediately creates objections such as, “We’re happy with our current suppliers.”. For example, decision-makers want to hear you can: Speed up time to revenue on new product launches Increase sales to new market segments Reduce supply chain costs. That’s the language they speak.

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