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JUNE 20, 2010

You are training your customers that that is what you are worth. Erin Verbeck Said on June 24th, 2010 at 9:36 pm Stefan, I completely disagree on your third point and believe this is the reason so many small business owners FAIL. When you offer deep discounts you not only devalue your products or services, you devalue your brand.

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MARCH 24, 2010

« Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 at 5:58 pm and is filed under SME-Blog. Darling to rescue his government from the brink. What small business needs, Mr. Darling, is help. Not policy.

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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. Skills needed: You will need to have a background in personal training and nutrition or have experience of working as a fitness instructor.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

We receive great value in having monthly training/touch base meetings at the minimum to see how everything is going. Michael Delpierre Said on February 14th, 2010 at 9:20 pm I agree about staying in contact with your remote team. I have about 3 sales people who work out of their homes. It gives it a nice personal touch.

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MAY 13, 2010

I have found that where I would like to think that I am quite personable face-to-face, my professional training steers me to a slightly more stilted style of writing for an audience. It is blogs with personality (like yours Stefan) that tend to do well. I always connect better with readers when I manage to shake that off.

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MARCH 30, 2010

« Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget Top 5 Tips for Small Businesses at Easter » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 at 6:30 am and is filed under SME-Blog. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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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AUGUST 3, 2010

He consults, trains and provides a mobile coffee service too. It’s no wonder that my side business, my 5-9 job, has taken a back seat for the last 10 years. By contrast a friend recently took the plunge and gave up work to build up a coffee business but did have enough capital behind him to keep him going. 9-5, 5-9 or both?

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Leaflet Distribution Said on March 4th, 2009 at 10:02 am I feel working from home will become the norm, and it will provide huge advantages for many, it is one of those things that you could come up with the advantages all day, getting more and more diverse all the time, and lots fitting in with the environment. Thank you for your comment.

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JULY 27, 2006

Computerised records This is my preferred choice; using the right package for your needs and with suitable training and support of course. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 2, 2007

Executive Coach Training Said on January 27th, 2009 at 12:28 pm Creating a work-life balance can be difficult. Joel Said on April 10th, 2009 at 7:16 pm I need to keep this in mind… sometimes I’m a complete workaholic! rob Said on July 3rd, 2009 at 9:29 am Good tips to work life balance and small business.

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OCTOBER 1, 2007

So if you are thinking about starting, growing or running your small business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses , but are worried about if you can be successful, worried about failing, worried about giving up your job, etc. More often than not that train has moved on.

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MAY 8, 2006

Firstly, you need to understand in the UK there is no requirement to have any formal training or qualifications before calling yourself an accountant. Jason Holden Said on February 6th, 2009 at 11:31 am As you sign everything you are personally responsible, unless it can be proved the accountant was negligent. Hopefully not!

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NOVEMBER 10, 2007

If Apple wants to provide support on par with the quality of their products, I think they need to understand the difference between training their agents and actually educating their agents. I am curious to know if your Apple support person actually lives in the UK or a in “Farawayland&#. HP’s support drives you nuts!

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