The Small Business Blog

JULY 20, 2010

People often say to me that their small business doesn’t have a website as it’s too complicated, takes up too much time or is too expensive. Online presence brings more traffic (eventually customers) to your business. Online presence brings more traffic (eventually customers) to your business. You want a little more.

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

Let me give you some pointers here, but please remember you can always do more on the cost-cutting front in any small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer- or Personal business, like professional, contractors, freelancer, self-employed, sole-trader and virtual assistants.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

Don’t Let Empty Pockets Hold You Back! If a start-up funds the development of their company through internal cash flow and are cautious with expenses, the company can grow with low-risk to all those involved. Not because you don’t have enough money to start your own business doesn’t mean you have to stop trying.

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JUNE 29, 2010

I wouldn’t use them for a first-contact presentation, but they’re getting better. I also started using the free Open Office suite once I switched to a Mac so I could open client’s Word docs without having to launch Parallels, and haven’t looked back. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Don’t charge by the hour! I don’t know this person, I don’t know how good he/she is at what they do? [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." 1 week ago More updates.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2007

A good side effect here is that you will have to look at your expenses and cost again, and may be able to make a judgement if that was good or bad money spent – you know what I mean – the hindsight thing. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

Need to collectively drive people to an area – Whether at trade shows or organizing events, customers may be more inclined to come if they can “kill two birds with one stone” • Your competitor might want to buy your business – An acquirer would likely approach a company that they are familiar with and want to work with in the future.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. Rental equipment, software (via cloud computing), along with outsourcing of services are all good ways to spend less and make more. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

VB, Stefan Sandra Mitchell Said on April 21st, 2010 at 5:21 pm Many women have seized the opportunity that you refer to Stefan, they’ve started their own (small) businesses to provide services to the small business sector. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more.

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The Small Business Blog

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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So we’ve been part of a super fast growing startup and we always felt like the office wasn’t necessarily managed according to what we wanted to be for when things change constantly. And you say, oh, ten to 12%, that doesn’t sound like much. And the change that we are currently seeing is enormous.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 21, 2008

Forgetting to keep customers informed – You will need to reassure customers that the takeover is in their best interests because your competitors will attempt to unsettle them during this period. Maintaining a brand can be expensive in marketing terms so you may wish to drop some entirely. You want a little more.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2007

That is worrying, since it could indicate a serious shift in Apples customer care policy and/or capacity. No news on speeding up my order or why I can’t have a German keyboard, either. Even they where quite upset about the service and treatment I got from after Apple after sales support. You want a little more.

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The Small Business Blog

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. You want a little more.

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JULY 27, 2006

Also, when you buy such a system the up front costs can be expensive. Next is the new generation of SaaS (Software as a Service) offerings, these operate in much the same way those that sit on your computer do, except you use them over an internet connection. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." There, mention over.

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MAY 10, 2006

It used to collectively refer to companies too small to be attractive for the major Enterprise Software providers – and of course the same held true vice versa: I assume most readers of this blog are in small businesses, and for you the rule has been that "enterprise software" is too expensive. You want a little more.

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MAY 31, 2006

This might sound like a shocking statement, since "Enterprise Software" typically means the world of SAP and Oracle, and the traditional heavyweight, expensive, pay-huge-license-fees-upfront, then try-to-implement-forever model that does not work anymore. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." SMBs to Spend $2.2

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JUNE 29, 2006

Another downside, if you make more profits than you draw out, you are still taxed on all the profit irrespective of whether you have taken the money, and with a 40% tax band this can be expensive. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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MAY 8, 2006

32 Comments » | Trackback | Share This 32 Responses to “ Not all accountants are created equal (how do you choose an accountant) &# Dennis Howlett Said on May 8th, 2006 at 5:54 pm I don’t agree with this because relationships vary from person to person. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Impressed by his work ethic, Derrick Taylor’s UPS co-workers pooled their resources in order to buy the Alabama teen a Jeep Cherokee—and helped restore faith in humanity. Not wanting to burden or rely on others for rides, the teen walked an approximately 10-mile round trip commute to work, in the dark, for more than a year. Elisa Zied. Sally Deneen.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Senate bill won’t change small biz premiums: The Congressional Budget Office predicts the Senate health care reform bill would provide better, but more expensive, coverage in the individual insurance market, while having little impact on premiums for employer-based coverage. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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MAY 12, 2010

This penalises small businesses, which can ill-afford to pay out for expensive legal advice. HMRC – and any other government department – should ideally operate a free information service, which provides free written and binding advice to the public as well as to businesses. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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