The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Shop around : Make sure you are getting the best deals from all you suppliers- right down to your electricity, broadband and gas bills. If your business has an inventory make sure you source the best suppliers at the right price, and don’t be afraid to haggle ! You want a little more. You want the whole tree." lower overheads.

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JUNE 15, 2010

We all start our own businesses because we have passion and drive, this can easily become lost in the day to day monotony of paperwork and tedious tasks, yet employing full or part-time staff can be expensive and risky. [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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Top companies recognize how this tremendous force can bring customer satisfaction, able suppliers to productively be in involved in the company’s best interest, and consequently mean profitability as all the cogs operate in a synchronized manner. From the top senior levels, management is obligated to show they care about employees.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

Don’t rely on positive word-of-mouth alone to be successful, you must be pro-active. Web development as well can be pretty 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." 1 week ago More updates. The first post is basic AIDA.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Use online technology , so you don’t waste time and get distracted. You will find things you don’t need – trust me you will. Even if you need the service or product from your supplier, check others all the time, insurance, telephone, utilities, etc. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

Small Business Start-Up Idea – T-Shirt Design by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 02, 2008 There is always a great demand for custom-made T-shirts, ranging from sports teams in need of new kit to event organisers wanting promotional shirts to give away. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree.

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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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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. [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. start-up in business , use online IT.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

This allows you to “tag&# expenses to products, departments, services or projects – giving you the opportunity to analyze the true cost of a department or any project. [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

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

No news on speeding up my order or why I can’t have a German keyboard, either. [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 Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates.

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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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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

It’s expensive to develop your own resources so it makes sense to share. It’s good for you and good for your customers who don’t have to pay excessive costs. [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

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. Which is stupid. [.]

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Your PDA is like a back-up brain, so you don't have to worry about forgetting or missing appointments! whereas paper planners don't!    " Think of the last time you said out loud "If I don't write this down, I won't remember it!" link] or on Twitter: [link] 2.

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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. am vat registered.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

[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 Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer. 1 week ago More updates. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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OCTOBER 1, 2007

Bootstrappers don’t waste their money – they make money. Bootstrappers don’t waste time with long business plans they start their small business immediately. Bootstarppers don’t follow the herd , they use unconventional thinking to move forward and succeed. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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APRIL 21, 2008

Maintaining a brand can be expensive in marketing terms so you may wish to drop some entirely. Rostyslav Said on April 23rd, 2008 at 5:09 pm Really nice article… your blog has inspired me a lot…:) Sell a business Said on August 26th, 2008 at 9:27 pm Couldn’t have put is better myself. You want a little more.

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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. [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 Be a likeable person to be successful at being self employed or a freelancer.

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The Small Business Blog

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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The Small Business Blog

JULY 27, 2006

Also, when you buy such a system the up front costs can be expensive. Keeping your books can be very time consuming, don’t under estimate this. [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. 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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The Small Business Blog

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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The Small Business Blog

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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BioTeams

JULY 31, 2005

This article is the final in a four-part series which describes each of the 4 Bioteams Zones, continuing with t he Organization Zone. T his article was originally published in 2005 by Ken Thompson and Robin Good. Rule 3 – Act don’t Ask (Permission Granted). Introduction. Rule 2 – Everyone must broadcast.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 19, 2013

If your small or medium-sized business has only one finance manager or at least a smaller group of finance managers, chances are, handling every record of your company’s day-to-day expenses (on top of all their other duties) might get overwhelming from time to time, especially during earnings reports season.

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JULY 6, 2005

T his article was originally published in 2005 by Ken Thompson and Robin Good. Organizational teams don’t operate Hot-Lines. It is also important to note that both species don’t have to have the same power or scale – it’s not a partnership of equals in that sense. Introduction.

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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. I would particularly agree with HMRC being required to provide free binding advice, after all if they can’t interpret the rules how on earth are SMEs supposed to! You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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