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."

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

High-tech security, low price tag : Until recently, small businesses looking for high-tech building security had few affordable options. As Jeff Glor reports, many small businesses aren’t offering paid sick days, so they must keep germs to a minimum. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." 1 week ago More updates.

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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? Get rid of your timesheet – fix prices and bill your clients upfront – your customers will love you. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2007

That is a great basis for a small business startup, two scenarios spring to mind: Virtual Export Assistant: You may know, or can find a business which has a great product, but they don’t export yet. I really do want to leave this sort of work but the problem is there aren’t many jobs out there for people like myself in Spain.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Best Buy just can’t get it right, and customers continue to complain. Even the company’s promotion on used videos this weekend piled up consumer complaints as customers couldn’t find what they wanted in either the stores or online. Have patience, and don’t give up.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 20, 2010

Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth. It doesn’t help to rip them off if you want a long-term relationship. There are many who increase prices because of less business and then go out of business because the competition is lowering prices.

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APRIL 18, 2010

Offer a small or scaled-down version of your product at a lower price. Combine several products or services to create a premium service that can be sold at a premium price. Don’t forget about your existing customers – offer them great deals and incentives to stay with you. You want a little more.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 14, 2010

Kelvin started Digistar solutions in March this year and his story is typical of small business owners across the world; that owning a small business is hard work, but that he wouldn’t change it for the world. [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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MAY 23, 2011

Two employees could share a room but both submit the same room receipt to get reimbursed or an employee could stay in a cheaper room but submit a receipt for a higher-priced room. Set up orders for day-to-day business supplies directly with a supplier and avoid purchases made by employees except in emergencies.

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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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FEBRUARY 7, 2008

New predatory pricing laws no silver bullet for small business : New laws to make it cheaper and easier for small business to defend themselves against predatory pricing won’t provide a quick-fix for business bullying, experts and business groups say. 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. fixed prices for compliance work as part of the selection criteria.

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JANUARY 22, 2008

[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 thanks for posting this.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

I frequently find that the most difficult of these for many is determining the demand and the “price point&# for their product/service. People don’t usually like change so if it can benefit them in some way they are much more likely to embrace it. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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MARCH 20, 2008

Carlton Nicholson is offering to make your hatchback car into something special, at a price of cause. Emmanual Opanuga is opening a shoe store chain , focusing on customer care while understanding the price pressures in this business. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

Very Low Priced At £12.99 [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. WinWeb also covers this version of bookkeeping.

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OCTOBER 29, 2007

applications over the mobile network at fixed prices or even for free. It will be interesting to see, what the T-Mobiles, Vodafones, O2s of this world will make of this offer? [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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NOVEMBER 1, 2007

[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. « Q & A: How can I build consensus in my small business team?

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JULY 27, 2006

There are many ways to keep records, from nothing (not recommended), then there is manual and next you have countless software packages, all varying in price. 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.

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OCTOBER 2, 2007

As more and more people work from home, it is no longer necessary to move to the big city to earn a living and pay inflated prices for the privilege. Töpfer over at the Small Business Blog made a wonderful post yesterday about work-life balance and [.] You want a little more. You want the whole tree." 1 week ago More updates.

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MAY 31, 2006

[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. SMBs to Spend $2.2 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2007

It doesn’t get better than this! [.] leaflet distribution service Said on January 22nd, 2008 at 2:21 pm I also recommend this service, I have used it for my leaflet distribution PR and the response wasn’t too bad actually. [link] 1 week ago Ted Turner: "If you have an olive, you want an olive tree.

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APRIL 4, 2012

At first Northface ignored the comments on their Facebook page, but as irrefutable evidence of Allied Feather and Down being one of their suppliers who support the foie gras industry, Northface needed to address the issue. Nowadays businesses are either riding the social media train or stranded at the depot. photo by: birgerking.

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APRIL 22, 2010

They say that you need to find affiliates to promote your work so that you don’t have to work as hard, which is also true. What they don’t tell you is that in order to do any of these things you should do, you need to master something else first – something more intangible, something more than a skill. Get branding.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

[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. I could give you many more examples, but you get the picture.

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AUGUST 16, 2007

« Skype Down, WinWeb Slow – the price of mash-up. [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. Have a nice day!

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MAY 12, 2010

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! [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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