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How to Know If You’re Financially Ready to Start a Business

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suppliers, margins, and so forth). After all, without cash flow and a solid financial plan that includes costs and expenses, you won’t be able to get your business off the ground. What costs will be associated with my business? Some startup costs depend heavily on the type of business (e.g., What’s your mission statement?

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How You Can Promote Social Responsibility in the Workplace

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Let’s look at some simple, high impact and cost effective ways to enhance your social responsibility at work. While broader CSR goals may include progressive hiring policies, working with suppliers equally committed to sustainability and energy-reducing, greener windows and HVAC, these are not initiatives where most employees can participate.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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Rizzo also points out that outsourcing doesn’t have to be limited to office tasks—using a firm such as TaskRabbit.com , you can outsource whatever you don’t want to spend time on, including errands, buying gifts or planning a vacation. based virtual assistant is $10 to $20; an overseas assistant will probably cost less.

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The Bribery Act – what do assistants need to know?

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A commercial organisation can be found guilty of this offence if the bribery is carried out by an employee or a third person, this could include a contractor, a supplier, an agent or a subsidiary. Instead the Act looks at corporate hospitality and asks is the event or gift being offered standard and reasonable or is it excessive and lavish ?

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10 Questions To Find The Perfect Venue

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Often there are required suppliers and service providers such as audio/visual vendors, or caterers who you must use when working with a specific venue. Some might give you access to the venue the evening before if they are not booked so you can load in and start set up at no additional cost – if you know to ask.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

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Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money.

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Don't charge by the hour! | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? But my stand is still on having a fix price…Its about cost predictability for your clients!

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