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How Working From Home Can Work For You

The Small Business Blog

While your competitors have to pay out for expensive office space that they don’t need as clients dry up, your business can continue to thrive. An ideal example of people in this category are parents, childcare is hugely expensive and allowing people the flexibility to work from home means you can gain the staff others are missing out on!

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Women In The Workplace

The Small Business Blog

There were two very definitive sides in this debate; the small businesses saying they can’t afford to pay maternity allowance or cover when mothers have to look after their children, and women on the other hand arguing that to refuse a woman a job on the grounds that she may become pregnant is against the law.

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Small Business Start-Up Idea – Sign-Making Service | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

The costs will vary greatly depending on your needs – machines that make neon signs for a bar will be more expensive than if you are making wooden estate agent signs. The rest of your expenses will be related to promoting your website. The overall set-up cost could be from five to ten thousand pounds.

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Collaborating With The Enemy: Competitive Advantage? | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

• 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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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

These key ways to reduce overheads should definitely ne considered when starting a business, or when a business goes through a time of financial hardship. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under How to. lower overheads.

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Q & A: What does “Fixed Costs” mean and why should they be as low.

The Small Business Blog

Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. Outsourcing is definitely the best way for a business to save money, especially in these times when every penny is important. Why should I keep my “Fixed Costs&# as low as possible?

2007 100
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SaaS for Very Small Businesses – Show Me the Money | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

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. We advertised on television and radio and print. SMBs to Spend $2.2

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