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MAY 20, 2008

Small Business Start-Up Idea – C.V. Writing Service by Stefan Töpfer on May 20, 2008 The competitive job market makes it important for applicants to have a résumé that stands out from the pile. Business environment and set-up cost: Other than language, there are no major barriers to this business being successful internationally.

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In the simplest form this means having more money coming in than is going out. The money that leaves a small business is often taken up with overheads that are necessary for the day to day running of the business. « Top 5 Serious Start-Up Mistakes Is Your Networking Fishy Enough? lower overheads.

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MARCH 19, 2008

Small Business Startup Checklist – Company Structure by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 19, 2008 An important early decision that will have long-term consequences for your business is to determine the legal form it will trade under. Things to remember: The legal form that your business takes will affect numerous aspects of your business trading.

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MARCH 9, 2010

In an age of corporate scandals, suspicious customers, and budgets with very little breathing room, there is simply no substitute for being an ethical company. I came across some key principles, by Robert Moment, that form a solid foundation of business integrity which all small businesses should adhere to: 1. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 28, 2010

Attempt to form a training co-op with other local companies to cut costs. If you have close links with customers that have a standardised training routine already in place, consider working with them to train your employees also. Many equipment manufacturers offer free training to companies that purchase their products.

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MARCH 17, 2008

For many businesses in the UK it will be useful for them to have some form of an exit plan in case the day comes when it seems like the right time to sell. This is particularly true in the high levels of anticipation of business ownership change throughout the western world. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 20, 2008

Francis Xavier Sixth Form College in London. But then my business education does not limit me to just ticking boxes on a form (-forgive me for this little side dig, but it had to be done!). Quality, customer service and a niche market, what could possibly go wrong. The event was held in the St.

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AUGUST 21, 2007

Examples of teams are: Work Teams Sales Teams Customer Service Teams Virtual Teams I would suggest that small business owners need to form teams around their small business and start-up business , like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses, too.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Accountants will set their clients up who have no understanding or interest in bookkeeping/accounting. Whatever method you use to record your income & expenses at the moment, instead simply enter the details on a form on the Payments & Receipts pages of ‘Cashbook’ to record any money paid into or out of your business.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2007

You could offer your services for a particular country and become their Virtual Export Assistant for that country. You use your language and local knowledge skills and open up a new market for this small business. So now I had my supplier with whom by this stage I had built up a good base for a trustworthy supplier by way of emails.

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MARCH 12, 2008

Things to remember: If you are struggling to come up with a name it might be helpful to use a mind-mapping tool like Freemind Try to come up with names that will be descriptive of the service you offer or are unique and catchy in some way. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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AUGUST 11, 2006

It is our relationship with our Accountant Partners and Solution Partners in connection with our online technology, forming our Small Business Infrastructure , that sets us apart from our competition, and represents our value model. European Governments, sit up and take note &# … and live-syle!&# [.] Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Apple – a customer support nightmare! by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 07, 2007 A few years ago I decided to change over to Apple computers from Windows based computers and up until now it seemed the right decision. I asked if there was a way to speed up my new order, they will try – code for no.

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OCTOBER 28, 2007

Sooner or later you will think about doing a little more business, protecting yourself more, and that will bring you to the question of changing business and trading environment All small business, micro business, sole traders, freelancers and home businesses can be run in the form of limited liability companies. Ltd, Partnership Ltd etc.

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

The excel self assessment tax return is arranged in the same layout as the official inland revenue form with the same box numbers making it easy to copy the figures from one to the other for submission. I used to put it off for months and end up with a frustrating weekend trying to sort everything out. Very Low Priced At £12.99

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

My wife will always ask me why I can’t give up work, she will say you don’t have to do anything, why not stop? Home Design Software Said on September 13th, 2008 at 8:27 am I have been running my small business now for 5 years, I would have given up 100 times and 100 over if I didn’t feel the passion for what I do.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

While the Bank of England has lowered the interest rate to the lowest level on record, the banks have doubled the interest they demand from small business owners, up to almost 20% for certain loans – that is a 19.5% the recession is nothing the media hyped up, since you lost your job because of it, you should know; 4.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The truth is that charging by the hour is terribly customer unfriendly and is therefor very bad for your 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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MAY 17, 2006

I invite Panelist, participants and obviously readers of this blog to feel free and correct / add to my notes in the form of blog comments. [.] THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG » Blog Archive » SaaS Benefit Number 2: Software runs on Linux, Mac and Windows Said on May 18th, 2006 at 9:02 am [.] Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JUNE 29, 2006

The four types of status I am going to give you some bite sized details on are: Sole trader Partnership Limit Liability Partnership Limited Company Sole Trader This is by far the easiest type of status to set up (details on registering with the various government departments will be dealt with in a later post).

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DECEMBER 29, 2008

Recession Business Start Up: Micro Business Co-op. No you are not – the former customers or clients have lost a supplier too. BUT think about it – are you the only party that is suffering here? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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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. than bootstrapping is for you.

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MAY 8, 2006

This is where I would definitely look for an accountant who belongs to a professional body, and holds a current and up to date practicing certificate, at least this way I would know this ‘stranger’ has gone through a certain standard of training and will have had to achieve a minimum level of experience before being admitted to membership.

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OCTOBER 2, 2007

Many are starting small businesses or home businesses, freelancers, self-employed, contractors, professionals in all small business areas setting up shop. Should our camera pick up motion we are sent an email, SMS and phone call – which is great for us. Desire to look after kids, family or friends. Well don Interwatch Security!

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NOVEMBER 13, 2007

by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 13, 2007 When you sign up to WinWeb’s free LiveNet – still in public beta – you can also use our useful and FREE RSS Press Release service. Using this free service will give your small business web coverage, sometimes even the old media picks it up. Thanks for the tool.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

So I saw little of my family and especially my son who is now grown-up and ready to go to university. So for the past eight years I have been there when my son came home from school, I even picked him up often enough. So for the past eight years I have been there when my son came home from school, I even picked him up often enough.

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MAY 12, 2010

Every time one of these businesses is propped up with public funding, new innovations are being killed off by keeping these inefficient and badly managed corporate giants afloat. The mortality rate of SME’s in the UK is still over 50% within five years of start up. It is a basic human right to live in legal certainty. VB, Stefan PS.

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