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And I often find myself working late to finish client’s projects on time. I will of course keep trying to outsource as it isn’t possible for me to hire a lot of people and I still need help but how do you assure that the people that you hire cares about the project you give them ? I am the owner of a small business myself.

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APRIL 13, 2010

Stefan Töpfer Said on April 17th, 2010 at 3:17 pm Hi Nicola, most businesses are not thinking about this either – maybe you want to bring it up in the next meeting – it makes for better working and a better lifestyle. My commute is about 1 hour so almost immediately i’m getting 2 hours extra done during my day at home.

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JUNE 29, 2010

You quickly find these attributes make the difference between a successful project and just pissing your money and credibility away. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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NOVEMBER 16, 2007

I should remind you that when I talk about small business, I mean 1 to 5 people businesses, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer- or Personal business, like professionals, contractors, freelancers, self-employed, sole-traders and virtual assistants. « The Week Ender: Finding that Home Business Idea!

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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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MARCH 19, 2008

Other forms of partnership are a Limited Partnership (which is more complex to set up and gives limited input in managerial decisions, but limits liability) and a Joint Venture (similar to a normal partnership but lasts for a limited period of time or for the duration of one project). This makes the business a separate legal entity from you.

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MARCH 30, 2010

VB, Stefan Sharon Watkins Said on May 11th, 2010 at 4:15 pm I don’t know how many times I have had projects due and have wasted time with piddly tasks. When it comes to business projects it is just best to get them done and over with and move to the next item. Before I knew it I was rushing to get it done.

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

Chris Said on January 7th, 2009 at 1:41 pm Your tips will surely help business Outsourcers, cause it gives a company the opportunity to complete a needed project. If a business owner could consistently behave in line with the tenets, there’s no way he couldn’t be called a success. Great post! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 12, 2010

Project and Order Financing: Banks need to be made to provide the needed finance for SME’s in order to fulfill contracts and orders. I consider it fair and just that equal opportunities are given to SME’s when it comes to public sector projects. Any growth financing needed in this respect should also be financed.

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OCTOBER 31, 2007

I run a small business advising companies on improving their projects and programmes through better meetings. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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JANUARY 13, 2008

Given the current fascination with 300% grow startups – writing a business plan boils down to cash flow statement and projected earnings. If whatever you are selling is a one-night-comes-wonder (see: Million Dollar Page, see: Craigslist) then business plan is of no use. Nothing else matters so far. You said it true.

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AUGUST 16, 2007

These relationships are for finite projects or to fill a cap, due to permanent staff illness on a temporary basis – they are limited by time or project. Remember, the contractor you hire today, may hire you tomorrow on a project he or she is working on – networking is the way to go. Until then, it is a must.

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MAY 31, 2006

SMEs are showing great interest towards Online Payroll (Eg:- Greytip Online, Intuit etc), OnDemand CRM (Eg:-Salesforce, Impel…), Cloud based Project collaboration tools etc Leave a Reply I would love to hear from you, please let me know what your take on my blog post is. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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