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APRIL 29, 2008

Skills needed: You will need to have a background in personal training and nutrition or have experience of working as a fitness instructor. Because you will be in direct contact with the general public you will need excellent communication skills and an approachable personality. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 13, 2008

You will be paid on commission for your services but could also earn extra money by selling party supplies through your website. Skills needed: You need to be a creative person who is able to design an amazing experience for your clients. It will be helpful if you have basic web publishing skills to maintain your website.

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MARCH 11, 2008

Establishing a professional looking portfolio website to showcase your previous work will be the main way in which you will attract customers. Skills needed: Experience is the key to success in this industry. If you have knowledge of cosmetics and fashion consulting it will help tremendously. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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APRIL 16, 2008

Often the conversation includes the so called “skill shortage&# , felt especially hard in Australia these days. When I question this alleged shortage, I’m always surprised about how little consideration is given to well skilled and educated parents – mainly women – sitting at home looking after the family.

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APRIL 20, 2010

Yet as soon as these women have a child they are placed on a ‘has-been’ pile with their skills and talents lost. And people claim our country has a skills shortage? I meet these ladies all the time, and often they come from large corporate backgrounds, and have a fantastic skill set. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 16, 2010

If an area such as accounting is your weakness, rather than wasting time learning the skill it may be more cost-effective and time efficient to outsource the service. Work out if these weaknesses will truly impact your business, and if there are ways to improve in these areas. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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. « Twitter, better late … Free Press Release Distribution for Small Business.

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MAY 20, 2008

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. Many people have trouble writing a successful CV or cover letter, so if you have excellent writing skills and know how to effectively create a résumé then this business may be for you.

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JULY 27, 2010

Categories Announcements Balderdash Business Books Business Checklists Business Ideas Business Quotations Comments Customer Service Guest Blog How to … avoid growing pain be eco-friendly be successful bootstrap choose your office deal with taxes do a reality check do a SWOT plan do bookkeeping. a good idea is so important.

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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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DECEMBER 29, 2008

Of course you’ll need a skill in order to do this, and the knowledge to market yourself. 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! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Categories Announcements Balderdash Business Books Business Checklists Business Ideas Business Quotations Comments Customer Service Guest Blog How to … avoid growing pain be eco-friendly be successful bootstrap choose your office deal with taxes do a reality check do a SWOT plan do bookkeeping. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 19, 2008

Partnerships benefit from finding it easier to raise capital and drawing on the combined skills and knowledge of all partners. 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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AUGUST 7, 2007

So if you ever had a dream or goal in business, now is the time to start, some people make their hobby into a business, others their DIY skills and some even start social businesses for giving someone else a helping hand – the reasons and opportunities are truly limitless. What business would you like to start today ?

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APRIL 1, 2008

Your business could offer a range of t-shirt designs to select from a catalogue as well as making custom shirts to order. Although this is a competitive market, if you are talented and customer focused enough then you can become successful. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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AUGUST 28, 2007

So I can work on my communication skills to do a better job in future. 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! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 1, 2007

THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG » Blog Archive » Free Press Release Distribution for Small Business. The ability to do a lot yourself, pick up aspects of skills you need to complete a task and then get back into selling/making/building/consulting, ie. Said on November 13th, 2007 at 12:18 pm [.] Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 9, 2006

There is no way you could hope, as a small business, to employ even one of these skill sets full-time, unless they are important to the core business. The same is true for other “ Virtual Assistants “: Call answering, bookkeeping, typing, credit control, etc. The combination of the SaaS model with our Live!

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OCTOBER 11, 2007

Here is some of what she emailed me: “… I was a nurse of 13 years experience in all areas of nursing and a practicing aroma therapist, so using my extensive knowledge in health care and natural essential oils and emollients I created my blend, Tattoo Aftercare®, (Scots are also famous for blending skills!) Any idea anyone?

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MAY 8, 2006

Size of the accounting business – Small may save money, but do they have the right skills. 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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APRIL 4, 2012

My first post was deleted, but the second time I received a reply denying that animals were still being used, but also directed me to a press release link explaining that the company was working on alternative skin testing methods. Customer service and the impact of social media There is absolutely no getting away from social media.

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DECEMBER 29, 2008

I was fortunate that there was an enterprise centre at my university which inspired me to develop my internet skills and start my own online business. Guy Said on February 24th, 2010 at 12:35 am The recession has really been a scary time as a recent graduate entering the working world (or what’s left of it). Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

I would encourage Joshua and everyone else working from home to relearn the social skills of building local friendships, or live near family and give you the social life you need. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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