The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Suppliers will probably thank you for short meetings, so they too can get more done. I run a small business advising companies on improving their projects and programmes through better meetings. Remember this is a rule for internal meetings, for meetings with customers this rule does not apply – within reason of cause.

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The Small Business Blog

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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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 30, 2010

Only allow yourself a certain amount of time for tasks that can become time consuming, such as reading and responding to email. 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. Establish time limits for specific tasks.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Keeps all your appointments, contacts and email in one spot so it's all synched up. I can also store email templates and phone "scripts" (bullet point items of what to cover on certain types of calls). I can also keep notes and all of their contact information, my calendar, email and appointment history, and more.

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The Small Business Blog

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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The Small Business Blog

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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The Small Business Blog

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. Sponsors Advertise Here? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

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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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2008

Given the current fascination with 300% grow startups – writing a business plan boils down to cash flow statement and projected earnings. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. You said it true.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 31, 2006

Our own company (MXSweep) serves the SME market with email protection solutions as a managed service. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. SaaS made software delivery simple and affordable for Small Business.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

Confidence and the lack thereof play major rolls in business… one specific example is when determining a project bid or what to charge per hour. People want security in their purchases and nothing makes a buyer more nervous than a supplier who’s unsure of their own stuff. Great post, seriously. susan´s last blog.

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