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How To Make This Recession Work For Your Small Home Business.

The Small Business Blog

If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. Promise to buy from one supplier for better payment terms, like 60 or 90 days. Small business has no voice, yet they produce over 50% of GDP and supply the most secure and social work environment. Get better payment terms by negotiation.

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The Centre of Your Small Business

The Small Business Blog

When you begin employing staff you need to quickly learn how to not only manage them, but also how to help them achieve their best. Allow your staff time to come to you with ideas or questions; you’ll learn a lot about your business and might even discover an avenue you’d never thought of taking. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Being In Business Means Being Online

The Small Business Blog

As I have mentioned previously , I am looking to help small businesses to hold conversations, engage with each other and learn from what is happening in the big business world. Small business owners need to consider ‘online’ an extension of their market place and learn to communicate well within that environment.

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Social Impact of Working From Home | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Looking at single parent families and the impact on our children, I would argue it was a good thing, and so would the many parents working from home exactly for that reason – to provide a healthy family environment for their loved ones. What do you think? Have a great weekend with your family and friends. All that is advantages.

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Q&A: What are some social and economic issues small business face.

The Small Business Blog

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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Work-Life Balance 2.0 and Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

The reasons for this are quite predictable: No safe employment environment, even in big corporations. Have a more flexible work environment, to suit ones needs better. Many are starting small businesses or home businesses, freelancers, self-employed, contractors, professionals in all small business areas setting up shop. if you like.

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Small Business Start-Up Idea – T-Shirt Design | THE SMALL BUSINESS.

The Small Business Blog

Skills needed: You will need to be very good at graphic design and it will help if you know how to print T-shirts already, although you could learn. 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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