The Small Business Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

Try to focus on the benefits of what your product can do for the buyer, rather than its features. Learn everything you can about your competition, their products and how they advertise. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. thanks for your advice. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 13, 2007

New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 13, 2007 You may speak more languages and have market segment knowledge about a certain product or service. 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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MAY 13, 2010

It is difficult to say but in small business we can learn a lot abut the importance of public relations through this story. Nobody really learns anything real about business, only about life… VB, Stefan Issa Crea Said on May 15th, 2010 at 3:33 am Is this the same thing as personal branding? Nice sharing. I love the analogy.

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AUGUST 15, 2007

Bad debts – look at your past performance, come up with an average monthly figure and mark your products and services up accordingly. Cash-flow – compare your cash-flow fore-cast with the actual numbers on a regular basis and learn from it, it’s not about being spot on, but about knowing what happened so you can control it.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 20, 2010

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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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Burden of Safety Law Imperils Small Toymakers : The law requiring safety standards for products used by children is costly for handcrafters and small businesses. &# from Web sites with names like NeverPayItBack.com, or hiring consultants who promise to find them gads of money. All they’re likely to get, though, are empty promises.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

OnlineOffice is aimed at the 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 client. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

That said, I’m a firm believer that a bit of ‘gut feeling’ on the right person goes a long way – I’ve hired many people over the years and sometimes the candidate who is ‘technically’ the best, doesn’t always fit in to the organisation – that’s just something you learn over time though.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 27, 2010

This article can then be used to promote a new product, service or just to raise awareness of their brand. I look forward to reading your pitches, and learning more about your small businesses! Everyone that I talk to seems to think their products or services are the greatest thing since sliced bread.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

You might be surprised how much you can learn about your people and your business! Do you not think that listening, involving and, possibly, implementing ideas from team members is, often, enough to increase motivation and productivity? Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

Learn about how your company structure affects pay. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Top 5 Tips for Paying Yourself by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 01, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Ask corporations – often they have training courses or accreditation for their products. Not only that, you have someone that is learning the latest and greatest tech practices. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Check their references first. Thanks for the list!

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MAY 18, 2010

In an age where social media and word of mouth is growing, a bad comment or an unhappy customer blogging about your product can be extremely hard work to undo. If you want to build a business it’s important to learn how to let things go. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Not only explain the intricacies of your systems, software or products, but also sell them the attention to detail, patience and customer care that comes with buying from your small business. « Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses? The answer is that I do.

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AUGUST 28, 2007

This is often a sure sign of loss of management control in a small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses. Leaflet Distribution Said on November 25th, 2008 at 11:18 am I have to wonder how many meetings of any kind are actually productive ?

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 13, 2010

It might take time, but you will learn a great deal about how to, and how not to, do things! Networking not only allows you to meet potential clients but you will also learn valuable lessons from people who are more experienced in the business world. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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The Small Business Blog

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. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. There are many SWOT analysis tools out there, I would, of course, recommend the one from WinWeb!

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

Although he never finished high school, Scudamore loves nothing more than learning. Within his business he has established what he calls a Mentor Board of Advisors, a group of people he turns to for advice and learning. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

If you are no longer personally growing and learning in your role it can cause your business to stagnate. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Have you developed a resistance to adopting new ideas or taking risks? It is possible that you may have been at the helm for too long.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 27, 2010

For example, if you learn about products that are doing well in other countries then you may be able to adapt them for sale here if no-one else is doing it. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Some entrepreneurs find it easier to look for gaps in a market and attempt to fill them.

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JULY 20, 2010

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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APRIL 16, 2008

If you consider the skills potential of parents, if each parent would only contribute one hour on average per week to their learned professions. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. The truth in my opinion is more the fact that we often block this remote working possibility from our minds, but why?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

No large retailer can be all things to all people, and there are always going to be segments of the population whose needs for particular products and/or services are going unmet. Learn how your small business can capitalize on these unmet needs and find and master your own niche market. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

If you are talking to a customer who wants to use your service or product to gain a benefit from using you, let him/her know what the benefit is. We tend to get so caught up in the features, that translating that into how a product/service contributes personally to myself is overlooked. Thanks for the reminder. -AC

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JANUARY 13, 2008

Value Co-Production For Small Business. Having a plan helps if success of your product or service is dependent on many external factors. But saying that, we are still learning and growing. I have learned a lot just from the info posted here! Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Do I think Sage has great products? After all I’m the most intelligent and extraordinary Founder and CEO of any online software & business services company, my products are ‘obviously better, more secure, more reliable, more cost-effective and more easy to use’ – but then you knew that! Absolutely not!

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JANUARY 21, 2008

You will find that many companies have been “reinventing&# the wheel and been very successful, in-fact that is what made them successful, i.e. IKEA with their value co-production sales and marketing action. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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FEBRUARY 2, 2008

Now you can learn what went wrong and understand your business better, it will force you to rethink and face facts. You will be amazed what you can learn about the financial dynamic in your small business within one hour, that is often all it takes to get started. If you enter your URL, your name will become a link to the URL.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I came across one company from Canada which took SEO optimisation into their own hands and learned through experience and extensive testing a few proven ways to boost Google’s rankings of your website. Small businesses will load their web pages up with photos of products without realizing that the search engines cannot read the photos.

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MARCH 2, 2010

All of these actions will increase awareness of your product. Jp14 Said on March 5th, 2010 at 10:36 pm Another common thing is to keep learning. they would rather have someone come to them in person and explain the product. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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APRIL 1, 2008

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. If you have the computer hardware and software already your costs will be significantly lower, but you will need to invest in a T-shirt screening machine to manufacture your product.

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MARCH 30, 2010

This will give you focus and increase your productivity. - Another tip I have is to learn to say ‘no’ Too many people especially in this economic downturn are too afraid to say no to tasks or turn down work if they are a freelancer. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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MARCH 20, 2008

What have I learned yesterday? Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. I might as well mention now that I approved each and everyone of these loan applications, and I do not believe that my actions would have resulted in anything like the Northern Rock or Bear Stearns debacle.

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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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AUGUST 3, 2010

Life is about never giving up so if you must fail, fail fast, learn from it and move on… Lars Hilse Said on August 7th, 2010 at 2:52 am Yes and no… Yes, because there are some old school business people out there who believe that 9-5 is mandatory for success. Beware though as the pursuit of money itself can also put you in chains!

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