Comments on: Small Business – The chips are on the table. http://sme-blog.com/comments/small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table Let's talk business, ....MICRO & SMALL BUSINESS! Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:46:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Cala dOr http://sme-blog.com/comments/small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table#comment-10379 Cala dOr Fri, 15 May 2009 09:42:35 +0000 http://www.sme-blog.com/comments/small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table#comment-10379 Every so often in life there are events that sort out the good from the bad, this is obviously one of those times. Every so often in life there are events that sort out the good from the bad, this is obviously one of those times.

]]> By: Leaflet Distribution http://sme-blog.com/comments/small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table#comment-10378 Leaflet Distribution Thu, 14 May 2009 09:36:34 +0000 http://www.sme-blog.com/comments/small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table#comment-10378 Going on form the point Jason made about the number of large brands which are suffering or even ending, it does make you wonder if these businesses would have finished anyway, one particular long established business that ended that I am thinking of, was such an out dated business model, who shopped there, a large variety of basically nothing to be honest, other stores, probably more recent, just jumped on the band wagon of other businesses, had huge retail outlets and as such huge fixed costs only to realise that the market that they entered was not as big, or was not growing as much as they thought, with the result of doom, seeing a successful business model and copying it, most of the time does not work, we see it day in day out. Going on form the point Jason made about the number of large brands which are suffering or even ending, it does make you wonder if these businesses would have finished anyway, one particular long established business that ended that I am thinking of, was such an out dated business model, who shopped there, a large variety of basically nothing to be honest, other stores, probably more recent, just jumped on the band wagon of other businesses, had huge retail outlets and as such huge fixed costs only to realise that the market that they entered was not as big, or was not growing as much as they thought, with the result of doom, seeing a successful business model and copying it, most of the time does not work, we see it day in day out.

]]> By: Stefan Töpfer http://sme-blog.com/comments/small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table#comment-10377 Stefan Töpfer Wed, 13 May 2009 19:33:03 +0000 http://www.sme-blog.com/comments/small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table#comment-10377 Keith & Jason, Good points guys - bigger businesses should partners with smaller businesses to get the economy going again. Stefan Keith & Jason,

Good points guys – bigger businesses should partners with smaller businesses to get the economy going again.

Stefan

]]> By: Jason Holden http://sme-blog.com/comments/small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table#comment-10376 Jason Holden Tue, 12 May 2009 12:31:28 +0000 http://www.sme-blog.com/comments/small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table#comment-10376 I couldn't agree more. I would go further, many of the bigger business are going to suffer from the speed and innovation that smaller business possess. Right now I am glad I am a small business and not part of something bigger, just look at all the well-known brands that have gone/are suffering. The rub is, small business still needs a lot of help and guidance to get them to the point of taking on bigger business, they need access to funding, advisers, tender opportunities etc. I couldn’t agree more. I would go further, many of the bigger business are going to suffer from the speed and innovation that smaller business possess.

Right now I am glad I am a small business and not part of something bigger, just look at all the well-known brands that have gone/are suffering.

The rub is, small business still needs a lot of help and guidance to get them to the point of taking on bigger business, they need access to funding, advisers, tender opportunities etc.

]]> By: Leaflet Distribution http://sme-blog.com/comments/small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table#comment-10375 Leaflet Distribution Tue, 12 May 2009 09:41:16 +0000 http://www.sme-blog.com/comments/small-business-the-chips-are-on-the-table#comment-10375 All comes back to one basic fact, if you keep your fixed costs as low as possible, you are far more likely to survive, or even grow, than if your costs are higher, its not rocket science ! All comes back to one basic fact, if you keep your fixed costs as low as possible, you are far more likely to survive, or even grow, than if your costs are higher, its not rocket science !

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