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Month July 2010

WinWeb Pitch of the Week -Domoticware

The winner of WinWeb’s Pitch of the Week competition this week is Monoj Phatak, founder of Domoticware, a company that is that are innovative from a customer perspective, not just from an engineering perspective . Read more about Domoticware here and if you would like to enter WinWeb’s Pitch of the Week competition visit our…

John Needs YOU!

Fellow blogger John Crickett is busy writing a new book: The Big Book of Business Ideas, and he needs your help. John needs business owners to use as case studies and some ‘from the trenches’ advice on starting a business like yours. What do you have to do? Just take a few minutes to complete…

The Inception of a Business Idea

Every successful business starts with an idea. If you haven’t been immediately struck with inspiration, then coming up with a concept for your small business can be difficult and frustrating. However, there are some tried and tested methods you could use to come up with an idea that suits you. Firstly, you could try doing…

Top 5 Tips for Writing Content for a Small Business Website

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Pick one idea for an article and stick to it.  Don’t meander onto other topics, save that content for additional articles. 2. Simplify as much as possible.  Try to boil down content into its…

WinWeb Pitch of the Week Winner – Kai Chew

The winner of WinWeb’s Pitch of the Week competition this week is Kai Chew, founder of KafeChew Actuarial EduTech Co., who after seeing a problem came up with a business idea to help actuarial students gather all the information they need from one source. Read more about KafeChew here and if you would like to…

Being In Business Means Being Online

It is my belief that in order to succeed, businesses should have a distinct online presence. Being online enables small businesses to sell to customers across the country, even around the world, not limiting their customer base to those just around their chimneybreast. I have spoken before about small businesses that want to stay small,…

Top 5 Ways of Increasing Business Speed

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Become comfortable with making quick strategic twists and turns.  Throw your five-year plan out the window. 2. Examine timetables closely and look for ways to compress the length of time that projects will take.…

WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Uni Baggage

The winner of WinWeb’s Pitch of the Week competition this week is Paul Stewart, founder of Uni Baggage, who after seeing a problem came up with a business idea to help students transport their belongings to and from University. Read more about Uni Baggage here and if you would like to enter WinWeb’s Pitch of…

Finding Your Feet In The Business World

Starting your own business can be a daunting time; even for the most seasoned business person. No matter how much corporate or retail experience you have of working in other organisations nothing can prepare you for the challenges, and exuberating feeling, of starting your own business. Before you take the plunge it is a good…

Top 5 Priorities Before Starting a Business

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Researching your market first is critical.  You need to determine whether there is actually going to be a demand for your business. 2. Open a bank account specifically for your small business.  Keep your…

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