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Month October 2012

Top 5 Tips for Expanding Globally

Top 5 Tips posts from the SME Blog are always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. You will need to have the right platform to deliver your products or services to international markets, whether it be software or a website that acts as the mechanism. Some types of…

Enterprise Rockers hit Liverpool for the first time

Our friends at Enterprise Rockers have been popping up with gigs all over the country and now they are scheduled to make their debut appearance in Liverpool this coming Monday. This first gig has been organised by Kevin Walsh of Harlequin Studio and Kate Stewart of Team A Go Go and Made-Here who will set…

Vote for me, no me, no me…..

Ask the right people Over the past month I have received a plethora of requests via social media or email to vote for various businesses whose owners, or directors, I have come in to contact with either this year or in years gone by but who I have had no trading experience with at all.…

Is it a good idea to get a coach or mentor?

Do keep up. I’m sorry it has been a couple of weeks since my last effervescent erudition. I thought it best to go into hiding for a little while – two reasons. Firstly, ever since I was papped topless whilst reading ’50 shades of” I’ve been stalked by a sweat of billionaire businessmen (not sure…

Five Simple Marketing Tips for Small Businesses

I have been thinking about what to write for this post for the last couple of days. Whilst doing my research and thinking about a few ideas I came across the following infographic that I wanted to share with you. What I like about it is that it concentrates on some very simple things that…

5 myths about virtual meetings

New research shows that three out of five UK SMEs plan to introduce virtual meetings within the next five years. But despite the growing popularity, many smaller businesses think that video conferencing is out of their reach. Cutting down on business-related travel, reducing costs and time savings are common reasons that businesses are using virtual…

Top 5 Tips for Small Business Online Security

Top 5 Tips posts from the SME Blog are always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Don’t wait until it is too late to put security measures in place to protect your small business from cyber crime or data loss. Establish which data is essential to the day-to-day…

A little bit of take and give

As financial tightrope artists, with occasional cameo performances on the high trapeze, small businesses and one-man/one-woman bands can ill afford to be generous. Or can they? I budget for giving, for two reasons. I’m alive and well, independent, happy and fortunate; wobbling on occasions, but equally taking full advantage of the freedom to decide my…

Top 5 Tips for Small Business Blogging

Top 5 Tips posts from the SME Blog are always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Don’t be afraid to display your credentials prominently. People need to know why they should pay attention to your business, so if they can easily see your history and accomplishments they will…

The Power of We = Enterprise Rocks!

Today is Blog Action Day and at the Small Business Blog we wanted to use this opportunity to highlight a cause that is very important to us: Micro Business survival. Micro enterprises are defined as any business from any sector with less than ten employees. These make up the backbone of the economy, so protecting…

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