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Small Business Cost Cutting:- Fire Non-Essential Staff

Aug 5, ’11 11:54 AM

I think it is no great secret anymore that the world economy is going to take a “little” longer to recover, due in part to the incompetence of some of our beloved and distrusted politicians. What are you doing to tighten your “business” belt? As I have discussed before, changing as much of your fixed…

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Top 5 Tips for Running a Part-Time Business

Jul 18, ’11 7:00 AM

The weekly top 5 tips post is always full of helpful hints and advice for small, home and micro business owners. 1. It is possible to run a part-time business alone in addition to working full-time, but if you can receive aid and assistance from family and friends then it will be a far easier…

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The Social Customer

Jul 13, ’11 12:05 PM

We humans are social animals – there can be no doubt about that, given the rise of social networking & social media. Social networking is centered around the exchange of ideas, knowledge and more – in other words it helps people to interact. A business wanting to use social media effectively you’ll need to ask…

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The Branson Model

Jul 1, ’11 10:10 PM

The way Richard Branson starts businesses is very simple – that is why it works so often. He looks at an industry where the market participants have accepted that the current way is the way this industry works (complacency). He goes and finds the most profitable part or sector of it, makes it better and…

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Sugar – Who needs him?

Jun 26, ’11 2:06 PM

The man who apparently failed to recognize that we were in a recession, has now decreed that engineers can’t run successful businesses. What gets me, is not “Lord” Sugar, who in my opinion is well past his sell by date (lets face it anyone can make money out of a large real-estate portfolio), no it’s…

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Cloud Based Accounting Software

Jun 18, ’11 3:14 PM

Accounting is most certainly not the the most favorite entrepreneurial occupation – rightly so. Let’s face it accounting is all about the past, at a time when we all need to look to the future to navigate these perilous financial times. But, accounting software will help us to manage the past, improve our cash-flow and…

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Just Don’t Quit!

Jun 17, ’11 6:24 PM

I ran one of the largest ISPs in the 90’s and it was not always easy (the understatement of my life), we were growing so fast, that we never had any money, our cash-flow was catastrophic, always. During those years my CFO and I had a saying, “It’s going to be another interesting day!” –…

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When Passion Turns To Greed…

Jun 10, ’11 6:37 AM

Business has one goal, to make money – that is the only reason anyone will start a business. There may be differences in terms of how much money and what the money is being used for, ie. social enterprise. “ GREED, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear.~ Cyril Connolly Sometimes you…

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Small Business Support For An Enterprising Nation

Jun 9, ’11 2:07 PM

In the UK 500,000 new businesses start every year, these businesses are of vital importance to the British economy, the nation of enterprise. Supporting small business, in their entrepreneurial endeavors has to come high on anyone’s agenda. The UK, as an enterprising nation, small business support is the best way to reduce the five year…

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Top 5 Tips for Tackling Workplace Lethargy

May 16, ’11 7:00 AM

The weekly top 5 tips post is always full of helpful hints and advice for small, home and micro business owners. 1. Planning your eating carefully throughout the day is important. Don’t skip breakfast before work as it will put you at a disadvantage for the rest of the day. 2. The types of food…

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