Marketing Advantage – Small Business
Small business has powerful advantages over big business when it comes to marketing. But small business often misses these advantages because they are seduced into emulating the big corporations. The typical approach to marketing by big business is to use the resource they have most of, money. Those big corporations tend to throw lots of [...]
10 Steps To Help Boost Business Productivity
Could your business be achieving more? Here are 10 steps to help give productivity levels a boost and help you meet and surpass your targets. 1. The first thing you may need to do is curtail personal use of web amongst your employees. If your staff are spending too long on sites like Facebook and [...]
Personal Finance – The Benefits of a Budget
Why is it so many of us hate the idea of living a budget-based life? I suppose it’s because living within a budget feels like we are depriving ourselves of some of the good things in life, when actually, a budget can bring the good life even closer. Whether you are purchasing new clothes, a [...]
Business Networking
Many successful business people would agree that networking is a very important skill to have, and this is specially true for entrepreneurs. Effective networking can help you get more customers, partners and investors for your business. Creating strong business relationships is critical for success of any business, big or small. Many entrepreneurs do not foresee [...]
Ten Business Security Tips
Security is an important issue for businesses of all sizes. Security threats to businesses include: theft; loss; arson; burglary; vandalism; terrorism and IT threats. All businesses, even small ones, should be insured adequately against security threats – you should get professional advice on the coverage you require. As well as making sure you’re insured, your [...]
Personal Finance – First Paycheck
Have you ever been in a situation where you’re about to run out of funds just after two weeks getting your paycheck? If the answer is “yes” then you might be trying to find answers to these questions: “Where did my money go?” “What have I done with it?” “What did I spend on it [...]
Where to Get Small Business Books
There are many small business books out there to help get you started in your small business venture. Finding the right one is difficult to do though. However, it is a good idea to pick up more than one. Right! Go to your library and pick up at least five business books that will teach [...]
Bankruptcy – A Guide
One of the most important things to say about bankruptcy is that it should always be considered as a last resort, after all alternatives have been explored. However, it’s important to say something about this idea of “last resort”. True, bankruptcy is the most damaging thing you can do it your credit rating, and all [...]
Business Networking – The ABC’s
People have often asked me what I consider the ABC of networking are. Interestingly, the ABCs I tend to pick have little to do with the process of networking, but more to do with the WHY, WHO, WHERE and WHEN. To that end, I’m going to give you my ABCs with a brief explanation of [...]
Business Finance – Strategic Planning
Whether you are starting up your business or expanding it you will need finance in order to do so. This is especially relevant to new businesses that are just starting up. There are numerous avenues that you can approach in order to gain this start up finance and there are many different forms of it [...]
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