Free Business Plan Template

December 29, 2009

An important part of running a successful business is having a plan.
You may need a business plan to obtain finance and for contracts or agreements. Most importantly, you need it to determine your business’ viability, what you hope to achieve and how you will do so. You can also plan for challenges.
Preparing a business plan [...]

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Wishing You A Wonderful Christmas

December 26, 2009

No matter what your plans are over the festive season, I’d just like to wish you a very merry Christmas. I hope you’re enjoying creating some wonderful memories with your friends and loved ones.
Best wishes,
Donna-Marie xx

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How Do You Package Your Business Image?

December 22, 2009

The way you package your business will have a direct impact on your success in small business.  But packaging for small business goes way beyond the look and feel of a given product; packaging of your small business includes imaging of all aspects of it — everything that the outside world will see lends to [...]

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Thought For The Day … Laughter And Life

December 16, 2009

Something to keep in mind, especially when you’re having a having a challenging day…
“Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won’t take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother.”
Barbara Johnson – Writer

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How To Improve Business Through Outsourcing

December 14, 2009

Sometimes you are not your own best employee.
Sometimes you are not the most cost-effective choice for handling certain aspects of your business.
Sometimes success in small business relies on recognizing where you could use some help and investing in the things that really make a difference to your productivity and profitability.
Sometimes, small business outsourcing is just [...]

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7 Things To Remember When Asking For Help

December 9, 2009

Do you ever submit a support ticket, anticipating the quick reply to some issue that you’ve tried in vain to solve yourself … only to be disappointed with the reply? Perhaps they didn’t fully answer your questions or they replied with more questions?
I’ve encountered some pretty dodgy support desks, but I must admit, 99.5% of [...]

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How To Have Your Best Year Ever

December 7, 2009

One person I admire and look up to in business and also in personal development is the legendary Jim Rohn. It is with deep sadness that I write this, as this wonderful man passed away on 5 December 2009.
In the 3 part video below, Jim explains how you can have your best year ever. It’s [...]

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How Do You Price Your Products And Services?

December 3, 2009

What Should You Charge?
It’s one of the most basic, yet most elusive questions asked in all types of businesses. Of course you want to make money, but you also want to set prices at a reasonable rate so that you will not lose business.
So how do you strike that balance? How do you [...]

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The Formula For Setting Achievable Goals

November 30, 2009

Why is it that some people can set goals and achieve them while others keep setting goals time and time again, but never seem to get any closer to reaching them?
There are many reasons for this, including lack of self-belief, setting goals that aren’t actually in line with your values or setting goals that are [...]

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Useful Business Agencies Around The World

November 24, 2009

There are a lot of agencies, departments and organisations around the world that are there to help small businesses – from planning and setting up your business, managing and growing it, through to closing or selling your business. But sometimes it’s hard to know where to look when you don’t really know what you’re looking [...]

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