The Small Business Blog

JUNE 15, 2010

We all start our own businesses because we have passion and drive, this can easily become lost in the day to day monotony of paperwork and tedious tasks, yet employing full or part-time staff can be expensive and risky. Outsourcing offers the perfect balance, to help you regain balance! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

This allows you to “tag&# expenses to products, departments, services or projects – giving you the opportunity to analyze the true cost of a department or any project. The new cost centre module is excellent for tracking expenses so that we can see which department or project the cost belongs to.

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 5, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The customer service representative standing at the kiosk in the lobby of the bank had been speaking to a customer about a “Power of Attorney&# and its relevance to her aged parent.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

While your competitors have to pay out for expensive office space that they don’t need as clients dry up, your business can continue to thrive. An ideal example of people in this category are parents, childcare is hugely expensive and allowing people the flexibility to work from home means you can gain the staff others are missing out on!

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

Web development as well can be pretty expensive. We have found that speaking to our clients and having a relationship with them instead of just delivering a service helps a lot and have already had numerous recommendations. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

So it’s quite different from the sole trader, much more expensive to set up and run. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 19, 2008

However, the initial process of incorporation can be lengthy and expensive. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 29, 2009

One of the greatest advantages of being a small business is the ease in which you can quickly implement new technology into the way you work, whereas any change for a large company is a lengthy and expensive process. Also, it is important not to lose focus of your main priority as a small business: making money. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2007

A good side effect here is that you will have to look at your expenses and cost again, and may be able to make a judgement if that was good or bad money spent – you know what I mean – the hindsight thing. For the financial year 2006-07 the basic package for non vat registered business is available at just £9.99

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. According to The Australian , the company now plans to spend $100 million over the next four years to improve their customer service. Brookes also plans to equip 65 stores with 4,000 touch screen registers.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

I have known people to go in blindly, purchasing an expensive site, before knowing what their internet strategy is, simply because they are intimidated by technology and a consultant told them that was what they needed. &# Liz Said on October 21st, 2007 at 3:03 pm Hi Stefan This is a great list. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

The set-up cost for this business is one of the more expensive ones due to all the equipment that will be required. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 21, 2008

Maintaining a brand can be expensive in marketing terms so you may wish to drop some entirely. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

It’s expensive to develop your own resources so it makes sense to share. It’s good for you and good for your customers who don’t have to pay excessive costs. There may be some crossover of routes but by co-branding, the airlines are able to give more flights to more destinations. Think of the motor industry.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Not only is my wife employed by a firm that gave her plenty of maternity leave, they also offered help with expenses. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 20, 2010

People often say to me that their small business doesn’t have a website as it’s too complicated, takes up too much time or is too expensive. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

If a start-up funds the development of their company through internal cash flow and are cautious with expenses, the company can grow with low-risk to all those involved. Bootstrapping is to start a business without external help or capital; I believe this is the best possible way to start a small business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

I see many businesses making this mistake), shop around for phone services or use voip instead and so on. The key is to realize that you don’t need those expensive things or waste energy to look like a proper business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Then it is going to be more expensive, therefore, fixed pricing will be more ideal. For your customers and you will be ideally to increase sales. However, if you are working on a project, such as building a website and it takes longer than you expect. Then you need to consider implications of time. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 12, 2010

This penalises small businesses, which can ill-afford to pay out for expensive legal advice. HMRC – and any other government department – should ideally operate a free information service, which provides free written and binding advice to the public as well as to businesses. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Let me spell it out for anyone who really has not got the picture, businesses go bust because: The banks will not lend money to them; Even if they lend the money it is so expensive that it takes any profit out of the deal; They run out of savings. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 7, 2007

It’s universally almost impossible to get a company to pre-ship a replacement for an expensive product. What makes customer service stink isn’t that suppliers make mistakes. Can’t fault you for not knowing, but Apple DID help you recover from it. It would have been easier for the phone rep not even to try.

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Service Untitled

MAY 15, 2009

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Even though something like this seems out of place on a blog about customer service, a physically inviting workplace leads to employees feeling more comfortable and relaxed. Therefore, it’s relevant.

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Service Untitled

JULY 30, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. They know I am choosing Petco over the grocery store for my dog supplies now, and with the money back program, horse supplies are less expensive, easier to find in the store, and more convenient to shop.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 14, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The other credit card I really like for their customer service is my American Express Platinum Card. The downside of the Platinum card centers around the travel and concierge services.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Let’s also assume that the customer can identify the mood of a customer service agent by their pace, volume, inflection, intensity, and even attitude whether it is over the phone or in person.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Almost any company will state on a mission statement their commitment to excellent customer service, but how many of those organizations follow through on that campaign? .

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Ford claims that going to a dealer for work outside of the new warranty period may initially present as being more expensive, however in the long run the dealers have better processes, training, and parts as to Ford products.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Employees are concerned with customer losses, layoffs, employee turnovers, and the extra work that has resulted from under-staffing. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Well thought. Great points.

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Service Untitled

JULY 26, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Shouldn’t hospitals provide customer service? It has three major goals, and for the first time provided patients with some level of customer service.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives What creates customer loyalty? Look at their creativity and skill to garner customer loyalty. And finally how about Starbucks?

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MAY 13, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Statistics cannot measure if the customer is getting what they want, or if the company is delivering the product the customer wants. Is customer service commensurate with price in real estate sales?

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APRIL 19, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. When the company has identified its goals, the business can choose a cross-section of participants for the interviews and find out how they perceive a particular product or even the efficiency of their customer service.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 16, 2009

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. I stumbled upon your blog from the Perfect Apology website ( [link] ), which I visited because I was looking for customer service case studies. Customer service is one of the many topics.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2006

Not all accountants are created equal (how do you choose an accountant) by Jason Holden on May 08, 2006 My first contribution to this blog has resulted from a recent experience had by a new client of my practice with someone who also used the title ‘accountant’. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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OCTOBER 1, 2007

High profit home business Said on April 20th, 2008 at 9:12 pm Bootstrapping is great also because with success does not come huge expenses that can’t be endured with the ups and downs that come with any industry. It does not mean you can’t realise real profits either. The choice to remain low cost is a smart one. Great post.

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