The Small Business Blog

APRIL 8, 2008

The costs will vary greatly depending on your needs – machines that make neon signs for a bar will be more expensive than if you are making wooden estate agent signs. The rest of your expenses will be related to promoting your website. The overall set-up cost could be from five to ten thousand pounds. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JUNE 29, 2006

by Jason Holden on Jun 29, 2006 The first thing I want to make clear here is, the legal entity cannot be decided by just reading this bite sized post, you need to seek professional advice, at which point it will be discussed with you in more detail. What legal entity is right for your business? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. Fixed costs are operating cost that are incurred when providing necessities for doing business and have no relation to the volume of production and sales. Why should I keep my “Fixed Costs&# as low as possible? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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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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! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

Let me give you some pointers here, but please remember you can always do more on the cost-cutting front in any small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer- or Personal business, like professional, contractors, freelancer, self-employed, sole-trader and virtual assistants.

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MARCH 14, 2010

Web development as well can be pretty expensive. John Said on March 23rd, 2010 at 2:26 pm Hi, as a recently established small business one thing we have found is the costs to be horrific in some instances for advertising. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

So it’s quite different from the sole trader, much more expensive to set up and run. There are many more differences, too numerous to mention here. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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MARCH 19, 2008

However, the initial process of incorporation can be lengthy and expensive. The owners of a corporation are its shareholders and their only liability is their investment in company stock. The corporation itself is able to quite easily raise capital by selling off stock. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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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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. Business environment and set-up cost: There is not much potential for international business because you will not be able to keep your prices competitive with foreign companies once you factor in shipping costs.

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APRIL 21, 2008

Maintaining a brand can be expensive in marketing terms so you may wish to drop some entirely. In order for the transition to go smoothly it will require a lot of planning. Failed brand consolidation – It will be important for you to have a clear idea of how you want to manage the new brands you acquire. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JANUARY 13, 2010

It’s expensive to develop your own resources so it makes sense to share. 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. Some of the European car makers worked together to produce a new engine some years ago. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The truth is that charging by the hour is terribly customer unfriendly and is therefor very bad for your small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer- or Personal business, like professional, contractors, freelancer, self-employed, sole-trader and virtual assistants.

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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. Mitch Said on April 23rd, 2010 at 3:21 pm I think this is interesting. The firm withheld extra money from her pay after she was pregnant to give back to her at the beginning of her leave. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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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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JUNE 29, 2010

The key is to realize that you don’t need those expensive things or waste energy to look like a proper business. Another thing is to consider open source software (especially for startups), keeping an eye on electricity (don’t leave computers on all night, same with main lights etc. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MAY 12, 2010

This penalises small businesses, which can ill-afford to pay out for expensive legal advice. I would like to draw your attention to proposals made by HMRC, which could see accountants being forbidden to give even basic financial advice to their clients. This puts bigger businesses at an unfair advantage over their small business counterparts.

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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! 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. 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. But she did; I’ll assume the delay was in trying to get this excepton made for you.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 8, 2010

We’re in this to build income that lets us have a lifestyle we enjoy. But what good is big income if most of it goes to pay expenses and the government takes a chunk on the rest? What if a small income with less expenses and less tax to pay actually ends up creating more money in your pocket? Which would you prefer?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

But one of the things I didn’t mention in that post, mainly because I didn’t know much about it at that time, was about the practical side of the… expenses. Each trips has its own pile of receipts, waiting to be categorized, transcribed and somehow processed into my own personal expenses tracking system. Namely, receipts.

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MAY 30, 2010

Every performance is expensive. Fulfillment is never expensive, on the contrary, it always gives you something instead of taking something from you. It’s consuming your resources, your time, your skills. In order to achieve a certain performance you have to spend something. Fulfillment doesn’t need anything.

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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

So if you are thinking about starting, growing or running your small business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses , but are worried about if you can be successful, worried about failing, worried about giving up your job, etc. than bootstrapping is for you. Great post.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010

The same approach works in many other areas, like personal evolution, lifestyle, or relationships. I was barely affording the maintenance expenses for my wreck. So I bought an Infiniti FX 35, a huge, powerful and luxurious car, more expensive than a Volvo XC90. I found ways to integrate it into my lifestyle.

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MARCH 28, 2010

Sometimes an expense is an investment, and hiring a consultant can flip your business right onto Easy Street. You Need Someone Who Understands Your Lifestyle Before you hire a consultant, make sure this person understands what it’s like to be a freelancer. i can see how they might not understand the lifestyle of a freelancer.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

I’d like a website, but I’m having a hard time justifying the expense.&# The people who hire him have large companies that bring in millions of dollars and a lifestyle that makes most of us drool. I agree with you that an expensive-looking appeal and impression are key. I have my offline business and that does well.

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Brilliantly Better

MAY 17, 2010

To use Jonny’s example, less chocolate cake is not necessarily a bad thing — it could help a person create a healthier lifestyle. But too little chocolate cake isn’t a good situation either: what’s the point of having an incredibly healthy lifestyle that you can’t enjoy?

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Men With Pens

MAY 2, 2010

Your freelancing lifestyle depends on your copy being read. It wasn’t packaged all that well but it was a product that could stand by those words and really didn’t need to pay for the expense of nicely designed packaging. The copy on the box can afford to go unnoticed. You can’t wing it. Powered by frugal

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DECEMBER 13, 2009

What is Lifestyle Design? Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. .&# You get so much more out of your education than what you learn in the classroom. I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place.

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MAY 23, 2010

We approve of this, hands down, because it teaches you the secrets of a great income and an enviable lifestyle. Why I Wish iPhone Apps Were More Expensive Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) June 7, 2010 at 2:19 pm @Marian – As they say, flattery gets you everywhere. We have this. Weve read this. Powered by frugal

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JANUARY 3, 2010

One on one consulting, seminars, meet ups are difficult to copy and expensive to hold. What Marathons Have Taught Me About Lifestyle Design Reply John Hewitt ( @poewar ) January 4, 2010 at 7:04 am Interesting post James. The first ebook is expensive to produce but that is a fixed cost, not marginal cost. Real is the future.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Senate bill won’t change small biz premiums: The Congressional Budget Office predicts the Senate health care reform bill would provide better, but more expensive, coverage in the individual insurance market, while having little impact on premiums for employer-based coverage. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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