The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2006

Another downside, if you make more profits than you draw out, you are still taxed on all the profit irrespective of whether you have taken the money, and with a 40% tax band this can be expensive. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

Legal

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!

2010

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. Custom T-shirt Factory Said on May 10th, 2008 at 9:44 pm Very Good and useful Blog if you are wanting to star a new business. T- shirts have made many individuals and companies millions. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2008

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!

2007

Success

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I started doing this in July of 2009 and it has created the most magical year of my life. I want to evaluate my cost-of-living expenses and see where I can cut back. Review your expenses as a couple. Todd Duncan , sales expert and co-author of The 10 Golden Rules of Customer Service: The Story of the $6,000 Egg.

Mentoring

Allwork

AUGUST 29, 2024

The tax break, originally launched in 2009 as part of the non-Habitual Resident tax plan, is designed to attract skilled foreign professionals such as tech workers and doctors to Portugal. Other companies like Nokia are also investing into devices and services targeting nomadic internet users.

2024

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!

2007

Make or Break Moments

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

I have made purchases with a check – the check goes through a little machine and bada bing, bada boom, the money is removed from my account and I’m handed back the check. The company gets their money and I’m not inconvenienced.

Credit Card

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!

2007

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!

2007

The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 11, 2010

Add up all your monthly expenses so you can estimate how much money you will have left each month. The best tip from my point of view would be to avoid unnecessary expenses. Then try and remove or refinance the most expensive lending. Start getting into the habit of saving each week right now, at the beginning of the year.

2007

The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Whatever method you use to record your income & expenses at the moment, instead simply enter the details on a form on the Payments & Receipts pages of ‘Cashbook’ to record any money paid into or out of your business. You will then have a record of all your income & expenses shown with monthly totals.

2006

The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 09, 2009 Lord Sugar’s – the government’s enterprise czar – outburst last week where he allegedly called small business owners moaners and said: “I can honestly say a lot of problems you hear from people who are moaning are from companies I wouldn’t lend a penny to.

2009

The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 29, 2009

The worst business start-up mistakes by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 29, 2009 Although many people decide to try and realise their dream of starting their own business, unfortunately it often turns into a nightmare for them. Also, it is important not to lose focus of your main priority as a small business: making money. Just a opinion!

UPS

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. Medisoft Software Said on June 13th, 2009 at 8:07 am It seems that Winweb is a great way to go. What a great team.keep up the great work.

2007

The Small Business Blog

MAY 31, 2006

This might sound like a shocking statement, since "Enterprise Software" typically means the world of SAP and Oracle, and the traditional heavyweight, expensive, pay-huge-license-fees-upfront, then try-to-implement-forever model that does not work anymore. We advertised on television and radio and print. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2006

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 15, 2014

What example am I setting for our teenage daughter about pursuing dreams at a fairly expensive price? Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach (2009). Grand Central Publishing; Reissue edition (September 9, 2009). The message wasn’t just about self-care. To me the message was, Pay Attention!

Administrative Professionals

The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. Candace Said on December 15th, 2009 at 12:48 am Outsourcing can be a good way to manage assets, as well. Why should I keep my “Fixed Costs&# as low as possible? You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

2007

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. Wilbert Said on December 4th, 2009 at 12:32 am These are some great bits of advice you have there.

2007

The Small Business Blog

JULY 27, 2006

Also, when you buy such a system the up front costs can be expensive. Next is the new generation of SaaS (Software as a Service) offerings, these operate in much the same way those that sit on your computer do, except you use them over an internet connection. Some such systems are Sage , TAS , Clearlybusiness , and VT transaction.

UPS

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!

2008

The Small Business Blog

MAY 10, 2006

It used to collectively refer to companies too small to be attractive for the major Enterprise Software providers – and of course the same held true vice versa: I assume most readers of this blog are in small businesses, and for you the rule has been that "enterprise software" is too expensive. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2006

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.

Collaborate

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!

2007

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!

2007

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. Removing stretch marks Said on January 13th, 2009 at 10:00 am I feel bad when someone says I am charging you for hour. Then you need to consider implications of time.

2008

The Small Business Blog

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.

2007

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.

Customer Service

The Marq

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Given that I didn’t want to incur the expense of switching providers, I decided to stay with T-Mobile. You may be wondering what expenses. Well, I’d have to pay a cancellation fee on my contract and higher fees for similar services elsewhere. This left no question in my mind that I wanted to get the CLIQ.

Keyboards

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.

Customer Service

Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

There are a lot of successful businesses that are not the largest or the least expensive in what they sell. So what makes customer loyalty? Most likely its performance, reliability, offering something different which is worthwhile to the customer, and providing service far above what is commonly expected. There was more.

Customer Service

The Small Business Blog

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. PAYweb Small Business Payroll Said on February 23rd, 2009 at 6:29 pm Great article, and very interesting comments.

2007

The Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2006

This list is not exhaustive, but an overview from the following information- [link] Leaflet Delivery Said on February 5th, 2009 at 11:53 am I have a quick question for you guys, if you receive bad advice and work from an accountant, which then leads into an investigation, can you claim against him ?

2006

The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Small Business News World Round-up – 2009/12/08 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 08, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2009