Posts Tagged 'small business'

NOT SURE WHAT exactly happened today during the Budget 2013 announcement? Don’t have time to read everything?

The good folk over at Legal Panda have created this handy chart which outlines all the major measures revealed by Ministers Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin.

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We learned of another small business blog that might be of use.

Google has launched it as part of their small business series.

So we thought we’d share it with our readers!

You can visit the new blog here

Ideas Room

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 glasses of wine.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They ...

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Economic downturns tend to be self fulfilling. We all help to drive market conditions, so if we all decide to ‘batten down the hatches’, and become more risk averse we all contribute to prolonging a downturn. However though it may sound counter intuitive, an economic downturn is as good a time as any to start a new business.  This short article discusses how entrepreneurs can bootstrap their way to success, by ...

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A marketing plan is a core component of a business plan. It relates specifically to the marketing of a particular product or service and it describes:

• An overall marketing objective

• A broad marketing strategy

• The tactical detail related to specific marketing activities

• The various costs associated with these activities

• Those tasked with delivering these activities by name

The starting point for any marketing plan is an analysis of the strategic context, as a typical objective for most ...

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“What we must decide is perhaps how we are valuable, rather than how valuable we are.”  (Edgar Z Friedenberg)

It may take a moment to digest the full wisdom of this brilliant distinction.

However, for businesses in the future, it’s not going to be a case of what is the cost; but more about the value we bring.

Do you ever find that your customers (or employers) are reluctant to talk about the value ...

Small Businesses really are running out of  reasons to keep their records up to date.

A quick update of your income and expense history will keep your records straight and provide invaluable insight to you best customers, most frequent expenses, and the health of your business.

Outright.com will take care of the work; simply log in, record your income. and expenses, and go back to work.

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Cheer yourself up! One Easy low cost solution

Here are some ideas for an office spring clean:

• Archive, or even better, delete emails that have been sitting in your in-box for over six months.
• Save attachments directly on to your hard drive.
• Think about the paperwork you will need to keep, for tax and reference purposes, and shred the rest.
• Invest in a shredder to prevent identity theft.
• Back up your files and ...
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There is  no point in spelling out what we already know is going on in the economy.

Here’s how I see it.  This year will see the demise of so many businesses, which could  good news for the survivors.  Opportunities will present themselves for those that want to step up and provide exceptional service to grab market share.

With  major stores claiming to be under pressure for sales, it’s still amazing to walk into shopping centres to see all ...

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What do FreshBooks, Shoeboxed, BatchBlue, MailChimp and Outright all have in common? Aside from being Web 2.0 businesses who serve the small business market, they are also the founding member organizations of The Small Business Web.

An exciting initiative that launched earlier this year, The Small Business Web is a partnership of businesses dedicated to upholding a central tenet: “A passion for customer service, an excellent ...