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Trying to hire staff
Dec 11 2008
There’s no getting round the fact that great ideas are always made or ruined by other people.
Cash flow conundrums
Dec 03 2008
As an owner-manager, seeing your cash flow steadily dwindle can seem like the equivalent of death by a thousand cuts. If you are going to be on top of your cashflow, don’t make things harder than they already are by failing to pay attention to the numbers.
Going the extra mile
Nov 28 2008
Going that extra mile and selling harder doesn’t necessarily mean generating new leads and sales.
Cancel Christmas?
Nov 14 2008
Some of you are probably wondering whether you should cancel the Christmas party – or Christmas itself for that matter.
Poor old Jim Bowen
Nov 05 2008
Poor old Jim Bowen. From being the master of Sunday afternoon TV entertainment with that classic blend of darts meets end-of-the-pier tomfoolery Bullseye, he has gone to bringing in just five per cent of the votes in the latest SmallBusiness.co.uk poll.
Last chance saloon
Oct 22 2008
The chorus of approval greeting prime minister Gordon Brown’s emphasis on small businesses in his multi-billion pound rescue of the banks is understandable.
Inspired thinking
Oct 21 2008
Motivational skills may come in handy these days. Not only for your staff, but for yourself.
No safety net
Sep 22 2008
Whereas some financial institutions may get bailed out by a government for ruinous levels of greed and/or bad judgement, a small business has no such safety net.
Show me the money
Sep 10 2008
Payment terms are often a guideline as opposed to a set rule for most businesses.
Are you working too hard?
Aug 19 2008
News that UK entrepreneurs are clocking up 50-hour weeks will come as little surprise to hardworking business owners.
How to be a start-up success
Aug 07 2008
There are three common elements to a start-up successfully negotiating those tricky first few years: an honest appraisal of ability, market research, and finance.
Necessity and invention - it's hard being green
Jul 23 2008
Not so long ago the Environment Agency, the public body charged with the tall order of keeping England’s land green and pleasant, claimed that greater compliance with green legislation could save small business millions of pounds.
Life is so much harder if you’re ambitious
Jul 10 2008
By putting yourself on the line, you’re increasing your chances of failure. In business, that can be a brutal experience.
The death of the salesman
Jun 25 2008
In the largely male world of sales, the best deal closers invariably carry the conviction they are irresistible to the fairer sex.
Developing a more aggressive strategy
Jun 11 2008
The air is thick with fear, loathing and endless surveys as the economic downturn seems set to twist into a 'can’t bear to look' tailspin.