I know this is a strange posting for me to make, but it is prompted by a recent article by Kristen Fischer on Freelance Switch.
Kirsten covers the basics in this posting, such as sort your receipts, compile forms and believe it or not get an accountant.
So this got me thinking, do accountants do enough to […]
There is a saying:
Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity and cash flow is reality
This saying is true, and never more so than now, with the credit crunch, inflation rising and the doom and gloom mongers out there dispensing their ‘a recession is nigh’ rhetoric, now is the time to get control over your finances and […]
Yesterday I made a posting about marketing, in it I mentioned this blog, and how it is a form of marketing, and no, this method will not suit everyone, but if you had any doubts about the success a blog can add to your business ask yourself, which of your competitors who have website’s blog?
Some […]
In my first couple of posting I hinted at marketing, but I didn’t really tackle it. Marketing is an area that many, if not the majority of small businesses fall down on, they are just no good at it, or are they?
You run your own business, and all of a sudden you are expected to […]
As I promised on Friday today I am going to cover attracting and hopefully retain the best staff for your business.
Most small businesses feel that they loose out in the war for talent, after all bigger business can usually offer bigger salaries and greater career progression, although much of this may have some truth to […]
Following on from my posting yesterday on small is the new big I wanted to cover a bit about how a small business can behave like a bigger business but remain small.
The thing I like about being small is having control over the business, this means you control what it does, how it does it […]
‘Small is the new big’, this is something I saw referred to last year on many blog sites, and it got me thinking, what does it really mean?
Well firstly, computers are now small but with big power, the ipod shuffle is so small yet will hold so many songs, I wonder will future DJ’s be […]
2008 has started off, where 2007 left off, with doom and gloom about the economy, worldwide not just the UK.
A recent report by Grant Thornton says the treasury will need even more money from taxpayers to plug its spending black hole.
We still have violent conflicts in various parts of the world.
Now stop right there, […]
Q: I own and operate a custom glass terrarium company that designs enclosures for reptiles, amphibians and insects.Currently, I manufacture between 100-150 units per month but would like to boost that number to 100-150 per week. At the moment, all my free time is dedicated to this business as I have not had enough sales […]
These days there are so many other ‘professionals’ out there other than the accountant to help business. And that’s a good thing.
So how can a mentor help you and your business, and what does a mentor actually do?
A good mentor is there to help you (the ‘mentee’) develop a sustainable and successful business through […]
