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I want to be my Own Boss. It shouldn’t be difficult should it?
“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. – Nelson Mandela” So, you are wanting to start your own Home Based Business?...
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Too much sugar can be bad for your best customers
“Sweeten the deal and we’ll buy from you”. I’m sure you have heard this line before and perhaps at times even succumbed to the temptation. Don’t feel alone. All the statistics and sales gurus will...
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Home support for your Home Business
Do you have the support of your family for your home business? When I first went out on my own I casually mentioned to my wife, about four days before I resigned from my job, that I had plans to...
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Finding additional funding for a new start-up should be viewed as a last...
How do I raise finance to launch my new business? Firstly, may I suggest you establish whether you actually need to raise additional financing or whether you can manage on your existing piggy bank...
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Will wearing your underpants on the outside make you a superhero entrepreneur?
I honestly don’t know if it will help, it certainly appears to have for certain comic characters, however, the only contribution I can make to this rather constricting discussion is that I am...
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3 options to consider when expanding your small business
“The time has come” the walrus said “To talk of many things: blah, blah, blah,”– I’m sure you know the rest, but I thought it an appropriate opening to a brief chat about you putting some thought to...
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How to approach your ex-employer for contract work
As a new home or small business owner should I tap my ex employer for work? Maybe. It could be as simple as making a phone call or as complicated as having to ensure you do not breach your terms...
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Tips on how to address those boring, but important, back office issues
I recently had the pleasure of acting as the facilitator at one of our local small and home business industry “think tank” discussions. The sub-group which I facilitated, comprising 23 members, are...
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To the Solopreneur: what happens to your business if you are temporarily...
You are a solopreneur and your business is humming along quite nicely thank you, you have built up a sizeable customer base and the bank balance is looking healthy. And then, without warning, you are...
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2 minute “coffee break” read: time for some self-gratification
From time to time, we need to step back from our business and smell the roses, or the coffee or the whisky, or whatever gets you relaxed. Get away from the office. Find a place that is quite and...
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Finding the right pricing strategy
A common conundrum that faces new small business start-ups is how to price their products. There is the tendency to look at what the competition charges and then offer their product at a slightly...
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2 minute “coffee break” read: how do you measure success?
When I started out on my entrepreneurial journey I had a single and simple goal: I wanted to create financial security for my family for the long term. This was my measure of success. Have I achieved...
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Why starting your small business part time maybe the best option
The pundits tell us that on average, 8 out every 10 small business start-ups will fail in the first 12 months of operation. Perhaps this is one of the main reasons why so many potential entrepreneurs...
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Coffee Break read: my first day as a solopreneur
Many years and several businesses later, I still vividly remember my first day as a home business owner – all alone and at home! I had literally gone from corporate employee to business owner in a...
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What have I really learned from my many years as a small business owner?
After being a home and small business owner for many years and having tasted both success and failure in my time, it is interesting to look back and review what worked and what didn’t in my...
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Coffee Break Read: fear of failure
“It always seems impossible until it’s done” – Nelson Mandela In my opinion, the first step in overcoming the potential roadblock of your fear of failure is to admit to it. If you are about to launch...
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A customers first impressions of your company can have either a positive or...
While much effort is spent on ensuring that our customers receive the best possible sales and after sales service to entice them to return, we often overlook how the company is perceived, at first...
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Coffee Break Read: Small business employees
Knowing when to employee staff for your small business is a dilemma all of its own, but finding the right employee that will slot into an environment that is very different from the big company or...
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How my passion killed my first start-up
When I first started out as a small business owner, I took the advice of friends and family and decided to launch my business doing what I was passionate about. I had always harboured a passion...
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How to know when to start growing your home based business
Deciding on when to grow your business is governed by the circumstances that are in play at the time, and timing is what it is all about. Knowing when the time has arrived to expand your business...
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