40 FREE resources and tools for Home and Small Business owners
Here is a list of free resources and tools that could be of help to your home or small business. The list of products listed below should not be seen as complete or definitive, for each category....
View ArticleHome Business Start-up: 7 key elements that need to be assessed before taking...
There is plenty of preparation that goes into launching a small or home based business. But what if you are not absolutely sure that everything will pan out once you start to develop your business...
View ArticleFor when it all gets too much
It’s Monday and your life as a small business owner is about to get even more difficult. You have a week of problem solving ahead of you. Your day is going to start with chasing down people who...
View ArticleNeed to move your business out of the home? Here are 4 possible destinations
Needing to relocate your home based business? Not sure where to? Here are some suggestions. By implication, home based businesses tend to be small, lacking in large amounts of capital and a...
View Article6 warning signs that it’s time to move your Home based Business out of the Home
Time to find alternative office accommodation? Unless you have opted to maintain your home based business at a level that will never require you to look for alternative office space, a time will...
View ArticleHow to get influencers to read your blog posts
There is nothing more frustrating than spending hours, if not days, compiling a killer post, in your opinion, and hardly any one reads it. Not mention sharing it. This really great article from...
View ArticleA good Financial Accounting Plan is critical for Start-ups; but what is the...
How important is financial knowledge or access to the requisite skills essential for running a home or small business? Very. Many a technically innovative and competent small business owner,...
View ArticleFrom the experts: Social Media tricks, tips and tools for the small business...
Trying to stay on top of your Social Media commitments can be exhausting, unless you employ others to do it on your behalf. For the new small business owner, knowing how to launch your profile,...
View Article6 things I really DON’T Like about being a Small Business owner
It’s an irrefutable FACT. No matter how we claim to love what we do to earn our daily bread, be it writing, blogging, business ownership, corporate employee or service provider, there are aspects...
View ArticleAffiliate Marketing – where does a Beginner begin?
Where does an aspiring Affiliate Marketer begin? At the beginning, is probably your immediate response. And that would, of course mean finding a suitable domain name and building a website,...
View ArticleWhat I Like about being a Small Business Owner
What is it, after taking the monumental decision to become a small business owner, that makes the decision and the subsequent roller coaster ride that is entrepreneurship, worth it? Although much...
View ArticleCoffee Break Read: They rejected my idea, AGAIN
“Your idea was rejected, so what. Get back out there and try again” Heard that one before? Just pick yourself up and do it all over again – and be rejected again. Been there, done that? At...
View Article5 Reasons, probably self-inflicted, as to why Small Businesses fail
Are you managing your small business in a way that could lead to its demise? Small businesses go out of business because they run out of money; if cash outflows exceed inflows over an extended...
View ArticleHow will I know if my online start-up idea will work?
You won’t. That is, not until you spend the time and do the necessary research. Your light bulb moment may sound like the solution to all your woes but unless you determine its acceptability to the...
View ArticleIn B2B, is a small company prejudiced when bidding for work?
Let’s do the role-play thing for a while. You are the Senior Buyer in a very large corporation responsible for interviewing prospective suppliers to your company. In walks supplier A and...
View ArticleKnowing where to go for help when the business is in crises, is paramount
I don’t need help, I can handle the problems myself. Seriously? As small business owners, we are perhaps hesitant to admit that our business needs help for fear that it could be perceived as...
View ArticleStarting your own small business PART 3 – Selecting the right option
This is the third and final article in the 3 part series which explores how a new start-up entrepreneur goes about deciding on what home or small business to start. Let’s recap on what the...
View ArticleStarting your own small business PART 2 – I know what kind of business I...
This, the second article in a 3 part series, explores how an aspirant home business owner selects the TYPE of business to launch. Let’s recap on what the first article covered: In Part 1, I...
View ArticleStarting your own small business PART 1 – What type of business should it be?
Converting ideas and dreams into reality seem so simple when in your bathtub or with friends at the local pub. No less so then if it is a home based or small business you intend launching. And...
View ArticleThe structured day of the Home Business Owner. Really?
Being a home business owner and a parent is not for sissies. I am often asked what I do for a living. After explaining that I am a home business owner and wading through all the usual questions...
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