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June 27, 2010
For the last 5 or 6 years the media (and therefore also the public) has focused either the huge television sets or the extremely small televisions that can be carried around in your pocket. On the tiny end of the scale you have the portable players with 2-4 inch screens that can pack enormous amounts [...]
October 15, 2009
Americans’ increasing concerns about the economy haven’t hurt the leisure travel industry but business travel is taking a hit, according to the 2008 Travel Industry Association annual report, “Travel and Tourism Works for America.” U.S. travelers spent a record amount–$739.9 billion–last year. But it was leisure travel that kept the industry in the red. Business travel [...]
October 15, 2009
A number of questions are asked by clients either before purchasing or after downloading the accounting software. Many of these questions and the answers are the same the most typical of which are produced here. Why is the monthly profit and loss account not updating from the sales and purchases entered. Updating the profit and loss account [...]
October 7, 2009
I am naturally a competitive person. I like to set a goal, treat winning like a game, then see where I need to challenge myself to reach my outcome. This strategy is the reason why I went from low six-figures to high six-figures in just twelve short months. Which got me thinking: why not give a [...]
September 28, 2009
The utmost important, yet underused elements of visual merchandising, is the proper use of lighting to highlight merchandise and displays. The track lighting enhances color, and vivid color sells merchandise. It can actually help enhance sales. The Ambient lighting is the general lighting of a retail store, in many cases fluorescent lighting. It can be used [...]
September 28, 2009
There are many reasons that someone initially decides that it’s time to begin a small business or purchase a franchise. It can be very financially freeing to have additional income on the side, for some the desire to work at home and escape a commute or a cubicle is the driving force behind the decision [...]
September 24, 2009
We see personal development life coaches at seminars, authors in books and tape programs often talk about goal setting, but it can be hard to figure out how to apply that to your small business. In this article, we will look on where you can apply goal setting for small business. In this article, you will [...]
August 25, 2009
As we all know, all types of business require three basic things: motivation, determination, and technical and practical know-how. Here are the 10 commandments of effective small business start-up. 1. You have to identify your business prospect. Choosing the type of business may be a task that may keep you stagnant as you are faced with an array of [...]
August 25, 2009
Does your small business have a web site? If not, you are missing a huge opportunity. In this article, I will explain the benefits and opportunities small businesses can gain with a website. First, let’s define “small business”. Drive down the main street in any town, and you will see everything from taco [...]
August 25, 2009
To qualify for being able to file shortened accounts a small company should satisfy at least two of three conditions. The three exemption conditions prior to April 2008 were that annual turnover is less than 5.6 million pounds, balance sheet total is less than 2.8 million pounds and the average number of employees is less [...]
August 13, 2009
Over Easter there was a large fire at Coorparoo in Queensland, where a number of small businesses were burnt out. This is a devastating event for any business, but what made it more so was that a number of the small businesses were not insured. What was the effect? Let me tell you about one small [...]
July 28, 2009
Small business owners are frequently totally involved in every business activity on a day to day basis. Such close hands on involvement has major advantages although not taking time out to focus on the factors affecting business profitability both as a whole and in detail can result in the profit performance being lower than is [...]
August 8, 2010
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