1: 7 Steps to Good Work Habits
Your laptop was built for doing work away from the office. Making sure your self-discipline comes along for the trip is something else. Many business owners and executives associate an office environment with the will to work. As a result, they fret that they - or their employees - may be less diligent when working from home or a hotel room.
Department: BUSINESS PLANNING
Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010
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2: A Blueprint for Success
A business plan is crucial for raising money for expansion.
Department: BUSINESS PLANNING
Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010
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3: Growing Pains
Most businesses go in cycles, whatever the general economic conditions. As existing customers drift away and markets shrink, businesses have to adapt by taking up new opportunities and making new contacts. The wise business person recognises these changes and plans how to deal with them. Even in the worst economic situation, businesses can do well.
Department: BUSINESS PLANNING
Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010
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4: How To Increase Your Productivity
However large or small your business is, you always need to look for ways to increase productivity. This means that you should be able to get more from your employees, your equipment, and even your suppliers.
Department: BUSINESS PLANNING
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5: Are you Ready for the Business Challenge?
The only reason for going into business should be that you have a great business opportunity, or a concept that neatly fills a gap in the market and is feasible.
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6: enchmarking
When choosing to benchmark your business, you have a number of choices about who you can benchmark your business against.
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7: Burnout, and How to Beat It
The big lie is not that the cheque is in the mail. The big lie is the myth that start-up phase of a company is the bad part, the struggle - that once the cash starts coming in, satisfaction and happiness follows.
Department: BUSINESS PLANNING
Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010
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8: usiness Systems? Check
For many small business owners, it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day operation and forget about the systems that actually support it. We look at the benefits of business systemisation and how to go about it.
Department: BUSINESS PLANNING
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9: Creating a Successful Crisis Management Plan
Your crisis management plan must enable your business to get back on track as soon as possible after a business crisis. The following steps will help your business survive any crisis and get you back to profitability.
Department: BUSINESS PLANNING
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10: Critical Small Business Mistakes
There are many traps that small business owners can fall into when they are first starting out. However, by recognising these common mistakes, you can avoid them easily and be well on your way to success.
Department: BUSINESS PLANNING
Publish Date: Monday, 16 August 2010
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