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17 Common Mistakes of a Small Business

17 Common Mistakes of a Small Business

As an entrepreneur, the most hated thing would be to see the bank accounts diving down or going bankrupt. Small-businesses are relatively less risky and easier to run, but there are many common mistakes which entrepreneurs make which lead to inevitable failure to the business. In this post 17 such common mistakes are listed below: [...]

July 18 2010 | Posted in Features | Read the Dose »

Five Elements of Effective Teams

Five Elements of Effective Teams

This article includes a checklist to use in establishing a team “charter.” This is a very useful tool for new teams, as well as for teams that are searching for a renewed sense of purpose. The Team Charter Successful teams have five things in place: 1. A clear sense of purpose 2. Well-understood norms of [...]

January 11 2010 | Posted in Features, Management & Operations | Read the Dose »

Approaches To Printing On A Budget

Approaches To Printing On A Budget

Tired of the high cost of producing your poster printing? Do not be. There are plenty of ways for you to save on costs and work on the minimal budget you have. If you want cheap poster printing, here are ways for you to cut your printing costs. Resize your poster. Instead of doing it [...]

December 14 2009 | Posted in Features, Management & Operations, Small Business & Startup | Read the Dose »

How Small Business Can Benefit through Twitter Lists?

How Small Business Can Benefit through Twitter Lists?

Most of us know that twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. In this article, we will discuss how small business can utilize twitter effectively. Earlier in twitter, group following was not possible. On the basis of users’ feedback, twitter has [...]

December 14 2009 | Posted in Features, Small Business & Startup, Technology & e-Business | Read the Dose »

Turn Your IT Expertise Into a Business

Turn Your IT Expertise Into a Business

Transforming your information technology expertise into a successful and ongoing business can be a great way to make use of these skills and to take control of your financial destiny. It is such a common path that the membership group the Independent Computer Consultants Association (ICCA) exists to support the work of these small business [...]

December 14 2009 | Posted in Features, Small Business & Startup | Read the Dose »

How To Pay Off A 30-Year Mortgage In 8.5 Years

How To Pay Off A 30-Year Mortgage In 8.5 Years

Is it really possible that you can pay off a 30-year mortgage in less than 10 years…without refinancing…without necessarily increasing your total monthly expenditures…and without debt consolidation? Yes, it is! Thousands of home owners have learned that it can be done! This may seem to be too good to be true at first, and you [...]

December 9 2009 | Posted in Features, Money & Finance | Read the Dose »

10 Steps to a Successful Business Plan

10 Steps to a Successful Business Plan

Send the right message – to the right people – at the right time. If you manage projects, then you will know that to succeed, you need to communicate clearly with all of your project stakeholders. Otherwise your staff will lack clear direction, team morale will be low and your project may deliver over schedule [...]

December 5 2009 | Posted in Features, Small Business & Startup | Read the Dose »

Stop Trying to Do Everything

Stop Trying to Do Everything

It’s not in your best interest to think that you can, or should, do all the tasks involved in running, marketing and managing your business. If it isn’t a strength, get it off your plate. Maximize your time doing what you do best or activities that directly increase your revenue like marketing! And the key [...]

December 5 2009 | Posted in Features | Read the Dose »

Business Consultancy Services: 4 Secret Tips To Turbo Charge New Business Growth

Business Consultancy Services: 4 Secret Tips To Turbo Charge New Business Growth

In recession not many business management consultancy representatives discuss business growth consulting. However it is the proactive business owners seeking new business growth that are grabbing opportunities missed by others to turbo charge their growth in business. Business development consultancy and business consultancy services linked to a business growth plan are a valuable asset to [...]

December 5 2009 | Posted in Features, Small Business & Startup | Read the Dose »

Developing the Financial Projections for a Business Plan

Developing the Financial Projections for a Business Plan

Developing the financial projections for your business plan may seem a daunting task. After all, how can you know what type of revenue and costs your business will encounter in its first year of operation, let alone the first five years? Putting the projections in the plan and presenting it to funders also seems so [...]

December 5 2009 | Posted in Features, Small Business & Startup | Read the Dose »