Starting a home business can put you on an emotional roller
coaster that has you experiencing high highs and low lows. In
addition to the immediate luxuries of being your own boss,
setting your own working hours, and avoiding a stressful commute,
there are also significant things to consider …
As a new business owner you must wear many hats.
You will need knowledge of accounting, marketing, advertising, management, administration, inventory, sales, etc., in addition to knowledge pertaining to your industry. Since you may be very proficient in some of these areas, but not in othe…
Credit cards are just so convenient, aren’t they? There’s no need to carry any money with you ever again: you can just take one with you to the shop and pay the exact amount just by handing it over. If you haven’t been paid yet, then you don’t need to worry, because the money will still be th…
Areas of Decision Making
When you have your own business, each decision that you make may have an impact on the business’s profitability. If you were previously an employee, and not involved in your employer’s decision making processes, then this may all be new to you.
It is importa…
Business people often spend time and money trying to find new ways to stand out from the crowd or craving recognition and exposure for their organisation and its achievements.
Communicating with your customers and stakeholders has become more demanding, complex and pressure-driven. The medi…
Are you in this situation? You and your boss just don’t seem to connect and work well together. It isn’t that you are having knock down fights. It’s just that you know things could be better. You don’t want to look for another job so you have to figure out how to make it work. Basically it’s…
Business checks are available in many styles and varieties. They offer many benefits to your small business, some you may not have thought of.
1. Printing your own checks is easy. With the newest computer software that is available, anybody can figure it out. The programs can work with your…
So you want to start publishing an online newsletter? Why? Because that’s what all the online marketing experts and gurus said to do. You’ve been told you’ll pull in lots of new customers if you just start publishing an online newsletter AND purchase their list magnet ebook. I am not going to …
Whether you’re a coach or a copywriter, an accountant or an architect, there will always be that one icky client who puts your patience to the test. You’ve signed the papers, but with each day that passes, you dread working with this person more and more. Should you grit your teeth and suffer t…
The following tips have come from a wide variety of sources; some from other successful businesses we know, some from our Home-Based and Small Business Support Group meetings and some we’ve developed by trial and error.
Some of the ways to get clients are: contact previous employers; mail…