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Cobweb 'Unplugged' - With comments
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How to make your business more interesting (26
Aug
2010)
Here's some good news for you this week. The majority of small business owners are generally inept when it comes to marketing and promoting themselves. So why exactly is that good news, you might ask?...
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Third of charities have no financial safety net (16
Aug
2010)
One in three charities is "without a financial safety net" and is under threat from closure in the wake of public sector spending cuts, according to research carried out by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)... read more
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Small business owners are not very green or charitable... but they enjoy meeting people (05
Aug
2010)
EnterQuest's most recent survey looked into small business owners' attitudes and opinions about using business plans both at start up and at other key times in the business life cycle. The survey also sought our readers opinions about their management style, how they measure success, and what excites and frustrates them the most about running a small firm in the UK... read more
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Your idea's stupid, you're an idiot and you'll fail (29
July
2010)
People will tell you that your idea is daft, but if you do your research, stick to what you believe in, think outside of the boundaries that are set by others, and take calculated, measured risks, then you can put yourself on the right path towards making your idea happen... read more
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What you need first before starting up (15
July
2010)
When you started your business, or if you're in the process of starting one now, what do you think is (or was) the first and most important thing you needed to have before you made the decision to start? And if you've had some "expert" advice, what did they say you needed first?... read more
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What's an entrepreneur? (08
July
2010)
Many entrepreneurial people start up in business - often several times - and end up failing every time. Not because they aren't entrepreneurial enough, but because they don't know how to run a business... read more
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'Must haves' for small business support (01
July
2010)
In the last few days Business and Enterprise Minister, Mark Prisk, has been reported as saying that the regional Business Links will be closed and their contracts wound down... read more
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The unique 'small business feeling' (27
May
2010)
Many people who run their own enterprise fail to appreciate that running a small business can give them several advantages over the bigger players in their sector or industry... read more
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The 'proper' way to run your business (13
May
2010)
You will almost certainly have heard the expression, or seen it first hand, that "all's fair in love and war", and for a lot of people that applies to running their business as well... read more
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8 tips to help you fail in business (07
May
2010)
Every year about 400,000 people start up in business, and some of them even do well enough to survive and continue trading successfully beyond those tricky first couple of years... read more
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Round-up of election manifestos (20
Apr
2010)
A summary of the election manifestos from the three main parties, setting out their plans to help small businesses, entrepreneurs and the business support sector... read more
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TODAY: 9 September 2010
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