Category Archives: Business planning

Special offers to be taken with a pinch of salt

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Jon Stow

Image via Wikipedia Do you receive at least daily loads of emails offering you the secret of how to make vast amounts of money a day for working only four hours a week? Do you get telephone calls from overseas … Continue reading →

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Don’t repeat costly business mistakes

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Jon Stow

Mistakes. We all make them. In the early years of a business, inexperience may lead us to make quite a few. Don’t worry about that. It is important to learn from mistakes and move on. Continue reading →

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Move with the times!

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Jon Stow

I was writing the other day about the business directories not really delivering for many small businesses. One of the reason for that is that our customer and clients tend to look elsewhere for their services. Compared with even five … Continue reading →

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Loss of status issues for the newly self-employed

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Jon Stow

I remember well what it was like to find myself without a job, not able to get one and with the prospect of “getting on my bike” and earning a living as a self-employed person. I had not planned to … Continue reading →

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Alliances and team players

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Jon Stow

Photo by LordNikon   I am a great believer in getting out and talking to other people in business. I go to networking meetings, I go to seminars and I am a member of several business groups where we may … Continue reading →

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Confidence in our business strategy

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Jon Stow

    I have been writing recently about making assumptions about our business and our clients which may be unwarranted. In the business process, whether we are selling goods or services, we do need to understand those who may buy … Continue reading →

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Unwise business assumptions

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Jon Stow

Image via Wikipedia I remember when I was starting out in the workplace, I took a client file I had been working on to my immediate boss for review. I remember he picked on something I had done and asked … Continue reading →

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Businesses should be careful what they say

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Jon Stow

Some PR material you see on-line and off-line is quite discouraging to the prospective client or customer. Continue reading →

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Choosing a name for a small business

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Jon Stow

Image by bsterling via Flickr What’s in a name? I like to be able to relate to a business. I like to get a feeling for what it stands for and for the person behind it. I like any business … Continue reading →

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Budding entrepreneurs should take care of their redundancy payments

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jon Stow

It is then that there is a danger of being lured into something which may eat some or all of that redundancy payment without any lasting benefit.
There may be an attractive offer for a franchise with “guaranteed income”. Continue reading →

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