Category Archives: Business planning

Monetising your hobby

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Jon Stow

Have you lost your job and cannot find a new one? Do you have a job but want a small business to make extra income which could perhaps become your full-time business. Sometimes it is difficult to do business in … Continue reading →

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Last orders in your small business

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Jon Stow

None of us likes being told what to do. Sometimes we do need to listen to our business friends if we are in trouble or some of our systems are just out of control. I remember as an employee being … Continue reading →

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Keeping the business engine running

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Jon Stow

A personal note Life has not been simple at On Our Bikes Towers the past few weeks. We planned a holiday, and then my wife was taken ill the day before we went away and she ended up in hospital. … Continue reading →

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Don’t be afraid to ask for help in your business

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Jon Stow

We have all seen how having too many customers coming in at once can ruin the reputation we have built. We have to take tough decisions to turn away business and if we handle ourselves well then we may even … Continue reading →

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Should we buy really cheap services?

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Jon Stow

  In the course of our business we are receive all sorts of offers. We get mail-shots through our letter boxes, we get emails and we receive telephone calls. Many of the offers sound very tempting, but do we know … Continue reading →

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Taking time off from your small business

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Jon Stow

We all need a break. We know that. Sometimes we let ourselves be tied to the mill. In the early days when we started, we learned that businesses do not run themselves. It might have seemed that the more we … Continue reading →

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Business software magic in the Cloud?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Jon Stow

Soothsayers Predicting the future is a fool’s pastime, especially when discussing technology of any sort. Yet we all have to try to anticipate our hardware and software needs in running a small business because we do not want to buy … Continue reading →

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Promoting your start-up business – Part 3

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Jon Stow

Advertising Advertising is a difficult subject for most small businesses, because there are many choices, but most of them will not be right for you. If you have a shop or any sort of retail premises, then in advance of … Continue reading →

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Promoting your start-up business and attracting customers Part 2

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Jon Stow

    The first press release You need to make the announcement that you are open for business. Ideally you should get your press release out before you open your doors, but of course there is no reason why you … Continue reading →

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First steps in marketing your start-up business Part 1

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Jon Stow

You are about to open your doors to the public, whether that is literally if you have retail premises or consulting rooms, or figuratively if you are working from home and are more likely to be visiting your customers. How … Continue reading →

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