How To Survive Your First Two Years In Business
With low two-year survival rates for new firms, we speak to business owners who have made it past this important threshold and ask what wor...Read More
Showing posts with label Business Planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Business Planning. Show all posts
Small Businesses Respond To The 2013 Budget
We spoke to a range of small firms throughout the country to find out their reaction to announcements made in the 2013 Budget. Here’s what ...Read More
10-Step Business Survival Guide
1 Size up your problems You won’t be able to create a survival plan unless you know how much of a problem your business faces. Assess your c...Read More
10 Reasons Why Start-UPS Fail
Opinions differ greatly over the exact survival rate of new businesses in the UK, but without doubt the failure rate remains depressingly ...Read More
10 More Reasons Why Start-UPS Fail
So what are the other key reasons why many new businesses fail to survive their first two years of trading and why do more established bus...Read More
How Do You Get Going When The Going Gets Tough?
Difficult trading conditions call for difficult decisions. When markets are contracting, it’s no time to put your head in the sand. But wh...Read More
When Is It Best To Accept Defeat And Close Down Your Business?
The past few years have been tough for most businesses and even highly experienced business people have suffered. Many a good business tha...Read More
10 Signs That Your Business Is Heading For Trouble
Running a business is hard work. There’s never a time when there’s nothing to do. So, it can be hard to stand back and get some perspective...Read More
Understanding Customer Retention And Churn
Two of the most important metrics a start-up needs to look at are customer retention and churn. These figures should be two of your key pe...Read More
How The Over-50s Can Help Start-UPS And SMEs
Over-50s unemployment is an increasing problem. In fact, the increase in the unemployment rate for this group is growing twice as quickly a...Read More
How To Survive Beyond The Start-Up Stage
In the past 30 years I’ve set up three businesses. I started my current business, Stinkyink.com, on 22 April 2012 (yes, we were ten years ...Read More
Why Business Planning Is A Waste Of Time
I regard myself as a bit of an expert on business planning. I even wrote a few books about it, with “imaginative” titles such as Planning f...Read More
Four Social Media Tips For Small Businesses
As a small-business owner, you are busy and your time is limited. Social media is ubiquitous and may seem like a great way to communicate ...Read More
How To Handle Projects Without A Project Manager
In many cases, as a small-business owner it’s impossible to have a separate project manager for each project, especially if you’re a start...Read More
Why Every Small Business Owner Should Spare Time For A Mentor
In a business mentoring relationship, a seasoned business owner meets with a new or potential business owner one-on-one to give advice, foc...Read More
Why Every Small Business Needs A Plan
A business plan is the equivalent of a roadmap for businesses. It is a document that provides vision, goals and benchmarking. It creates m...Read More
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