“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney (credited in Pixar’s ‘Meet the Robinsons’) Based on the bright lights and glitzy gadgets coming out of the tech […]
It can be overwhelming to track all the moves going on in small business marketing. You may have customers to serve, HeadOffice to update with receivables and not yet be sure of all the skills you need in your next hire. With the other aspects of your small business to manage, some things can slip […]
Now is not the time to be having a financial crisis. Financial crises ruin lives and now, when the world is facing a recession and economies are flailing it is harder than ever to recover from a stumble. Always be mindful of these factors to safe guard yourself from financial failure…
So you have a business idea you think is worth pursuing, how will you fund it? Accessing funding to start or grow a business can be challenging if you don’t already have the money to do so. Here are some options to consider when seeking financing for your business idea. Personal funding If you are […]
It was really great when you started out as an entrepreneur. However, that excited energy that you had when you first started your home-based business may have now dissipated. The passion will only be sustained if it’s not under constant pressure from the mundane. You now have to develop the habits in your home office […]
Working from home has always been a viable solution to the problem of location and very little startup capital. This is especially the case for freelancers and some contractors. With the birth of technology driven industries, more people have the option of working from their homes. And why shouldn’t they? There are less taxes involved […]
Welcome to the new year! Hopefully in 2014 you learnt more about yourself as an entrepreneur and how you want to use your talent to impact the world. And by talent we mean those people that work with you to accomplish your goals. A small business usually has a small staff. So the impact of […]
Janet loved to cook and entertain, so when the opportunity to start a business arose, she jumped at it and opened her own restaurant. Janet thought this was her dream come true as she would get to cook and entertain and get paid for it. What could be better? Or so she thought… Very early into […]
Very often entrepreneurs spend lots of time and money to write business plans that they never use. A business plan is at its best a static document, a snapshot in time, which outlines your hypotheses of how your business works or how you think it should work. Very often when businesses get going the reality […]
A key part of running a business that is often neglected by new entrepreneurs is record keeping. How exactly does proper record keeping help a growing business?
With the economy getting tighter it is now harder to operate a successful business. What does it take for your business to be efficient? Well, it’s different things for different businesses, but some things are constant. Successful businesses maximise their output while minimizing their costs. It demands maintaining a delicate balance between output quality and […]
The overheads associated with running your own business can be staggering. There is, however, an option for entrepreneurs and small business owners to cut these costs significantly – create a Home Office. For centuries, operating a business from home has proven to be extremely beneficial. From cottage industries that thrived before the Industrial Revolution to Silicon Valley’s […]