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Managing change in a small business: Why you need to be proactive – not reactive!
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Managing change in a small business: Why you need to be proactive – not reactive!

Tips on managing change in a small business Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go...

7 steps to build a successful business & join the 39%
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7 steps to build a successful business & join the 39%

Only 39 percent of businesses make a profit. Make sure yours does.   Why is it that only 39 percent...

Stop waiting for another tax break to fix your underlying business issues!
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Stop waiting for another tax break to fix your underlying business issues!

  A tax break is NOT the answer. It won’t fix the underlying business issues that are threatening to derail...

Business Owners: Help your employees grow your business – not cripple it
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Business Owners: Help your employees grow your business – not cripple it

Whether employees are going to help grow or cripple your business starts with your hiring policy and extends to their...

Why a positive tax return could be negative for your business
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Why a positive tax return could be negative for your business

Just because you receive a positive tax return doesn’t mean that your business is tracking well. In fact, your tax...

3 steps to ensure your new year business resolutions stay on track
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3 steps to ensure your new year business resolutions stay on track

How can you ensure your new year business resolutions stay on track? Like any other kind of new year resolution,...

Lead vs Lag Indicators: Why you won’t win in business while looking at the scoreboard
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Lead vs Lag Indicators: Why you won’t win in business while looking at the scoreboard

The principles behind winning in business and winning in sport are similar in many ways Take tennis, for example. If...

Get the right small business advice or risk running completely off track…
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Get the right small business advice or risk running completely off track…

Without the right small business advice, you risk running completely off track! There is absolutely no point being more efficient...

Your business, government grants and tax incentives. Are you cashing in?
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Your business, government grants and tax incentives. Are you cashing in?

Thomas Edison once said that “Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration”. Unfortunately, going from that inspirational idea...

Business Owners – Is your growth killing your business?
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Business Owners – Is your growth killing your business?

Rapid and outstanding growth can be intoxicating for business owners. A start-up business experiencing rocketing sales can cause envious glances...

Business Owners: Are you an entrepreneur? Or just a technician?
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Business Owners: Are you an entrepreneur? Or just a technician?

“You need to work on your business, not just in your business.” Made popular by The E-Myth Revisited author Michael Gerber, it’s advice I’m sure you’ve...

Intellectual Property: Valuing your creative effort
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Intellectual Property: Valuing your creative effort

Is your business making the most of its intangible assets? Intellectual property or IP refers to the products of your...

7 threats to your business assets, and why they need protecting
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7 threats to your business assets, and why they need protecting

How safe are your business assets? I’m sure you’ve got plenty of protection for your physical assets—buildings, IT equipment, furniture,...

Living the dream: How to improve your business’ performance
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Living the dream: How to improve your business’ performance

How can you improve your business' performance? A lot of people dream of owning their own business—doing what they love,...

3 steps to better business profits than 70% of your competition
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3 steps to better business profits than 70% of your competition

How can you get better business profits? Every business owner should have a strategy in place to increase the profits...