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Welcome to the small business blog where we are blogging on all issues affecting small businesses including marketing and finance. Simply click on a link below to read one of the stories and to keep up to date subscribe to this blog by using the box to the right.

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25 To Consider Before Starting Your Own Business

If you are thinking of starting a business itstat can feel like complete excitement but there are many pitfalls so here’s our top tips to think about before you spend a single penny of your hard earned cash or redundancy. (more…)

Federation of Small Businesses Joining Woes

So I thought I should join the FSB as they have a lot to offer but how hard do you think they have made it for me as a simple (?) small business owner? Read on…. (more…)

Stop Procrastinating Don’t be a Perfectionist

It’s often said that procrastination is the thief of time and many people put off either starting a business or launching a website because they want it to be perfect but being a perfectionist is the worst sin for budding entrepreneurs. (more…)

Hurrah – the Recession has ended (or not…)

So like the media were intent on ramping up that the recession was coming many months before we saw it they are now saying it really has finished although we haven’t seen that yet. Here’s a run down on where we are. (more…)

Companies Act 2006 Changes for 2009

There are some imminent changes that come into force from the Companies Act 2006 that all business owners need to be aware of. (more…)

Twitter for Business – Tips for Twittering

So after seeing much mentioned about twitter both in the press and from members in the business forums I thought I’d launch our twitter account. (more…)

Affiliate Management and Sales Management

It’s amazing how many companies treat the internet as “something different” especially when it comes to affiliate managment and most get it completely wrong. Here’s some of my stories and ways to manage affiliates better. (more…)

Top 10 Free SEO Tools for Webmasters

If you run a website or are undertaking SEO on it then here is my summary of the best free webmaster and SEO tools that I have used extensively that has saved me a lot of time and also improved my sites and own personal performance ! (more…)

Cost Reduction – 10 Ways for Businesses to Reduce Costs

For many businesses money is really tight at present so here are our top 10 tips to save money without impacting the efficiency of your business. (more…)

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