http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/blog Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:35:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Add this image to your blog or website - please tell others about these small business statistics and let us know how this data can be improved and what you'd like to see. As we get new data we'll update the graphic and if you use the code below ... http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/blog/small-business-statistics/ 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. For many people starting a business is the one thing they ... http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/blog/starting-your-own-business/ 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.... Last Thursday I believe it was on a sunny September day I thought I would ... http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/blog/federation-of-small-businesses-joining-woes/ 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. There are so many people who want to quit their ... http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/blog/procrastinating-perfectionist/ 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. I thought I would surf around to see where ... http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/blog/recession-ended/ There are some imminent changes that come into force from the Companies Act 2006 that all business owners need to be aware of. Each private limited company owner in the UK should have received a fold out guide issued by companies house that provides detail of the changes that have ... http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/blog/companies-act-changes/ 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. There's not much there at present but it stuck me that really, yes it was a good idea to have an account and to be using ... http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/blog/twitter-for-business/ 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. Affiliate management gone wrong - the story So for one programme I have been an affiliate for ... http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/blog/affiliate-management/ 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 ! There are many free webmaster and SEO tools on the ... http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/blog/free-seo-tools/ 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. 1: Review your bank account Even these days banks are still wanting to get new and existing business owners onto their free banking accounts. There are at ... http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/blog/cost-reduction/