Develop A Content Driven Online Marketing Strategy: Be The Ball Danny!
June 10, 2008
Businesses are moving at a furious pace to the Internet. Being online is becoming a commodity! Where it used to be “cool” and often expensive to be online has now become “normal”. And if you are a savvy shopper, also pretty affordable. Very soon it will be just unheard of for anyone not to have a www piece of online real state as a business owner. So what is the result? It is just unbelievably crowded out there. There are more than 7 billion Google searches performed online,... Read more »
How to Fire an Employee Better Than Donald Trump
June 9, 2008
In the words of Donald Trump, “You’re Fired!” As a small business owner with employees there may come a time when you have to terminate someone’s income stream. It’s that dreaded day that some of us hope will never come. How can you prepare yourself and your company for the changes that will be taking place? If and when the firing time comes, be prepared by following these 9 steps: 1) Check your past feedback. What are your relations with this employee? If on decent... Read more »
A Review of 3 Coffee Business Opportunities
June 8, 2008
Whether you are a prospective customer or thinking about a business, coffee businesses have much to offer. If you are a serious coffee drinker and can appreciate well-run businesses, here are 3 coffee business opportunities worth considering: 1.The Coffee Beanery 2.It’s a Grind 3.Cuppy’s Coffee We’d like to include Starbucks on this list as it would likely be a natural choice for many to review since it is one of the most popular coffee brands out there today. Starbucks coffee... Read more »
Insuring Your Small Business Success
June 8, 2008
Over Easter there was a large fire at Coorparoo in Queensland, where a number of small businesses were burnt out. This is a devastating event for any business, but what made it more so was that a number of the small businesses were not insured. What was the effect? Let me tell you about one small business and the effect this has had on them. This small business was a service business; they were starting to get a brilliant reputation in the industry and had a number of major contracts on the go. They... Read more »
Billion of Dollars of Grants For Small Businesses
June 7, 2008
Grants as explained in a lay mans language is a free gift of money, goods or services. The grants for small businesses are never to be paid back and they are tax free. This is precisely the reason for grants being so competitive and almost everyone who goes the entrepreneurial route will try to get grant as this gives him that much needed capital to take the business a few notches above the crowd. Guess how much grant money is given each year to the small businesses. The number is in the hundreds... Read more »
The Winning Formula - Applying For Government Grants
June 7, 2008
Government grants are very hard to come by and the competition is very stiff for those grants. There a few basic things which make a difference in your grant application being selected or your application being rejected. The best and the most important reason for the attractiveness of these grants is that they are free, you do not need to pay these back,no qualifications required as compared to loans. The government has kept a substantial amount for grants so that the social strata and economic status... Read more »
How to Fund Your Small Business Startup
June 7, 2008
Starting a small business is all about managing adversity against all odds, especially if you are in a position where you need cash to give your business that necessary kick and a chance to survive. Finding money is your key to survival and there are several resources where you could turn to get that much needed capital.All the sources which you turn to get capital will always have a few questions they will ask and those questions most likely will be that how you are going to put to use the money?... Read more »
How To Handle Your Marketing When You Already Have Enough Clients
June 6, 2008
Having plenty of clients at the moment is a great position to be in. However, you know there will come a time when you need to be attracting more new clients. It could be that your current work with clients has been completed or you feel ready to grow your business a bit bigger. Many business owners when they’re busy with existing clients forget the golden rule that you still need to be marketing consistently. Otherwise it can be too easy to find you’re on a roller-coaster heading... Read more »
Take A Leap To Success By Being Playful.
June 6, 2008
What do you hear yourself saying you want to do or have? Are these the same things you’ve thought of many times previously? They may be related to business, career, relationship or personal life. Do you find yourself getting so far and then being stopped? Many things may stop you but number one is ‘you’. Although you can choose to analyze what this is, think about it and try to understand why, this isn’t usually effective and generally keeps you stuck. What is clear is that... Read more »
Understanding The Coffee Shop Menu
June 5, 2008
Offering a large menu to select from is something many coffee shops due. Yet few of them take the time to explain what is in each of the drinks they offer. That can make it difficult to choose something that you aren’t 100% sure of such as a basic cup of hot and delicious coffee. Once you understand the basic items, you can decide which ones you want to try. You won’t be hesitant to order certain items either. This is because you will have a basic understanding of what they come with.... Read more »
