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Obtaining funding should start with a solid business plan. If you write a convincing business plan, then your chances of obtaining funding are greatly enhanced. Lenders and investors want to see proof that customers want your product or service and are willing to buy it for a price at which you can make a profit. The more tangible evidence you offer of this claim, the better chance you have. Read More

Financial planning Few businesses can do without finance and accounting software. It provides a way of recording and measuring sales, costs and profits. Read More

Do you think that just because your business is small you can’t outsource? There are ways to send your writing, IT tasks and other needs overseas to add efficiency to your enterprise. By doing some prior planning and following some pointers, you can get the quality help you need. Read More

A start-up, founded by two individuals with ideal backgrounds to establish and grow a new kind of company, focuses on truly helping consumers solve their credit challenges. Read More

Business blogging expert Denise Wakeman recommends creating multiple niche blogs if your business addresses more than one audience. Of course, we've all heard by now about the importance of creating a blog to promote, brand and gain exposure for your business and as a way of establishing you as an expert in your field. But Wakeman urges businesses who publish blogs to also give careful thought to Read More

How to improve your marketing and your business is easier than you think. Read More

Whether you are in corporate strategy, marketing, sales, or public relations competitive intelligence is critical to your objectives. Why are so few formalizing the process? I’m not sure, but that smells like opportunity. Read More

This is the final post of a three part series dedicated to building a championship pipeline. At the end of last week’s article, I touched on the idea of “balance.” No, I’m not talking about work-life balance. I’m talking about the size and viability of your prospects.

Are you chasing mice, elephants, and ghosts? You may want to chase some more than others… Read More

For a lot of home workers (and home carers), the very same building they fell in love with some time before, becomes their “prison”. They begin to resent the place and eventually all it represents. The catastrophic consequence is the impact it can have on a relationship/marriage. So where is the balance? How can one get around these issues? Read More

With the best will in the world it can be very hard to remain objective right throughout an interview process. Sure a structured, competency-based interview approach can minimise the impact of subjectivity, particularly in relation to personal biases, but nevertheless an individual interviewer will always be influenced to a certain extent by their perception of what they see and hear during the Read More