Location, Location, Location

It’s an old saying about choosing where to establish your business depends on these three criteria… but it’s one reason why many retailers choose to locate in large shopping malls. But I’m not there… and I still get around... More...

Limitations of The Internet

If you can believe the mail that comes in every day offering “Great Work at Home” opportunities, it seems that anyone be successful on the Internet. The simple answer is…. NOT everyone can do it, whether they’re plugged in to the... More...

Work From Home? Key Personal Issues

For anyone to work from home, there are many important issues you need to consider before taking the plunge. The main focus of this article is to do with the personal attributes you need to run a successful home based business. Sure, you’ll need... More...

Exit Strategies - Selling Your Business

The most common exit strategy for a business owner is to sell the business to another person or company. This is usually done privately or through a broker. One of the most challenging issues when selling a business is how to price the business so that... More...

Top 10 Internet Marketing Blunders

It’s sad that people are STILL making these simple mistakes in 2008. This article was originally written in the late 1990’s, and as part of our 2008 upgrade, I only had to edit out a few minor things for it to retain it’s relevance some... More...

Time Wasters - Unexpected Crises

Many “unexpected” problems disrupt or cancel our carefully planned work schedules. Often, many of the crises that occur are only a crisis for someone else!!! Often they have nothing to do with you, but you’re being asked to deal with... More...

Time Wasters - Delegation

Small business operators often have everything to do, and often do not have the luxury of delegating tasks to others. Many have a business to run, by themselves. No-one else can do it for us. It is our baby! But there is still a lot of work that could... More...

Time Wasters - Meetings

The nature of small business means we often have to attend meetings or seminars for our own professional development, to update information, and to network. It is an essential part of the work we do. Unfortunately it takes you away from work! Many meetings... More...

Time Wasters - Unexpected Visitors

Unexpected visitors are another major interruption you have to deal with. The nature of your job means you also have to expect this type of interruption where too many people simply “drop in” without prior notice or appointment. How many times... More...

Time Wasters - Telephone Interruptions

Imagine you’ve just started on a particular job, probably after you had to really hound yourself to get started (it’s probably an unpleasant one - see Procrastination) and what happens… the phone rings… No matter what you are doing... More...

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