10 tips for starting a business in a recession
In good times, lots of people are tempted to start a business, when they see how well other businesses are doing, they are "willing entrepreneurs". In ...
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Is this a good time to start a new business?
According to the Financial Times, the number of new businesses in the UK will reach a new record by year end. Does this mean people are expecting good times ahead? Is now a good time to start a new business? For some people, it is more a case of having to generate an income, as they can’t get jobs, but is that the case for everyone. Could this be a good time for other people? David Storey, adviser to the government on enterprise trends and director of the Centre for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises at Warwick Business School said waves of redundancies were swelling the ranks ...
10 tips for starting a business in a recession
In good times, lots of people are tempted to start a business, when they see how well other businesses are doing, they are "willing entrepreneurs". In bad times, quite a lot of people who start a business do so out of necessity - they have lost their jobs and need to pay the bills. Starting up on their own is the only option they have. For many of these "forced entrepreneurs", this can be a very scary time. For both groups, the key thing is, to ensure they follow some simple principles to ensure they minimize the risks and maximize the opportunity. Here are 10 tips to follow for start ups. ...
New Year – New Opportunities!
It's over! Official! If you've survived the Credit Crunch through 2009, then you should start planning to take advantage of the coming upturn. For those who are still cautious about spending too much cash too soon, Answer That Phone allows you to have the full power of a permanently manned reception, while leaving you free to chase new business. We can handle your incoming calls and chase sales enquiries for you - give us a call for more information! ...
Is this a good time to start a new business?
According to the Financial Times, the number of new businesses in the UK will reach a new record by year end. Does this mean people are expecting ...
Business answering services
Have a read of novinite.com's take on Business Answering Services and how they can help grow your business. For the full article, click on the link be ...
The Nets Potential For Change
Dr Paul Twomey, president of the internet admin body Icann, talks about the net's potential for change. In a time of gloom I am an optimist. There ...
New Year – New Opportunities!
It's over! Official! If you've survived the Credit Crunch through 2009, then you should start planning to take advantage of the coming upturn. ...
Snow stops play – and work!
I remember a headline in the Daily Mirror from 1976, (the year of the "great" summer, so there is hope!). It was the first of June and England wer ...
How is your phone answered?
Technology can be a wonderful thing, but be careful which technology you embrace for your business. It isn't allways better than "the old way" of do ...
Advantages of an Answering Service
An answering service, unlike an automatic answering machine with recorded message, will provide your customers phone responses with a real voice when ...
Ditch The Answering Machine
Did you know that you could be losing 80% of your business. Sounds excessive doesn't it? However, only 20% of prospective clients will actually leave ...
Christmas
Christmas is a busy period, but also one for relaxing without the stress of worrying about missing new business or sending your customers to an answer ...