The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Focus on describing the benefits of your product for purchasers, instead of just using your sales pitch to list features. 2. Take the opportunity to learn more about the wants and needs of potential customers by asking them questions and actually listening to their answers. 3. Try to perfect your sales pitch by recording it and playing... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Write articles, either about recent developments in your industry or which provide advice.  Submit them to sites such as Digg to increase their popularity. 2. Use Twitter and other social media to connect with customers on a personal basis and generate real-time feedback. 3. Start using StumbleUpon so that you can get more …  Read More →

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Never purchase stock or supplies before you are absolutely certain that you will need to use them. Unused stock is absolutely useless to your business until you do something with it. 2. Try to find equipment that will perform multiple functions to cut down on cost. There are many printers that double as scanners and fax machines that... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Everyone in a small business is part of the selling team. They all have to do their part by providing excellent customer service. 2. Without exception, all of your staff need an in-depth knowledge of the product or service that you provide. Explaining it to potential customers should become second nature to them. 3. Plan your sales targets... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Make certain that you have strong, unconfusing policies on employment. These must be well communicated to employees and strictly enforced. 2. Stay within legal guidelines regarding employment. Discrimination or harassment in the workplace will result in big trouble. 3. Consider Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) to cover... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Pick one idea for an article and stick to it.  Don’t meander onto other topics, save that content for additional articles. 2. Simplify as much as possible.  Try to boil down content into its most simple form. 3. Avoid using jargon or theoretical terms.  Remember that if people are bored then they will stop reading. 4. Provide... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Become comfortable with making quick strategic twists and turns.  Throw your five-year plan out the window. 2. Examine timetables closely and look for ways to compress the length of time that projects will take. 3. Follow-up sales leads within the hour, regardless of whether they come via email, fax or phone. 4. Make haste part of your... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Researching your market first is critical.  You need to determine whether there is actually going to be a demand for your business. 2. Open a bank account specifically for your small business.  Keep your business dealings separate from your personal finances. 3. Make sure you fulfill all of your legal requirements.  This could involve... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Teach them the value of securing long-term customers and give them the power to make small on-the-spot concessions when dealing with certain clients. 2. Allow them to make purchasing decisions on certain small items without consulting you first – but set clear guidelines about what is acceptable. 3. Try to uncover their hidden talents... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Losing focus on your original business goals and starting to drift off from your intended track. 2. Underestimating the importance of sales and being unable to monetise your great ideas. 3. Not investing enough in technology that will improve your business and give you the best chance to succeed. 4. Thinking too small instead of thinking... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth. 2. Listen carefully to what your B2B clients require.  If you can determine exactly what they need…  Read More →

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Navigation of the site must be absolutely simple.  If you can’t get it that way yourself, hire a designer or use a template. 2. Share information about your business and about you – your history and values are important to prospective customers. 3. Make it easy for customers to get in contact with your business, via email,... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Build an identity for your business online by using ready-made stylish templates. 2. Learn how to use publishing software and create eye-catching promotional material. 3. Invest in a colour printer to make business cards, stationery and letterheads look more professional. 4. Use custom backgrounds and stock photography to make PowerPoint... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Build an identity for your business online by using ready-made stylish templates. 2. Learn how to use publishing software and create eye-catching promotional material. 3. Invest in a colour printer to make business cards, stationery and letterheads look more professional. 4. Use custom backgrounds and stock photography to make PowerPoint... 

The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Be there as much as possible.  Even if you have brilliant staff, standards will inevitably start to slip if you are not around to keep an eye on things. 2. Make sure that you understand every detail of your business, right down to the everyday minutiae. 3. Keep stakeholders (customers, staff, suppliers etc.) informed and create regular...