3 Tips For Lasting Small Business Growth

Plant sproutingWhen you’re running a business, it’s important to be in things for the long-haul. While it might seem enough just to make it to the end of another frantic week, you can’t rest on your laurels.

Assess your progress in terms of years, instead – this will help you to retain the focus you need to last – and last, and last.

To ensure your business safe passage for whatever stormy times may lie ahead, read on for three simple tips to achieving business growth – and maintaining it.

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5 Technology Essentials To Support Your New Business

The corner of a laptopSo you’ve managed to set up your own brand spanking new business. You’ll have had to make some sacrifices along the way, and some of your office equipment may have been belatedly implemented only after you ran in a situation that called for it.

To avoid any further frantic last-minute purchases of this nature, support your new business with this list of five essentials no office should be without.

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How To Make The Most Of Business Mistakes

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“Gwin Scott: Five Things Every Start-Up (and Existing Business) Needs to Know” – Jan. 11, 2007 (Photo credit: LunaWeb)

We tell children it’s okay to make mistakes because they’ll learn from the experience, but in business, making a mistake can create financial difficulties, so how do you avoid making the majority of errors when you run your business?

The first difficulty that many entrepreneurs find is that when they try to combine being the managing director, sales manager, accounts office, manufacturing department and chief cook and bottle washer, you may be taking on too many responsibilities which means that you don’t master essential elements of your business to take it forward and you’ll welcome help for businesses starting up. Continue reading