Dear reader,

I’d like your help please.
I’m putting together some articles and tutorials that will be posted in the new year and to make sure they are as useful as possible I’d like to gather up a list of the problems faced by businesses. I’m also interested in the problems that those wanting to start a [...]

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For several years small town centre retailers have been blaming Tesco for all their problems, claiming that Tesco drives them out with unfair competition and ultimately hurting the consumer. Friends of the Earth have also insisted Tesco is evil and we should all support our local shops.

Eventually after vigorous campaigning small shopkeepers forced [...]

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If you regularly go out and meet a large number of business then Google might have an ideal business opportunity for you. Google are expanding the maps/local coverage and as such are looking for Google Business Referral Representatives to visit local businesses, collect some basic information about them (address, phone numbers, website, opening hours, types [...]

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I’m doing the good neighbour thing at the moment and watering a neighbours garden plants while they are away and as always when I’ve got some time to myself, it got me thinking about business opportunities. I know my neighbours have invested quite a bit of their time and money getting their garden to look [...]

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Connected Internet has an interesting post about using mesh networks based on a product from Meraki to build your own wireless Internet Service Provider - a great idea for a small business - while I doubt you want to start trying to become your street’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) if you run a coffee shop, [...]

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While conducting some research for a new business opportunity recently I needed to better understand some of the everyday banking processes that most of us take for granted - Direct Debits, Standing Orders etc.
As always my research started on the Internet, I looked through several banks websites but after wading through pages and pages of their [...]

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While recently on a rather active holiday with family and friends we visited a pub for a well deserved pint.
Our lunch was already cooking, but after a strenuous morning we fancied a quick pint of beer. While we drank someone suggested a bowl of chips and it was quickly determined that between the six of [...]

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The expression “Cash is king” should be the creed for every financial director or small business owner, as without cash even highly profitable businesses can fail. Getting paid on time is undoubtedly one of the biggest problems facing businesses, as without cash a business cannot pay staff, suppliers, or taxes.
Late payment of invoices eats into [...]

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Local businesses throughout the UK are struggling to survive as Tesco moves into their towns, but it doesn’t have to be the case, hardworking entrepreneurial small business can compete with Tesco and thrive. Here’s 12 ways to take on Tesco.

Offer better service - ok just about every book, magazine or pundit will tell you this, [...]

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“Tesco is evil” seems the be a rallying cry through Britain at the moment. Either in the spate of recent anti Tesco television programs or on various blogs and websites all complaining that Tesco is a virtual monopoly that forces lower prices on it’s suppliers and is killing local shops by under cutting them. Not [...]

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