Tag: Small business

  • 3 fears you face as a business owner and how to work through them

    3 fears you face as a business owner and how to work through them

    We have all experienced fear. That uncomfortable moment when the pit of your stomach falls through the floor and a feeling of dread creeps over you. Fear is a healthy response to stepping out of our comfort zone. Sometimes, however, the emotion can take over and paralyse you, which can prevent you taking action.  …

  • How to Invoice as a Beginning Business Owner

    How to Invoice as a Beginning Business Owner

    30 Day Blogging Challenge Day 1 As a beginning business owner, one of the most important things to get over is your delicacy around money. If your business is to survive, it is important that you get paid.Some businesses start out with accounting software, and invoicing can be a part of that – set up…

  • What systems does a beginning freelance business owner need?

    What systems does a beginning freelance business owner need?

    Setting up as a freelance business owner can be quite exhilarating – that rush of being your own boss and working as much or as little as you like, however there are some things that you will need to get organised. There is no one else to do it, it’s just you. What kind of…

  • Starting from the beginning as a freelance business owner

    Starting from the beginning as a freelance business owner

    There is something very attractive about being a freelance worker – being your own boss, dictating your own time, tea breaks whenever you want and the joy of working in your pyjamas if you wish, however life is never that simple. When you have a job, you are given targets and work to do, but…

  • 30 Day Blogging Challenge Day 2: Q & A

    Five years ago, I created a post which asked, so – what exactly do you do? It came about through a challenge posted by Naomi Dunford of Itty Biz who had been asked by a reader of her blog, “So, what do you actually do?” It made her stop and think about what she actually…

  • Set up Your Own Business When the Kids Go Back to School!

    Picture: Autumn’s Leaves by Carsten Tolkmit. Licensed under Creative Commons. Well they looked smart on their first day at least! The house is quiet and their pyjamas have been left where they dropped them when they got dressed. The kids have just gone back to school. What about you? What have you got planned for…

  • Circle Events Network Big Expo September 2012

    One of my goals this year was to try a network event. I have decided to go to the Circle Events Big Expo at Worcester on 12th September. Maybe I’ll see you there. It’s not too far away, it’s a morning event and I can fit it into my schedule. I’m hoping to meet with…

  • How to Keep Your Business from Failing

    It’s a scary thought – you came into business, excited at a new idea, buzzing with the possibilities that lay ahead and laughing in the face of failure. Six, twelve or eighteen months on, the realities have hit: you have experienced the ups and downs of running a business: you have got to grips with…

  • What to Do with Your Business When Life Gets in the Way

    It’s been a while since I posted. We’ve had Easter Holidays and a Royal Wedding in the UK. Then our family had a French student for a week, a week in Guernsey then two weeks of working frantically to catch a deadline or two. It’s been a busy time and this blog has suffered as…

  • Should You Start Your Own Home-Based Business?

      Many people have job uncertainty at the moment and the option of working from home begins to look more attractive. You can’t fire yourself and the prospect of giving yourself a disciplinary warning seems unlikely!   Joking aside, however, the decision to start your own business cannot be taken lightly. You would be well…

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