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What is the point of going into business?

 May 16th, 2013 | 2 comments Source: EnterQuest

Being a small business owner or sole trader is one thing, but being an entrepreneurial small business owner – one that thinks and acts in a way that can set you apart from most of the other small firms operating in your sector or industry – is a different matter altogether…

New report makes recommendations for micro-business growth

 May 13th, 2013 | 2 comments Source: BAD News

Lord Young has made a number of recommendations for the Government to encourage micro-business growth…

Writing a business plan – what’s the point?

 May 10th, 2013 | No comments Source: EnterQuest

Plans. Planning. Business Plans. What exactly do these terms this mean to you? Everyone you talk to and everything you read about starting up and running a business seems to say more or less the same thing…

Fatal distractions and the new business owner

 May 2nd, 2013 | 2 comments Source: EnterQuest

This week we’re going to take a look at some common, and occasionally fatal, mistakes that are made by new business start ups – and sometimes by their supposedly more experienced counterparts…

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