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Investing China: China 101 For Smes By: David Carnes Many small and medium sized enterprises in western countries are caught between the proverbial “rock and a hard place”. Economic pressures at home are forcing them to consider setting up in or at least sourcing from China, yet the Chinese market gets tougher and tougher to crack every year, in part because so many of their competitors are already there. Following are some strategies for squeezing your SME through.
Branding (from Teutonic brinnan, to burn), was first a mode of punishment using a hot iron to scar the body so that criminals could be recognized. It became a method of marking ownership of goods or animals with a hot iron.
Branding is still here to differentiate one thing from another and it is still about 'mental shelf space' or recognition of something.
Now
But these days it is more - it is about 'emotional shelf space' too.
Why Does Most Training Not Work? By: Paul Sutherland This may come as a shock to a lot of business owners but it is true! Most training does not work! Some companies spend hundreds, thousands and even millions of pounds or dollars on training programs that simply don't produce a consistent return on investment.
Is Your Business Advertising Effective? - How Do You Know? By: Paul Sutherland It really does amaze me the number of businesses who advertise purely for the sake of advertising. If you were to randomly ask ten business owners why they advertise, nine out of the ten will most likely say, because everyone else does or something similar.
Small Business IT Support By: Lee Smith Many small as well as medium sized companies are in need of IT support that includes everything from firewall to VPN installation as well as upgrades and also migration to other computer systems. Some small businesses also require complete network audits and for this a small business IT support provider should have the experience as well as expertise to provide necessary solutions. Tags: it support, small business it support, small business, sme, it support london, croydon, surrey, u
Lonely at the top By: marcashton They saying being an entrepreneur can be one of the loneliest jobs around. Especially when you’re starting out small – every decision depends on you, your staff are dependant on you for direction, advice and of course to guarantee their salary at the end of the month. Tags: Small Business, SME, Management, Marketing, Time Management
Making contacts By: marcashton I’ve said it before and I will say it again – my biggest professional flaw is an inability to sell myself and my business by picking up the phone and trying to introduce our offering. But sometimes I kick myself for missing out on the obvious route into a company – making myself useful! Tags: Entrepreneur, SME, Networking, Contacts, Small Business,
Lost faith By: marcashton It’s hard when you as the Entrepreneur don’t have the heart, resources or desire to continue to pour into your business. It’s even harder when you’ve been scraping along for 2 years and you’ve invested so much of your professional and personal time trying to hold it together. Tags: Entrepreneur, Tips, Tricks, Small Business, Marketing, Management, Leadership, SME
SMALL BUSINESS INSURANCE By: Chris43 Hough43 Finding the right insurance cover for your small, medium enterprise can be quite a daunting task as you have to search and compare quotes from insurer to insurer. Finding the right level of cover can be quite a burden. The easiest way out is to find a specialist who would compare the cover from a panel of insurers and help you find the best choice.
Which ever the insurer you choose they should be able to provide you with cover for employer liability. The UK law makes the employers and employing staff liability compulsory. The limit provided by all insurers is 10,000,000. Cover is also provided to protect the employee by acts of negligence by the employer. The acts of negligence can include death, bodily injury, or damage to third party property. Tags: Small Business Insurance, SME (Small Medium Enterprise) Insurance
Upfront you typically market like crazy trying to get your business and brand name out there. Statistically your brand is likely to fail, youre not going to get the reference clients and you will ultimately pack it all in. Tags: Marketing, Corporate Wellness, SME, Small business, small enterprise, industry, sales and
Motivation for the bad entrepreneur By: marcashton Since we started the Bad Entrepreneur blog, the idea has been to highlight things I have picked up since trying to strike out on my own. Despite the title of Bad Entrepreneur the idea has always been to try to find ways to motivate readers to learn from some of the mistakes I made and to find ways to save them some pain if possible. Tags: Motivation, small business, inspiration, SME, entrepreneur, Bad Entrepreneur
Why you need a sideline in a recession By: marcashton There is a lot of talk of major economies going into a recession and already one picks up that locally things arent great either. Slowing down of recruitment and cost cutting has suddenly become a major consideration for companies and people suddenly have to take a hard look and where they stand within an organisation. Tags: Bad Entrepreneur, small business, SME, starting a small business, investments
Team building idea for SME’s By: marcashton A team can be an extremely powerful asset when it is pulling in the same direction. But for many SME’s the job of trying to keep team morale up is a mission in itself. My wife works as part of a small academic team of 10 where they work under some quite high stresses. Tags: Team building, Small businesses, SME
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