small business

6 Small Business Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them: PART TWO

Posted 9 weeks 1 day ago by Nora Dunn

Today, we’ll take a look at the remaining two (ultimately the most involved and arguably the most important) strategies for success in your small business.

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6 Small Business Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them: PART ONE

Posted 9 weeks 6 days ago by Nora Dunn

Entrepreneurship

The world of small business is vast and rife with pitfalls. The opportunities are as great as the hazards, and no matter which way you slice it, running a small business takes a lot of hard work and tenacity.
But it doesn’t have to be all bad: by knowing where the typical traps lay and how to avoid them, you can soar to great heights with your business.

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Create a Business Plan by Answering 4 Simple Questions

Posted 18 weeks 4 days ago by Greg Go

Entrepreneurship

There are a lot of would be entrepreneurs out there with a great idea, but are afflicted with Business Plan Paralysis. Instead of shipping product, they're "working" on their plan, doing more "research", or "thinking about it". If you're perpetually in planning mode instead of execution mode, there's good news! You really only have to answer these 4 simple questions to have a basic working plan.

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Effective Networking in a One-Horse Town

Posted 23 weeks 2 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Career and Income, Career Building, Entrepreneurship

Whether you freelance, run a small business, or just need some good, solid contacts for future career opportunities, networking can be the difference between being successful and barely making it. So what do you do when you’re living and working from Small Town, USA (population 1800)?

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Local Flavor

Posted 1 year 15 weeks ago by Ed O'Reilly

Shopping, Art and Leisure, Lifestyle

It was time again to stock up on some things, and so this past weekend I went to my usual places: the fish market in Pyrmont (where one employee asked me how work was going since the last time I saw him), the bakery in Coogee (where the owner told me how the surf was that day) and a stop for a long black at one of the many sidewalk cafes with a great view of the ocean in Bronte.

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