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Coping with Adversity in Business

September 22nd, 2010 Posted in Your Business | 4 Comments »

Canty EQLiving in Canterbury over the last couple of weeks coping with adversity has been a very real issue for many business owners including myself.  I personally know of people who have had their business "written off" and are facing the prospect of having to start again, others have been locked out of their offices for several days or weeks, left wondering when they can get going ...

Marketing Small Business – 5 P’s – Product

September 14th, 2010 Posted in Marketing Principles, Your Business | No Comments »

Any business should clearly understand their products / services that they provide to their target market.  To fully understand how well all your products fulfill the needs of the market it is important to clearly define what you have and most importantly understand if you have any potential holes in your product / service range and do these holes need to be addressed or are they out with your current target market? When looking at bringing your product / service to ...

Surviving That 1st Year in Business

September 8th, 2010 Posted in Your Business | No Comments »

Being the worlds best window cleaner or web designer does not automatically qualify you to run a business, that is a completely different skill set in itself and one many learn as they go, the lucky ones survive but approximately 33% fail within the first year.  What can you do as a new business owner to negate that risk? Planning, planning, planning Key to SuccessBefore you take the ...