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Casual Articles - 15 Easy Steps to Starting Your Small Business
To Do Or Not To Do, Is Cold Calling a Waster of Time?
Many would say that cold calling is a waste of time in today’s society. That may be driven from a rather narrow perspective. Cold calling takes a lot of different forms.Years ago it was the young potential entrepreneur wandering the neighborhoods trying to set up appointments for their sales staff. There was some physical danger to this as you never knew what you might encounter at 5 pm in the afternoon. Sometimes the knock on the door could result in lovers running to the door in disheveled clothing, who with a very angry look, learn they been disturbed only to talk about the benefits of double glazing. In such cases cold calling is a waste of time.Another knock may have resulted in the innocent entrepreneur being victimized by a bunch of young ladies meeting at home after school. In such case this group would think nothing about pouring jugs of cold water over the idiot knocking on the door. For these kinds of reas
where I am now.Many would say that cold calling is a waste of time in today’s society. That may be driven from a rather narrow perspective. Cold calling takes a lot of different forms.Years ago it was the young potential entrepreneur wandering the neighborhoods trying to set up appointments for their sales staff. There was some physical danger to this as you never knew what you might encounter at 5 pm in the afternoon. Sometimes the knock on the door could result in lovers running to the door in disheveled clothing, who with a very angry look, learn they been disturbed only to talk about the benefits of double glazing. In such cases cold calling is a waste of time.Another knock may have resulted in the innocent entrepreneur being victimized by a bunch of young ladies meeting at home after school. In such case this group would think nothing about pouring jugs of cold water over the idiot knocking on the door. For these kinds of reas
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Your Dream Job is Waiting - For You
Your work place is getting boring and you have a boss not quite from hell, but close. Your co-workers are ready and waiting to stab you in the back to get ahead. You know this is not where you want to be, so why stick with it? Are you ready for the challenge that will truly get you your dream job? Many are, and it's not the most difficult thing to do.Life isn't about a routine of day in, day out in some job you didn't really want. It's awful to feel stuck, when you realize you've still got the rest of your working life to come. Life is about living and feeling alive, so make some changes and realize your full potential! No one is forcing you to stay in a job you hate and no one is holding you back from your dreams – except yourself, that is.And the fact, the honest truth that it's all down to you is often the bitterest pill to swallow.So, what do you really enjoy in life. Is it a hobby or a passion? Whatever it is y
Yeah, sure it's easy, and of course, that title is a little tongue in cheek. It takes a lot of hard work to get a business off the ground. But, it's worth every hour I've spent getting to where I am now.Your work place is getting boring and you have a boss not quite from hell, but close. Your co-workers are ready and waiting to stab you in the back to get ahead. You know this is not where you want to be, so why stick with it? Are you ready for the challenge that will truly get you your dream job? Many are, and it's not the most difficult thing to do.Life isn't about a routine of day in, day out in some job you didn't really want. It's awful to feel stuck, when you realize you've still got the rest of your working life to come. Life is about living and feeling alive, so make some changes and realize your full potential! No one is forcing you to stay in a job you hate and no one is holding you back from your dreams – except yourself, that is.And the fact, the honest truth that it's all down to you is often the bitterest pill to swallow.So, what do you really enjoy in life. Is it a hobby or a passion? Whatever it is y
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Are You Doing Business Or Building One?
If you’re like most people who find themselves in business for the first time, you find yourself in an awkward scenario: you know almost everything you need to do for your clients and virtually nothing about what you need to do for your business.This is a common and normal situation, but one that can be mastered. Before you can truly decide what you need to do and how to act, you need to determine who you are. What kind of businessperson are you? There are two major divisions: a small business owner or an entrepreneur. Neither one of these is intrinsically better than the other but they are different, and you must know which one you are.A small business owner is a person who is self-employed and focuses on creating income. In some respects it’s like having a job from which you can’t get fired. The goal of a small business owner is to get his job to be like Neil Diamond’s or a surgeon’s: you only work when you’re on. Someon
is a little tongue in cheek. It takes a lot of hard work to get a business off the ground. But, it's worth every hour I've spent getting to where I am now.If you’re like most people who find themselves in business for the first time, you find yourself in an awkward scenario: you know almost everything you need to do for your clients and virtually nothing about what you need to do for your business.This is a common and normal situation, but one that can be mastered. Before you can truly decide what you need to do and how to act, you need to determine who you are. What kind of businessperson are you? There are two major divisions: a small business owner or an entrepreneur. Neither one of these is intrinsically better than the other but they are different, and you must know which one you are.A small business owner is a person who is self-employed and focuses on creating income. In some respects it’s like having a job from which you can’t get fired. The goal of a small business owner is to get his job to be like Neil Diamond’s or a surgeon’s: you only work when you’re on. Someon
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How to Start a Taxi Company
Setting up and running your own taxi or private hire firm is by no means simple as there are regional differences and management styles are very different in different parts of the UK.2005-2006, the private hire and taxi industry was worth approx ?2.6 billion. Over 500,000 drivers in the UK. Taxi use has steadily increased over the last 20 years - 32 per cent of the public use a taxi every month, compared to just 16 per cent in the mid-1980s.What's the difference between taxis and private hire vehicles?Although both serve the same purpose (to transport paying customers to their destination, help with their luggage etc.), taxis and private hire vehicles have significant differences.HackneysHackney Carriage taxis (black cabs) are able to pick up people off the street (flag down) without a prior booking. Mostly found in urban areas, black cabs are highly regulated, with fares controlled by local councils
hard work to get a business off the ground. But, it's worth every hour I've spent getting to where I am now.Setting up and running your own taxi or private hire firm is by no means simple as there are regional differences and management styles are very different in different parts of the UK.2005-2006, the private hire and taxi industry was worth approx ?2.6 billion. Over 500,000 drivers in the UK. Taxi use has steadily increased over the last 20 years - 32 per cent of the public use a taxi every month, compared to just 16 per cent in the mid-1980s.What's the difference between taxis and private hire vehicles?Although both serve the same purpose (to transport paying customers to their destination, help with their luggage etc.), taxis and private hire vehicles have significant differences.HackneysHackney Carriage taxis (black cabs) are able to pick up people off the street (flag down) without a prior booking. Mostly found in urban areas, black cabs are highly regulated, with fares controlled by local councils
When I decided to start m
Monday Morning Commute -- How To Pass The Time While Commuting To Work
I hate working. Even worse, I hate commuting to work on Monday morning. Monday morning is the brand-new start to the work week. That means five more full days until the weekend.With that said, here's my guide to passing the time while commuting to work: Think about being able to see your colleagues again. Your colleagues and your boss are your daytime friends and, at the end of your morning commute, you will get to see them all again, just like you saw them every day last week, last month, and last year. Observe the drivers in the other vehicles. See how sad they look and realize to yourself how their jobs must be much worse than your job. This should make you realize how lucky you are to work where you do. Remember that your country mandates two weeks of vacation time each and every year. So you only need to commute to work during fifty, or 96%, of the weeks in the year. Try not to think about the
t, it's worth every hour I've spent getting to where I am now.I hate working. Even worse, I hate commuting to work on Monday morning. Monday morning is the brand-new start to the work week. That means five more full days until the weekend.With that said, here's my guide to passing the time while commuting to work: Think about being able to see your colleagues again. Your colleagues and your boss are your daytime friends and, at the end of your morning commute, you will get to see them all again, just like you saw them every day last week, last month, and last year. Observe the drivers in the other vehicles. See how sad they look and realize to yourself how their jobs must be much worse than your job. This should make you realize how lucky you are to work where you do. Remember that your country mandates two weeks of vacation time each and every year. So you only need to commute to work during fifty, or 96%, of the weeks in the year. Try not to think about the
When I decided to start m
Small Ad Agencies: Bigger Isn't Always Better
Why a small ad agency may be just what you need.Trying to decide whether you need the services of a big ad agency? Here are a few things to consider, before you hand over your marketing plan (and budget) for the coming year.Big ad agencies are great. In their own little way. They take care of big budget projects, in a big way. But smaller jobs, like sell sheets, brochures, buck slips and direct mail? Forget it. You're going to wait. And wait. And wait. On the other hand, a small agency has the time to give your business the one-on-one attention it needs. Thanks to lower overheads, a small agency it also much more flexible when it comes to both pricing and I-need-it-by-end-of-day timing.Big agencies are renowned for two things: big egos and big bureaucracies. The Creative Director and Senior Account Manager who pitched your business? Odds are they're off pitching another new business account some
where I am now.Why a small ad agency may be just what you need.Trying to decide whether you need the services of a big ad agency? Here are a few things to consider, before you hand over your marketing plan (and budget) for the coming year.Big ad agencies are great. In their own little way. They take care of big budget projects, in a big way. But smaller jobs, like sell sheets, brochures, buck slips and direct mail? Forget it. You're going to wait. And wait. And wait. On the other hand, a small agency has the time to give your business the one-on-one attention it needs. Thanks to lower overheads, a small agency it also much more flexible when it comes to both pricing and I-need-it-by-end-of-day timing.Big agencies are renowned for two things: big egos and big bureaucracies. The Creative Director and Senior Account Manager who pitched your business? Odds are they're off pitching another new business account some
When I decided to start my communication and image consulting business, I tried hard to find a good startup guide. I couldn't find any that had all the steps. So, I decided to write one. So far, it's mostly just th
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