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1) The Signs Your Business May Be Lacking Entrepreneurialism
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
Is your business heading places? Many companies are too focused on their day-to-day operations and office politics to consider their businesses DNA. This article will help your business identify the signs that you're lacking in entrepreneurialism, and it should also give you ideas on how you can inject this into your business.
Penny Pinching
When you are less focused on entrepreneurialism and growth, you may find that your business spends its days trying to decrease expenses and bu...
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2) Guide To Small Business Internet Marketing
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Internet
As a small business owner, you have a unique advantage over larger competitors: you're able to make a serious difference to your small business by making another £20,000 or £30,000 a year. When you know how to market your small business effectively, the returns can be much bigger than this, and have a serious impact on the profitability and growth prospects of your business. Here are things you can do to accelerate your businesses online performance.
PPC Advertising
PPC advertising...
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3) Easy Work At Home Business Ideas
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
Starting a business is not meant to be easy. However, if you pick the right idea, there is work from home business ideas that can be started on a limited budget, and be up-and-running in no time. The trick is to find a business that requires a low initial investment, few staff, and no office. While there are likely hundreds of ideas that fit the bill, this article attempts to get your creative juices flowing through introducing a few ideas that are easy to start.
Franchisee
Work fr...
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4) Bringing Your Retail Business Online
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
For business owners that have yet to bring their retail business online, it can be a daunting prospect. You will have to recruit a web developer, or appoint an agency; you will have to fulfil orders going all over the world; and you'll have to ensure that you get enough online customers to cover your costs. While there are certainly lots of things to think about, and lots to do, the results can be very rewarding if you manage to do it right.
The Advantages Of Bringing Your Retail Business...
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5) The Advantages Of Business Outsourcing
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
Business outsourcing has increased by 16% over the last 5 years according to research published by the London School of Economics. That's a tectonic shift in the way businesses operate, and it's also something that's widely expected to increase further into the future. Global barriers to trade are diminishing, and the more competitive countries already dominate in the product industry. Business services are rapidly heading in the same direction. In this article the benefits of business outsourc...
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6) Starting An Internet Business: Understanding Common Legal Questions
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
Starting an internet business is much easier now than it was ten years ago. Now it is possible to use open source software, outsource software development overseas, have your website hosted in the cloud, and register a domain for $10. However, there is also more to consider when you're starting an internet business. Here are answers to many of the most frequently asked legal questions by entrepreneurs getting started online.
Does My Designer Or Agency Own My Website?
When you pay t...
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7) Six Business Presentation Tips That Your Customers Will Love
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
In business, like in life, presentation is important. Your customers' perception of your sales staff, your back-office staff, and your brand help to mould how they perceive your business and their likelihood of doing business with you. Here are ten tips that you can follow which will entice your customers to sign on the dotted line.
Look Smart: As the saying goes, don't judge a book by its cover. Unfortunately, people do and you can use this to your advantage. Make sure you're looking...
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8) The Insider's Guide To Business Networking
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
Business networking should not be underestimated in how important it can be for the success of the business you're running at the moment, and any business that you would choose to run in the future. Have you ever wondered how much more successful your business would be if you knew someone who was able to put you in touch with a person high up in a company, or someone who knew how to set up a call centre, negotiate on advertising prices or raise a round of funding? For these reasons, and many mo...
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9) Six Reasons Why Business Franchising Works
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
Franchising can allow your business to grow at rapid pace, and gain a presence in new markets. Although there are disadvantages to franchising your business, and although it will not suit all business models, franchising is often an under-used tool among business owners that are looking to scale their operation. Following are six reasons why you should consider franchising your business.
Turbo Charge Your Business Growth
One of the greatest benefits to franchising is getting thing...
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10) Applying Business Skills To Your Non Profit To Lift Performance
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
Running a business and a non profit has more similarities than you might expect. While the end goal of a business and non profit are both materially different, the ways of reaching the differing goals can often be the same. This article explores ways that you can apply sound business skills to your non profit to turbo-charge performance.
Raise Finance
It's unusual for a non profit to raise finance. However, there's no reason why this should be. If a business finds that it can incre...
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11) Raising Business Finance: The Entrepreneurs' Journey to Executing Their Plan
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
Raising business finance can often be one of the most challenging times for an entrepreneur. However, part of entrepreneurialism is perseverance and determination. You have to be prepared for getting knocked down if you want to succeed.
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur was recently quoted as saying he believes an entrepreneur should pitch 30 venture capital firms; they should expect to get 3 offers; and then they should go onto pick the best. This is a gruelling process with a 90% failure rate...
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12) Business To Business Marketing: Attracting Business Customers Online
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
As a business to business marketer, many of the tactics that work in B2C marketing simply won't cut it. Further more, the conversion event is less likely to happen there and then - especially if you're selling services or angling towards a complex sale. This means that B2B marketers will often have to think about things differently. In this article we explore business to business marketing tactics that get results.
White Papers & Editorial
When you sell shoes, there are not too man...
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13) Business Ideas That You Can Start From Your Bedroom
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
Starting a business isn't cheap, and that's what many people look for ways that they can limit costs in getting started. That way, they will be able to use their earnings to finance more capital-intensive expenses and investments. That's why a work from home business is often the best way to get off the ground. However, not all business models are suitable for the work at home entrepreneur. In this article we explore business ideas that'll work from home, but that also have the potential to sc...
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14) Business Ethics: Managing Your Relationship With Competitors
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
As a business, your competitors are just that: competitors. However, the way you treat your competitors may affect how your customers and the media perceive your business, your ethics, and your friendliness. For those reasons, and more, it's important that you carefully consider how you act with your competitors. In this article we provide guidance on how you can have a good relationship with competing businesses while limiting the impact this will have on your business success. When customers...
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15) Starting A Blogging Business That Matters
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
Blogging businesses haven't been around too long. However, already there have been a few exits. One of the first internet companies on the blogging scene - Weblogs Inc - sold to AOL for around $30M. And, there have also been several other exits in and around the same price level. Some blogs and blog networks that have yet to have a liquidity event, or even raise cash to help pin-point a valuation, will likely be worth more than this number.
What entrepreneurs shouldn't forget is that blogg...
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16) Franchising: Questions You Should Ask A Franchisor
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
If you're starting a business, you may have considered purchasing a franchise rather than starting a company from scratch. This is particularly common in certain sectors, and has many solid advantages over starting a business on your own. However, before you commit anything, it's important that you ask the franchisor the right questions to get to grips with exactly what you're going to be buying.
Which services are covered by the management fee, and which services aren't?
Some fran...
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17) Business Advantages To Being Small & How To Leverage Them
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
As a small business, you have many disadvantages over bigger players. You have less money to play around with, perhaps less in-house skills, and you won't have as much power when it comes to negotiation either. Although there are certainly disadvantages to being a small business, there are also benefits too. In this article we take a look at what factors may be working in your favour, and how you can leverage them as a small business owner.
Know Your Customers
When you're a small b...
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18) Creating A Professional Business From Your Bedroom
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
A work from home business is easy to start. However, it's slightly harder when you want to ensure that you remain just as professional as your competitors. In this article we explore how you can save on office overheads without holding back your business.
Dedicated Telephone Number
When you work from home, you don't want your friends, family and customers all phoning through on the same telephone line. That's why you should set-up a dedicated telephone number for your customers. Th...
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19) Business Success Stories: Building A Formidable Brand
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
Developing a cool business brand isn't as easy as you would think. You can throw money at some problems, and they'll get fixed, but branding is different. You have to think outside the box, and be innovative, if you want to build a brand that'll stick. In this article we take a peak at businesses that have managed to build the best brands, and the strategies they have used to make their branding happen.
Google
Google's spent approximately zero dollars on traditional media buying....
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20) 7 Characteristics Of Business Models Perfect For Franchising
Author:
CityLocal Ltd
Category:
Business
When rapid business growth is on the menu, you might be considering franchising as a way to sky-rocket infrastructural development and revenue acceleration. For many this is a good choice, however for others it just isn't going to work. In this article we explore traits that make your business model suitable for franchising, and therefore allow you to put more thought into whether it's right for your business.
Local Presence
One of the most popular reasons that businesses franchise...
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