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Despite the fact this plugs a neat postal service (UK only), it makes some good points on complacency - i.e. marketing spend on new clients can be a waste if you gain 10% more clients a year, yet lose 10% of existing clients by ignoring them.  More...
It's a frighteningly common myth - small businesses who falsely believe their data is safe. After years in IT, featuring numerous calls from people asking to be rescued, I assembled this quick guide which can help any small business avoid the misery.  More...
After going bust, and seeing the credit crunch on the horizon about to turn towards small business, here's a few tips for what to pack in your small business survival kit  More...
As the knock-on effects of the credit crunch begin to bite in the small business world, this article examines complementary diversification as a method for spreading your risk across other product/service lines.  More...
Any small business with a web-site or blog should heed these words.

Getting traffic if you are lazy is easily achieved. If they'd added "...for Lazy People AND IDIOTS" then it would apply to me because I'm a bit slow when it comes to marketing online and attracting traffic.

And too easily put off by anything which is complicated. Which  More...
Small business simply hasn't caught on to blogs. I checked - and none out of 70 of my small business clients had one (and I'm not a blog service peddler by the way!). And I think awareness of the benefits is being hampered by jargon and lack of guidance on blogs themselves. It's a closed shop for the unaware - even when they accidentally arrive  More...
I liked the comparison between large and small online businesses in that the smaller business can be nimbler and potentially deliver better service without it costing much more if anything.  More...
A very useful overview of outsourcing as an option for new or existing small businesses.  More...
New to bizsugar, I thought I'd share my experience of setting small business goals in a most unusual situation - JUST having gone bust. Hope it helps someone - new, successful or struggling. We all have challenges I hope this little tip can help with. You just need a pencil and a single sheet of paper.  More...
After making several mistakes along these lines, this is an excellent check-list for the current or budding small business owner.

You have to plan your exit form a business at the beginning and shape that business so it can continue without you.

This post gets you headed in the right direction.  More...