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How to deal with stress in your business
It is vital that you identify levels of stress that you and your team are exposed to and take steps to control it. Not only is this essential for a healthy business, but you have a legal duty to ensure staff aren’t made ill by their work. Here is our guide to dealing with stress in a small business: [December 9, 2008]

Give your business a financial health check this year-end - Top Tips
A list of handy business tips for each of the twelve days of Christmas aimed at owners and managers who want to get their businesses fit for the New Year and beyond: [December 4, 2008]

20 essential international body language tips
There are so many ways we can give off the 'wrong' signal, or an inappropriate one. Here are 20 valuable tips on getting it right - especially when doing business overseas. [November 24, 2008]

Guide to international email etiquette
These days much of our business correspondence is conducted by e-mail rather than the conventional 'snail mail'. Unhappily, certain conventions have been lost or overlooked in the process, and can give rise to abrasion, especially when there are cultural differences involved... [November 20, 2008]

How to succeed as an independent consultant - Top Tips
You have a glittering career in corporate life behind you. You have decided to jump ship and cash in on your expertise. But how do you develop a successful new career and an independent consultant? [November 13, 2008]

Bootstrapping your way to success
This article discusses how entrepreneurs can bootstrap their way to success. Find out what bootstrapping means in practise and the benefits a bootstrapping mentality brings to running a business. [November 10, 2008]

10 Top tips to improve the efficiency of your business
Controlling costs in a slowing economy is a relatively simple way to improve a company’s all-important bottom line, and so any steps that can be taken to cut costs while maintaining - or even boosting - productivity should be grasped with both hands. These top tips should help you improve your business efficiency. [November 7, 2008]

Ten tips to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of your business
Some useful tips to help business owners cut costs and improve the efficiency of their operation - including reducing staff overheads, marketing your company more efficiently and reducing your operating costs. [November 6, 2008]

Tips you should consider before becoming self employed
A leading accountancy body says that potential entrepreneurs should be aware of all the facts before becoming self employed. This article contains some useful general and tax tips to help new business owners make the jump successfully. [October 27, 2008]

How to reinvent yourself to stand out from the competition
How do you differentiate your service business from those of your rivals? If you operate in a competitive market selling much the same services as everyone else, you should read on. [October 14, 2008]

How to gain a business advantage on your competitors
Who is the most influential competitor to your business? What marketing techniques are your competitors currently employing? Are their staff happy and motivated? Are their customers satisfied? How to gain advantage on your competitors. [August 28, 2008]

The ABCs of buying a business
Buying an existing business is an excellent option that is often overlooked by entrepreneurs. The advantages it brings include an established name, existing customers and an immediate revenue stream. [August 18, 2008]

Starting up a franchise business - An overview
An overview of franchising for small business people. What a franchise is and how the franchising business model works. [July 24, 2008]

Golden rules for keeping a retail business on track
With the economy tightening, this guide looks at why UK retailers are suffering and highlights 5 golden rules for keeping a retail business on track. [July 23, 2008]

Top tips to cope while your staff are on holiday
With the summer holiday season about to begin, the ICAEW has provided small businesses with some tips on how to cope while staff are away. [July 9, 2008]

Top Tips to protect your business during an economic downturn
Some experts believe that the UK economy is already nearing a recession, whereas others believe the "credit crunch" has been overblown by the media. Either way, many small business people have already started to look at how they can survive a downturn. Here are some tips from the Bytestart team. [June 30, 2008]

5 things your business can outsource
Outsourcing is a powerful modern tool to help bring invaluable expertise into your business at a reasonable cost. Our guide to five thigs commonly outsourced by small companies [May 20, 2008]

How to hire employees when you don't have any cash
How can you get a business off the ground if you don't have the cashflow yet? Bytestart examines the pros and cons of taking on staff when you've just started out in business. [May 8, 2008]

Entrepreneur's toolkit - an A to Z Guide - Part 2
Some more essential online and offline tools to help your new business get started. Includes links to a wide variety of web resources. [May 7, 2008]

Entrepreneur's toolkit - an A to Z Guide - Part 1
Written by Alan Gleeson, some essential online and offline tools to help your new business get started. Includes links to a wide variety of web resources. [May 7, 2008]

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