Business121 Small Business Newsletter #18

In this week's Business121:

1. How to raise the profile of your business in the press
2. The Group Discussion or Focus Group
3. How to be successful with email subscriber lists
4. Using PRINCE2 to start up a business
5. A Guide to Landlords Insurance
6. Children should be taught how to run a business
7. ebay turns UK into a nation of online shopkeepers
8. Record results from self-assessment deadline
9. UK Business Investment in Good Health

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How to raise the profile of your business in the press
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Do you read stories in newspapers and trade magazines about your competitors? Perhaps you know your company is as successful as they are with just as many positive stories to tell, but none of the articles you have submitted have been published.

Here are some helpful tips on how to raise your profile in the press.
http://snipurl.com/_Press_Coverage

The Group Discussion or Focus Group
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A focus group can tell you what prospective customers think about your product or service. But what is a focus group and how do you conduct one?
http://snipurl.com/_Focus_Group

How to be successful with email subscriber lists
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If you use an email newsletter to communicate with your customers and prospects, this article gives you a useful reminder of the nuances of this increasingly popular communications channel.
http://snipurl.com/_email_newsletters

Using PRINCE2 to start up a business
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PRINCE, which stands for Projects in Controlled Environments, is a project management method. The area of project management has historically been the preserve of big businesses but can it be used by small businesses and startups to improve projects such as starting a new business or launching a website?
http://snipurl.com/_Prince2_start_up

Guide to Landlords Insurance
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There are many different types of Landlord, from the individual renting out a second home, to the ambitious property tycoon with an ever-increasing portfolio of trendy dockside apartments. If you earn an income from a second property here's an overview of landlords insurance and what it covers.
http://snipurl.com/_Landlords_Insurance

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SMALL BUSINESS NEWS
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Children should be taught how to run a business
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ACCA is calling for the EU to include business studies and entrepreneurship on the curriculum for every school child.
http://snipurl.com/_Business_lessons

ebay turns UK into a nation of online shopkeepers
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The Internet could turn the UK into a nation of online shopkeepers. EBay has revealed that more than 68,000 cottage industries in the UK depend on the site for at least a quarter of their income, more than in any other country in Europe.
http://snipurl.com/_eBay_businesses

Record results from self-assessment deadline
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Nearly two million taxpayers filed their self assessment returns online by the 31 January deadline this year - a 38% increase on last year, according to figures released by HM Revenue & Customs. Some 2,300 people filed their return in the last hour! Now that is cutting it fine.
http://snipurl.com/_Filing_Online

UK Business Investment in Good Health
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Stop Worrying About Business Investment! A little less moaning and a little more gloating is called for, according to the Institute of Directors.
http://snipurl.com/_Investment_healthy

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