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John Sollars, the serial entrepreneur behind Stinkyink.com provides some useful tips for Bytestart readers on how to survive the start-up phase.
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The web is a great leveller for businesses, enabling small companies to compete with their larger rivals – nowhere is this illustrated more clearly than on auction site eBay.
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In this article, we look at what Groupon is, how it works, and provide some essential tips to ensure that the return on investment is worthwhile for your business.
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If you think lack of time is stopping you from launching your own business, think again. In this guide, we look at how you can realistically start your own small business by working in the evenings.
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In association with Lloyds TSB Commercial, here are 10 handy hints and tips to consider when setting up your business.
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Once you’ve made the decision to start your own business, the natural instinct for many is to charge headlong into getting it off the ground right away.

Starting your own business might have been something that’s been at the back of your mind for years, and now that you’ve finally decided to take the plunge, you don’t want to waste any more time.
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With the enduring popularity of entrepreneurial TV shows, a lot of attention is paid to finding a great business idea by the media.

However, building a great business has very little to do with having a great idea, and everything to do with excellent execution.
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Here are some tips from the Bytestart team for anyone who is thinking about setting up a new business.
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Hundreds of thousands of new businesses are formed each year. Some will be a great success, but the vast majority will no longer exist in five years time. One of the main reasons why businesses fail lies in the preparation stage.
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Running a part-time business alongside your regular job doesn’t have to be a load of hassle or massively time consuming.

Earning a second income can be achieved with just a few hours work every week – and it’s a great way to supplement your current living
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Chris Robson, author of Confessions of an Entrepreneur provides some helpful tips on how to survive the initial stages of starting up a new business
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There are few businesses where you can just wake up one morning, decide you want to sell something and be in business an hour later.

Yet that’s exactly what you can do with global internet auction phenomenon eBay. As anyone who has ever sold a DVD they didn’t want any more knows, eBay is quick, simple, reliable and easy.
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To create a successful business you need four things – a good plan, a good product that people actually want, good people who can make things happen, and a good supply of money.
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You no longer need huge financial backing and an original idea to start your own successful business. In fact, you could start your own business tomorrow – and have made a profit by next week.
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What is a co-operative?

June 28, 2010

Is there a better way of doing business? Is there a more ethical and sustainable business model that is less focused on the short-term chase for shareholder profit? The answer could well lie with the co-operative business model.
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The new government coalition has been formed, and with an emergency budget looming entrepreneurs can be sure of yet more changes that will affect them and could add to the administrative headache that they already face.
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An unbelievable amount of money is thrown away every year by small businesses, simply because they are not running their finances efficiently.
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In a world where 24/7 communications are increasingly important, companies of all shapes and sizes have to work extremely hard to keep their customers happy all the time.
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If you want to find out what your competition would rather you didn’t know, read on.
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