Bookkeeping by Spreadsheets versus accounting software

Should you move from spreadsheets to accounting software… Why should I move from spreadsheet bookkeeping to using accounting software? I am often asked when businesses are new or fairly new, if they should do their bookkeeping in a spreadsheet and probably not sure why using accounting software like Xero could actually be beneficial. Yes doing…

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Making business networking work for you

business network tips have a good message a good pitch to say when you meet people about what you do respond your help to People asks, remember it isn’t just about what you want but what you can give have a coffee group with business colleagues – good friendships and relationships and the business will…

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Getting your staff right and retained

How to hire the right staff Here is some guidance on how to hire good staff and make it work well for your business. clearly define a role with the position description spend time developing staff managing a business sounds very hard but is hard if you have to do it all your self share…

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Improving Your Sales Meeting Conversion tips for Business

tips to improve your sales meeting conversions Here are some tips on the topic how to successfully turn your sales or lead meeting into more new business Have a good preparation for your meeting, including having a standard question base to do a great needs analysis on the client, this will sell you well as…

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Systems that work for Business

Tips on having great little systems that work for your business Have you ever wondered why some of your simplest business systems are often the best. This month, our business networking group discussed ways of they use systems to help their businesses. Here are what some other businesses do that works for them: use job…

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How to Sell at The Price You Want

Tips on making sure you don’t undersell the value of your goods or services Have you ever had a customer or client wanting to bargain down your price or quote to a offensively low level, but you haven’t really known how to assert or defend the value of your price or quote. This month, our…

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Tips on How to Stay Motivated in Your Business or Professional Life

This month, our business networking group discussed ways of how to stay motivated in your business and career. This was a great discussion and revealed many of us having our ups and downs on the motivational front. 1.Keep a scoreboard at regular intervals such as monthly, sitting with someone else and discussing financial performances is…

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What To Do When You’re Not Generating Enough Leads

Is your business not getting enough new business leads? If so, do not panic, here are some things you can do. Review where you are spending most of your time, generally people not getting enough leads are spending not enough time on generating new leads. So try to take yourself out of the business and…

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Tips and Traps of Using Facebook for Business

Here are some tips on the topic of using Facebook for business. Let’s say that Facebook isn’t for everyone, but even if you do not have your own personal Facebook account – someone else can do this for your business provided it works for your business. Try delegating it to someone who loves facebook but…

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Using Delegation to Grow Your Business

Here are some tips and knowledge on the topic of how to successfully delegate:. If you are a micro-business or a one-man band and you have no one to delegate to, you can still delegate to someone such as virtual personal assistant or find some of the most time-consuming tasks and pay someone to do…

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