It can be overwhelming to track all the moves going on in small business marketing. You may have customers to serve, HeadOffice to update with receivables and not yet be sure of all the skills you need in your next hire. With the other aspects of your small business to manage, some things can slip …
Accounting is often thought of as a boring task that no one wants to do. The very word evokes images of a man wearing glasses sitting in a room with dusty books and files. This may have been the case long ago, but today, accountancy has developed into a multifaceted and technology-driven industry. But just …
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein As challenging as it is to start a business, it’s just as difficult to grow one. Growth requires orderly operations and structure, which can lead to “excessively complicated administrative procedures”. So how do you standardize your operations to maintain …
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Now is not the time to be having a financial crisis. Financial crises ruin lives and now, when the world is facing a recession and economies are flailing it is harder than ever to recover from a stumble. Always be mindful of these factors to safe guard yourself from financial failure…
If you operate a business in Jamaica, there are tax dates you need to remember. These dates are crucial to your financial calendar, as missing these deadlines attract interests and penalties for non-payment of taxes. For example, NHT, all income taxes such as P.A.Y.E and G.C.T accumulate daily interests and penalties. Let’s say your GCT …
So you have a business idea you think is worth pursuing, how will you fund it? Accessing funding to start or grow a business can be challenging if you don’t already have the money to do so. Here are some options to consider when seeking financing for your business idea. Personal funding If you are …
It was really great when you started out as an entrepreneur. However, that excited energy that you had when you first started your home-based business may have now dissipated. The passion will only be sustained if it’s not under constant pressure from the mundane. You now have to develop the habits in your home office …
Working from home has always been a viable solution to the problem of location and very little startup capital. This is especially the case for freelancers and some contractors. With the birth of technology driven industries, more people have the option of working from their homes. And why shouldn’t they? There are less taxes involved …
Welcome to the new year! Hopefully in 2014 you learnt more about yourself as an entrepreneur and how you want to use your talent to impact the world. And by talent we mean those people that work with you to accomplish your goals. A small business usually has a small staff. So the impact of …
Janet loved to cook and entertain, so when the opportunity to start a business arose, she jumped at it and opened her own restaurant. Janet thought this was her dream come true as she would get to cook and entertain and get paid for it. What could be better? Or so she thought… Very early into …
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