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Inside Story from Investors. Getting Funding for Growing Business
Inside Story from Investors. Getting Funding for Growing Business

So many start up founders and entrepreneurs tell of their dream of “getting investors” to take their business off the page and catapult growth. From the outside, it sounds like…

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Your new business – to start or to buy?
Your new business – to start or to buy?

This time it’s serious! You have been dreaming of owning a business for the longest time and you are finally going to do it. Juggling these two options can be…

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Big leaps in small business actually come from teeny baby steps
Big leaps in small business actually come from teeny baby steps

Big steps, great leaps, epiphanies and easy answers: that’s the way small businesses grow, isn’t it? The business media, influencers and gurus love to spruik these. You know - that…

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Need a Lawyer? Here’s 5 Tips for Businesses Seeking Legal Advice.
Need a Lawyer? Here’s 5 Tips for Businesses Seeking Legal Advice.

As a business owner, it’s very likely that you’re going to need legal advice at some point along your journey. Although hiring a lawyer may sound like an expensive and…

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New life can come from near death experiences.
New life can come from near death experiences.

Tenacity, the quality of being very determined, is not a word that gets bandied around much in the small business world, but it’s a hidden trait is common in successful…

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Business planning for tougher times.
Business planning for tougher times.

For the most part, business plans tell a story of growth and development for the business. This is not just because the owner is trying to convince a bank or…

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Being a good client is (also) good business.
Being a good client is (also) good business.

We’ve all had nightmare clients. You know the ones, that push the limits, demand, call at all hours, try to get more out of you for nothing and pay late…

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Is your network ‘favour ready’?
Is your network ‘favour ready’?

Written by: Kim McGuinness, Director, soloceo.com Life doesn't always go according to plan. Sometimes we get to a point where we have to call in a favour. Whether it is…

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Business gurus care about themselves (not you)
Business gurus care about themselves (not you)

With the constant bombardment of content across business and social media, one would imagine that there is enough expert information out there for all small businesses to be growing off…

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Preparing for storms: managing the great unknowns of business.
Preparing for storms: managing the great unknowns of business.

As I work through hundreds of business plans each year for

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