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How to deal with rising costs?
If you’re a small business owner and you haven’t reviewed your prices for this new financial year or done a budget or cashflow plan, we

Why I joined Prime as a Business Advisor
“It’s simple really – Prime Strategies was (still is) founded on one guiding principle – a genuine desire to help small business owners succeed by

The sales game – a gentle reminder
I am sure you have heard the statistics. Herein are some general comments and reminders about the sales market and how successful people “make it”

Getting things done
The majority of successful people in business are often described as being very well organized and good time managers. Fortunately, time management skills are learnable

Evaluating new business ideas.
People who are self-employed generally like to stay that way. If they sell a business they quickly start another one, and successful owners seem to

Should i sell my business to a staff member?
Over the past few years, more business owners have started the planning process for exiting. Something that has become increasingly common is owners are wanting

Do you as an SME owner make enough of a financial return in your business?
There was a recent article published in the UK by Timothy Adler, that talked of the issues in UK small business and quoted that one

The true cost of replacing a staff member.
One of the more common tasks facing employers these days is recruitment. Things have changed in the past two or three years, and once stable

Keeping my business tight
Keeping My Business Tight In these turbulent times it is no secret that business is tough for some of us. In the last few years,