Doing Business

 

THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS

Thinking of starting a business? Where do you start? We’ve covered the nitty gritty details of everything you need to know from “cradle to grave” for the business owner – from buying the  business to selling the business and everything in between.

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Running A Business	Starting Up Your Business	You’ve decided to start a business … Know where to start? What do you have to do first? How do you go about doing this? Should you go and see your accountant? Can you do this yourself? What business structure should you use? ... << Coming Soon >>
Buying A Business	Golden Rules for Buying Your Business	You want to buy a business … How can you be sure that the seller isn’t going to cheat you? You don’t want to have to pay an accountant to check the seller’s records, but can you check the records yourself? What do you have to look out for? ... << Coming Soon >>
Selling A Business	Preparing Your Business For Sale	You’re tired … You want to sell your business. What do you have to do to make sure that your business is presented at its best so that you can achieve the highest possible sale price? Should you go and talk to your accountant first? Can your accountant help? What would they know about selling your business?
Valuing A Business	What Is Your Business REALLY Worth?	What is your business worth? Depending on who you talk to and which side of the fence you’re on, it’s either “not enough” or “too much”. Is there a “right” value? Is there an accepted method for valuing your business?
Intellectual Property	Safeguarding Your IP	Do you know how to protect your intellectual property (“IP”)? Do you know what you have to do? If you can’t afford to spend $1,000s to protect it, do you know what steps you can take to at least minimise the risk of having your IP stolen? ... << Coming Soon >>
Franchising	Preparing Your Business for Franchising	What type of business is suited to the franchise model? Can your business be franchised? How do you prepare your business so that it can be franchised? What information must be provided to franchisees? How much can you charge your franchisees? ... << Coming Soon >>
Running A Business	The Traps of Offshore Operations	It’s time to consider setting up a branch office in another country.  The location of your first offshore branch office is usually predetermined by your market. Do you know how and where to find out about the traps that awaits the foreigner? How do you go about setting up that new branch office? ... << Coming Soon >>
Running A Business	Outsourcing Traps For The Unwary	You’ve heard all about how cheap it can be to outsource your work. Are you worried that you may end up paying for sub-standard work and you will have no means of getting a refund? Where do you find those people? What checks should you do? What type of work can be outsourced? ... << Coming Soon >>
Systems & Manuals	Guide to Starting the Systemisation of Your Office	If you’re getting tired of having to give the same instructions to your staff again and again, it’s time you systemise so that you do not have to do so. Systemisation will free up your time to work ON your business so that you don't have to work IN your business. A cliche … but still true. ... << Coming Soon >>
Running A Business	Top 10 Ways To A Computer Disaster	In today’s business environment, can you afford to leave the computer policies to your employees? If you consider yourself “technology challenged” then check this out.  What is the bare minimum knowledge you must have and the bare minimum Technology Plan you must implement so that your business does not suffer?