Startup Guidance

Identifying your own weaknesses shouldn’t be about preserving your ego, it should be about trying to improve your own performance through professional development. There are various methods of improving your own performance, some you can do yourself, others you may need to attend courses or professional events to learn from other entrepreneurs and business owners. In this article we explore a few of them.

Trade Shows and Exhibitions present lucrative opportunities to small businesses. They provide an ideal opportunity to meet buyers/suppliers, review and test new products and discuss potential business deals. In this article we explore some of the top tips that can help you prepare for an effective trade exhibition.

So you have a profitable small business startup and you are considering telling your boss outright and leaving your job to pursue it full-time. In this article we explore just how you come to making the decision to tell your boss, when the right time to do so and just how choosing the wrong time can be tragic for your career/employment prospects.

Choosing a business name will at some point involve performing a business name availability search to rule out other businesses operating by the same name. In this article we explore why it is important to perform a search, how to perform the search and where.

Choosing a name for your business is an extremely important thought process and decision to make. Deciding on the branding and considering what else will affect the name you give your business is vital. In this article we look at how important it is to get it right first time around, how you can brainstorm to find the right name for your business, and other important considerations you must make before finalising.

Developing your own small business can be a mind field filled with many startup business mistakes that could devastate your new venture. In this article we explore five common startup mistakes and provide advice and guidance on how to avoid them ever affecting your startup business.

Starting your own small business is certainly no walk in the park. It’s also extremely different from regular full time employment under management. Quite simply, by running your own startup business, you’re the boss, nobody else. In this article we consider the personality you need and a series of probing questions that you can ask yourself to truly identify whether you are an entrepreneur in waiting.

Once you’ve begun developing a small business startup, a certain succession of steps should be taken in order to build a solid foundation for your new startup business. In this article we discuss some of the most important steps every entrepreneur should take to ensure that you are giving your new venture the very best possible chance of success.

Each and every one of us have probably considered what we might be like running our own business. Whilst the security of a fulltime job is evident, many are now looking elsewhere for extra work and an opportunity for a second income, what better way of doing this than running your own small business whilst working full time? In this article we discuss the thought of starting your own small business alongside full time employment, its advantages and disadvantages, and what calculations you must do before taking the plunge.

There are a number of vital questions that one should pose before considering to start a new small business. One of the most pertinent questions facing startup entrepreneurs is whether they have the business personality required in order to think and work like a true entrepreneur. In this article we explore some of the most relevant small business startup advice topics, including an analysis into whether you truly have the personality to cope with small business life.