Monthly Archives January 2019

How Watertight Are Your T&C’s?

How Watertight Are Your T&C’s?

January 30, 2019 | No Comments

I know what you’re thinking … . “what’s wrong with the standard/ad-hoc contractual loan/trade agreements already in place?” … But what if you’re thinking of customising your Terms and Conditions to better reflect what you would like to achieve with your End User? … Aren’t they covered by those standard Warranty and Indemnity clauses that form part and parcel of any standard terms under a contract? …. and don’t they already protect , together with the Termination clause, to give us better rights. Yes, of course. However, what if you need to implement some additional express performance clauses in your
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3 Tips on Going For Gold In 2019

3 Tips on Going For Gold In 2019

January 23, 2019 | No Comments

Remember when you thought to yourself  “that’s it – I am going to go for it”? A bit like playing that 80’s Gameshow … Going for Gold. … What made you give up your job in the first place? … Or decide what to do with that inheritance / redundancy money / savings / funding? … What was it that helped you decide it was time to set up your business? Was it: To make a Difference To help those in Need To set up a Community Or were you just ‘Going for Gold’ One thing you should ask yourself
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How To Fund And Grow Your Business Idea

How To Fund And Grow Your Business Idea

January 16, 2019 | No Comments

The banks are just not lending anymore, at least not in the vast numbers we hope they would. They’re especially reluctant to lend to those who are looking to start their own businesses, or grow their current business to another level. So, what can we do (or not do) to get our new business off the ground? Let’s take a look at some of the alternatives available to you. 1) Friends and Family Your closest friends and family usually want to see you succeed and could help get you up and running. They may be able to loan you a certain
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How Sustainable Is Your Business?

How Sustainable Is Your Business?

January 9, 2019 | No Comments

Happy New Year Everyone. I trust that you’ve had a good Christmas and New Year and are now looking at diving back in. … Maybe you’re looking at developing some new goals for 2019, … Or maybe you’re still looking at what you’d like to achieve … Or  re-vitalising those important goals and ambitions that just didn’t work out in 2018. Whatever the case may be, it’s worth exploring some of the failures of last year, and deciding what you can do to overcome this in 2019. Over the last year we’ve seen a few more big companies go into
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How To Get Debtors To Pay Up

How To Get Debtors To Pay Up

January 3, 2019 | No Comments

What can you, as a business owner, do to get those difficult debts in? Especially if December was tight and January is looking likely to be even tighter. Here are five steps that can help you get through those unpaid invoices: 1) Find The Reason What are the reasons behind those who haven’t paid you? Many will come back saying cash flow is tight, but there may be other reasons that you haven’t considered; are they having personal struggles which take priority and cause them to lose focus on the business? Or are they waiting to be paid directly from
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