Extract . . .
"Times are tough for most small businesses. Confidence is low and consumers and businesses alike are thinking twice before making purchases. Here are seven tasks you can carry out to help ensure your business survives and prospers over the next year."
Link
http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/24/24_6/essential-survival-tasks.shtml
Friday, October 1
Tough times call for splitting a home in two
Extract . . .
"Homeowners are discovering the financial benefits of dividing parts of a large house into several separate properties. Laura Howard reports
Link
http://www.independent.co.uk/money/mortgages/tough-times-call-for-splitting-a-home-in-two-2034690.html
"Homeowners are discovering the financial benefits of dividing parts of a large house into several separate properties. Laura Howard reports
Link
http://www.independent.co.uk/money/mortgages/tough-times-call-for-splitting-a-home-in-two-2034690.html
Maximise your tax benefits
Extract . . .
"The financial year is almost upon us, so now's the time to start making sure you're in the best possible position to maximise your tax benefits for this year and the next 12 months ahead."
Link
http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1049078
"The financial year is almost upon us, so now's the time to start making sure you're in the best possible position to maximise your tax benefits for this year and the next 12 months ahead."
Link
http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1049078
Loan price war may be over
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"Consumers have been warned personal loan interest rates are unlikely to fall much further following a recent mini price war. This is despite average loan rates standing at 12.8%, which is 4.1 percentage points above typical pre-credit crunch rates in July 2007. At the time, Bank of England base rate stood at 5.75%, compared to 0.5% now (see the Loan rates soaring MSE News story)."
Link
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/loans/2010/09/loan-price-war-may-be-over
"Consumers have been warned personal loan interest rates are unlikely to fall much further following a recent mini price war. This is despite average loan rates standing at 12.8%, which is 4.1 percentage points above typical pre-credit crunch rates in July 2007. At the time, Bank of England base rate stood at 5.75%, compared to 0.5% now (see the Loan rates soaring MSE News story)."
Link
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/loans/2010/09/loan-price-war-may-be-over
Bricklin on Technology: Insights for the Technological Startup
Extract . . .
"Have you ever stopped to consider what tools small business owners take for granted in their daily routine? The fax machine. The mobile phone. And then there’s the spreadsheet. Many a time I have opened Excel and not considered what made pivot tables possible. But thanks to Visicalc founder Dan Bricklin’s book Bricklin On Technology, I now know the journey into starting a company offering the first spreadsheet and a lot more."
Link
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/09/bricklin-on-technology-insights-for-the-technological-startup.html
"Have you ever stopped to consider what tools small business owners take for granted in their daily routine? The fax machine. The mobile phone. And then there’s the spreadsheet. Many a time I have opened Excel and not considered what made pivot tables possible. But thanks to Visicalc founder Dan Bricklin’s book Bricklin On Technology, I now know the journey into starting a company offering the first spreadsheet and a lot more."
Link
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/09/bricklin-on-technology-insights-for-the-technological-startup.html
Smartphones to be used as hotel room keys
Extract . . .
"The key card could become a thing of the past after a hotel chain announced it would allow guests to access their rooms using their smartphones.
The technology, to be trialled at two hotels next month, would mean that guests could choose to avoid the hassle of checking in at the front desk."
Link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hotels/7762522/Smartphones-to-be-used-as-hotel-room-keys.html
"The key card could become a thing of the past after a hotel chain announced it would allow guests to access their rooms using their smartphones.
The technology, to be trialled at two hotels next month, would mean that guests could choose to avoid the hassle of checking in at the front desk."
Link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hotels/7762522/Smartphones-to-be-used-as-hotel-room-keys.html
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