Archives for January 2008
All Small, Micro and Sole Trader UK Businesses
You might find this interesting.
It’s not total laziness on my part as you’ll see I have contributed.
Anyway, you could find it very interesting and potentially useful to know about. You’ll find it here.
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Linda Mattacks is the author of a series of training courses available at SellingForBusiness.co.uk developed to provide easily accessible training for small businesses who are not in a position (or may not want) to take time out to attend formal training sessions.
Internet selling/ buying: This one is purely for laughs
I don’t know who found this one or who wrote it but it encompasses every trick you’re likely to come across and explains them all. I think it’s hilarious!
Warning: It’s very “in your face”! Check it out when you have a minute and enjoy…
Linda Mattacks is the author of a series of training courses available at SellingForBusiness.co.uk developed to provide easily accessible training for small businesses who are not in a position (or may not want) to take time out to attend formal training sessions.
How to start sharing business skills in practice
We’ll take a really simple example:
- I give solid ways and techniques to a tax advisor (who doesn’t have the greatest communication skills) on how to gently and successfully prospect for business – I help him tailor them and explain how he can use each within his specific industry
- My partner designs and produces the letterhead and business cards for him and keeps him supplied with them*
- In return the tax advisor advised us on the best accounts software, oversees our accounts and advises us on financial matters, any alterations and innovations, etc. in general (that we’d never follow or keep up with)
There are four main points about the arrangement within this deliberately small group:
- The demands on our free time reciprocal and limited (we all need to run our businesses profitably!)
- The principle within this group is, wherever and whenever possible, pass the more practical day–to-day skills on so we each gradually “learn how to fish†the different functions for ourselves
- Requirements outside of the agreed give-and-take arrangements are fee-based
- There is much greater mutual trust and inter-dependency in this group than you will find between most businesses
I’ve deliberately kept this example simple with logical skills exchanges. Once we’re happy with each other, know and respect each other’s competences, we can extend this group to include someone, for example, with Internet marketing skills and another IT and support services expertise.
Why not try it yourself? You have absolutely nothing to lose and plenty to gain 
Linda Mattacks is the author of a series of training courses available at SellingForBusiness.co.uk developed to provide easily accessible training for small businesses who are not in a position (or may not want) to take time out to attend formal training sessions.
