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The steps we take in making sure you get the website you need
- By David Birchall
- Published 06/21/2007
- Website Design & Development
- Unrated
This article demonstrates the process we take you through when you ask Artemis Media to design and develop your website. It's not always an easy process and we beleive it is similar to building a house, so we have designed the steps in the process in that vein. It makes life so much easier when you know what to expect of a good developer. Have a read and if you have any questions feel free to contact us.
Expanding a home based business
- By David Birchall
- Published 05/8/2007
- Managing a Small Business
- Unrated
Running a business from home has many advantages and disadvantages but overall the plusses can far out way the minuses. One of the biggest problems facing the home worker is “How to expand the business” particularly if space and time are at a premium.
Home is now the most popular location for new start up businesses and around 2000 of them are formed every week in the UK; all you need is
- a room or part of a room,
- a phone line with an Internet connection, and
- a computer and possibly
- a decent website
Once you
have all four, you’re in business. But what about when you want to grow the business, what happends then if you don't have much room at home? In this article David explores some alternatives and provides a few answers that the average owner may not have thought of........
The Route to Success - Is it down to Strategy or Serendipity?
- By David Birchall
- Published 04/12/2007
- Managing a Small Business
- Unrated
The Route to Success - Is it Strategy or Serendipity? by David Birchall
is a 22 page article covering in outline all the factors necessary for
building a successful business with the right level of work/life
balance. In this article are some useful tips and tools to review your own circumstances and your firms, all the tools have been tried and tested by the author and others.
The article poses some searching questions while at the same time offering solutions for consideration and ideas on:-
- Taking Stock
- Personal Development
- Objective Setting, Goals and Strategy – what's the difference
- SWOT's
- Getting the Attitude Right
- Concentrating on Client Needs
- Work Life Balance
- Making it Happen
- Practice Makes Perfect
To view and download the full artilce FREE of Charge go to www.cumbriabusinessportal.org.uk and click on the Downloads link on the right hand side of the page
The Structure of the European Union
- By David Birchall
- Published 04/11/2007
- The European Community
- Unrated
Being part of the European Community is somewhat more than being a player in one of the world’s biggest market places. The European Union (EU) was formed after the Second World War to secure trade between European nations and prevent conflict. It is based on the idea that democracies which trade with each other do not go to war against one another. History tells us that this premise is correct.
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- By Loraine Birchall
- Published 04/3/2007
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- Unrated
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