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Office Live meets Virgin Galactic

Last Friday, I had the privilege to listen to a presentation by Will Whitehorn, President of Virgin Galactic . I was particularly interested to hear how Virgin could be planning to develop a space travel business, whilst simultaneously building on it’s Read More...

Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:18 AM by tkimber | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft Office Live, Creating a professional image for your business, Getting the right online image for your business, entrepreneurship, start-ups

Student interns help grow Office Live

I frequently speak to small business owners who feel overworked but can’t afford to hire additional full-time employees to share the burden. One option many have overlooked is the possibility of hiring a student intern. Internships or placements are a Read More...

Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:44 AM by tkimber | 1 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft Office Live, Small Business, Small Business issues, Surviving the downturn, start-ups

Working from home: some thoughts you need to consider

So, did everybody work from home on 18 May? What? You didn’t know it was Work From Home Day? OK, a little secret – these things are usually a gimmick thought up by someone with a marketing budget for a home working widget, you know it and I know it. Father’s Read More...

Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:55 AM by tkimber | 2 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft Office Live, Small Business, Small Business issues, free online services for your business, start-ups , Guy Clapperton

Belly Dancing Engineer – an Office Live success story

";" galleryimg="no"> Having started belly dancing ten years ago as a hobby, it has since become a passion for Claire Novis and she has eventually also turned it into a job. Claire now spends many evenings and weekends teaching classes, running workshops Read More...

Posted: Friday, May 08, 2009 4:28 PM by tkimber | 1 Comments

Filed under: Office Live Small Business, Free web site, Small Business, Small Business issues, attracting customers , free online services for your business, grow your business online , online presence , start-ups

E-working and work/life balance

As I write we’ve just had yet another bank holiday in the UK (any American readers might note that’s what we call public holidays over here). There were two last month but sadly none for my birthday a couple of weeks back, which isn’t yet a matter for Read More...

Posted: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:45 AM by tkimber | 1 Comments

Filed under: Small Business issues, start-ups , Guy Clapperton

Surviving and thriving during an economic downturn

Microsoft has recently released a white paper entitled “ Survive and Thrive – How Technology Can Help Small Businesses Compete ”. It’s a little US-centric but has some good pointers for Startups and Small Businesses, such as : Reduce time spent on paperwork Read More...

Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:51 AM by tkimber | 1 Comments

Filed under: Office Live Small Business, Office Live Workspace, Small Business, Small Business issues, Surviving the downturn, attracting customers , free online services for your business, grow your business online , online presence , start-ups

What does the budget mean for you ?

On first seeing last Wednesday’s budget, I was tempted to think that most people have got off fairly lightly. However, now I’ve had more time to think about it, I’m not sure this is the case. For a start, we’re going to be paying the 2p/litre increase Read More...

Posted: Friday, April 24, 2009 12:15 PM by tkimber | 2 Comments

Filed under: Small Business, Small Business issues, Surviving the downturn, start-ups

Turn your hidden talents into a business opportunity

Over the years I’ve met some very talented people through work. Some great managers, inspirational leaders, passionate evangelists and enlightened marketers to name but a few. However, just when you think you know someone, they can surprise you with a Read More...

Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 12:32 PM by tkimber | 3 Comments

Filed under: Office Live Small Business, Creating a professional image for your business, Getting the right online image for your business, attracting customers , entrepreneurship, free online services for your business, grow your business online , online presence , start-ups

Customer service - when the customer’s not there…

Customer service should be a given unless you’re a bank, in which case everyone knows you can’t afford it but will charge anyway. The customer is king and other clichés – you know this stuff. Thing is, the customer isn’t always in front of you. This is Read More...

Posted: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:53 AM by tkimber | 1 Comments

Filed under: Small Business, Social Media, Small Business issues, Surviving the downturn, Creating a professional image for your business, Getting the right online image for your business, online presence , start-ups , Guy Clapperton

Increase sales with Search Marketing

If you’re an Office Live customer who has been using the adManager service, you’ll have been disappointed to have received notification that it’s to be discontinued . However, you can still very easily promote your website with Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising Read More...

Posted: Monday, March 30, 2009 8:26 AM by tkimber | 1 Comments

Filed under: website design, Surviving the downturn, Creating a professional image for your business, attracting customers , grow your business online , online presence , start-ups

Good and bad shops

The news this week that customers are deserting small businesses online for established brands is grim but unsurprising. It was obviously going to happen for two reasons. First the findings are from research commissioned by online aggregator eDeals, so Read More...

Posted: Monday, March 23, 2009 12:50 PM by tkimber | 1 Comments

Filed under: Office Live Small Business, Small Business, website design, Small Business issues, Surviving the downturn, Creating a professional image for your business, Getting the right online image for your business, attracting customers , entrepreneurship, start-ups , Guy Clapperton

Copyright and copywrong

Readers might have noticed there’s been a certain flurry of interest just lately about online music. Essentially YouTube is taking all of its professionally-produced music videos down because it says the music industry wants too much money. You can have Read More...

Posted: Monday, March 16, 2009 10:25 AM by tkimber | 1 Comments

Filed under: Small Business, website design, Small Business issues, Creating a professional image for your business, Getting the right online image for your business, start-ups , Guy Clapperton

NEW Office Live features and functionality

First of all, Office Live WorkSpace has added language support for Hungary, Romania, Lithuania, Serbia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Latvia, and Slovenia to use the localised service. WorkSpaces also get long-awaited FOLDERS, full cut/copy/paste and file storage Read More...

Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:51 AM by tkimber | 1 Comments

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