http://www.powerhomebiz.com/blog/2008/09/10-things-small-businesses-can-do-during-a-financial-crisis/ Successfully start, manage and run a home business Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:02:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.powerhomebiz.com/blog/2008/09/10-things-small-businesses-can-do-during-a-financial-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Tbird Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:14:00 +0000 http://www.powerhomebiz.com/blog/wordpress/2008/09/10-things-small-businesses-can-do-during-a-financial-crisis/#comment-281 On the tip, 'reviewing your business model' I wanted to add something valuable onto this. In reviewing your business model, you should consider ways of expanding it to take advantage of new business opportunities that have arisen as a direct result of the crisis. For example, a lending business owned by a friend of mine, started offering special loans to small businesses who are having trouble getting credit during the current crunch. Their business has grown enormously in the past few months because they simply expanded their business model a bit. On the tip, ‘reviewing your business model’ I wanted to add something valuable onto this. In reviewing your business model, you should consider ways of expanding it to take advantage of new business opportunities that have arisen as a direct result of the crisis. For example, a lending business owned by a friend of mine, started offering special loans to small businesses who are having trouble getting credit during the current crunch. Their business has grown enormously in the past few months because they simply expanded their business model a bit.

]]> http://www.powerhomebiz.com/blog/2008/09/10-things-small-businesses-can-do-during-a-financial-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Chris Vandecar Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:19:00 +0000 http://www.powerhomebiz.com/blog/wordpress/2008/09/10-things-small-businesses-can-do-during-a-financial-crisis/#comment-259 In my work as a consultant I am taking your advice to keep an eye on new opportunities while also assessing my business model. I may need to adjust my service pricing as companies I do business for tighten their belts. I am also focusing more on networking activities, and noticed some related advice as well on w2wlink.com, http://www.w2wlink.com/Articles/Leading_in_Times_of_Crisis_Staying_Calm_artid159.aspx. Thanks again for the tips! In my work as a consultant I am taking your advice to keep an eye on new opportunities while also assessing my business model. I may need to adjust my service pricing as companies I do business for tighten their belts. I am also focusing more on networking activities, and noticed some related advice as well on w2wlink.com, http://www.w2wlink.com/Articles/Leading_in_Times_of_Crisis_Staying_Calm_artid159.aspx. Thanks again for the tips!

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