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Is 2010 The Right Time to Start a Small Business?

If you go online and scan the various websites that offer business opportunities, each and every one of them says that 2010 is the best time to start your own business, and there hasn't been an opportunity like this in decades.

"Now is the time," they say, "Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," and more. Of course, anyone with any savvy realizes that they say this all the time, and they said it right before the recession as well.
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Inflation has moderated for the Fourth Quarter Showing Further Signs of an Economical Recovery

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Draft Customs Bill Provides a Tax Relief Bubble for Import and Export for 2010 Worldcup

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Working from Home during the Holidays
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Issue 89 17 December 2009
Everyone behind the BizSmarts newsletter would like to wish you a festive Christmas and a Happy New Year! This is our final newsletter for 2009, but we'll be bringing you more SME & technology news in 2010.
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tech reviews
Mousepen 8x6 with Cordless 3 button mouse & pen tablet
This brand new tablet is ergonomically designed for drawing, handwriting, sketching, colouring, or picture editing, and powered directly by the USB connection.

USB Numberpad for laptops
A USB numberpad for your laptop. Attaches seperately via usb connection.
book reviews
Run Your Own Business and Make Lots of Money
In this new revised edition, readers will learn how to start a business, how to make lots of money, and how to have fun along the way.
who are we
Warwick Smith-Chandler [ Editor ]
Warwick Smith-Chandler has motivated and inspired entrepreneurs ever since he launched South Africa's first entrepreneurial magazine, ‘Your Own Business'. A pioneer in internet publishing, he launched Bizassist.co.za in 1998, which has become South Africa's most widely-read SME business portal.
 

Toby Bennett  [ Author ]
Toby has a wealth of writing experience in various fields. With a degree in philosophy, a keen interest in IT and the experience of having setup and managed a small design company, Toby is able to draw on extensive experience in business and technology and pass it onto the reader. The author of four books to date, Toby manages to merge equal measures of wit and insight to produce articles that both inform and entertain.

SA Guide to Busines Opportunities vol. 7.6 - On shelves from
16 December 2009