Day: October 14, 2014
Market gardening, a small business for the green minded!
Especially in the last few years there has been great interest in market gardening, a particular type of small farming in which people, usually looking for an alternative lifestyle, produce high value crops from a small area of land. The demand for naturally grown food is soaring. Some sources say by as much as 20% per year. If you are looking at the possibility of opening a small business of your own and you happenRead More
These Small Business Accounting Mistakes Come at a Big Cost
There is money flowing out of your business right now as a result of simple small business accounting mistakes. Below are the top ten and how to fix them: Not Balancing Your Bank Statements All sorts of strange deductions can happen from your cash accounts at your bank. For example, checks and direct transfers can be cleared for the wrong amount. Checks can be cleared in your account that are not your checks. A transactionRead More
Sinopec Intends to Sell Up to a 30% Stake in New Gasoline, Convenience-Store Unit
China is kicking off a potentially significant experiment in injecting some entrepreneurial juice into its state-owned firms. State-owned China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., known as Sinopec, last week started the process of vetting would-be investors in a new unit that operates more than 30,000 gasoline stations and 23,000 convenience stores in some of the richest areas of the country. Some 37 companies and consortia—including Chinese Internet power Tencent Holdings Ltd.—have expressed interest, according to peopleRead More