Here’s a tricky question for all new business owners – how much should you charge? If you pick a price that’s too high then you risk nobody buying, too low and you might not make a profit. Here are five mistakes to avoid when setting a price for your product or service. 1. Don’t add [...]
October 2009
I'm delighted to introduce my first ever guest blogger, Gemma Johnson, who co-founded www.babeecard.com. Many mums who are starting their own business find they need another income stream to keep them going in the first few months. Here are some great ideas for topping up your income in the run up to Christmas. As Christmas [...]
Inventing a new product must be one of the toughest businesses to run as a parent of young children. Running a business and bringing up babies at the same time is never going to be easy, but keeping your confidence and patience during the long research, design, production and marketing process takes a special kind [...]
(This post was last updated on 9 June 2011 – see note at the bottom) I’m writing articles (like this one) that aim to give you a snapshot of a business idea. This is exactly what I wanted when I was on my first maternity leave, but couldn’t find. I had an idea that I [...]
Tell me more… Online shops are a popular choice for mums who want to run their own business. Alternatively, you could create a website that provides information. This might be… A listings website showing what’s on in your local area A blog – blogs (‘weblogs’) are websites which started out as online diaries, but many [...]
Thinking of developing a new product? Startup Donut has fourteen short steps plus a list of dos and don’ts here…
