What Small Business Support Do You Need?
Small businesses become insignificant in the ever-growing competition of the big business dealers and the dreams of these small entrepreneurs, which may be of good potential, are mixed to dust. These businesses need a helping hand to reach their targets, which can be provided in many ways like granting sanctions, tax reductions and giving new opportunities to the upcoming entrepreneurs.Sometimes many groups or organizations desire to start a small business at home so as to have an extra part time income. The necessary support can come from personal loans, brokers etc. also, people work on the Internet, starting new businesses online. The answers to their countless doubts and queries are given by the Internet itself and also by many support groups.The most important criterion for attracting support is to prepare a good business plan and explain it properly to the segments of the marketing industry that may help you in one way or the other. The investors and shareholders should be able to see your commitment to your business and the way you wish to satisfy your goals.Small business support in the form of capital-The biggest hindrance to growth is the lack of capital in small businesses, which can be overcome by– Asking for loans from banks.- Trying for the grants sanctioned by the government and other grant bodies.- Taking your business public and asking local investors and common people to invest in your business.But for all these, one has to be ready with a proper plan and the necessary strategies. Banks agree with loans only if they are convinced with your methods of repayment and investors invest only if they know you are confident about your own business i.e. how much you have invested from your own purse.Small business support in the form of solving technical problems-There are many technical doubts, which the small business entrepreneurs face from time to time. They can use the Internet to solve them or express their doubts in various business magazines. Experts and experienced executives from big industries try to solve them efficiently thus helping these small businesses.Small business support in form of tax benefits-The government provides many tax benefit offers to support these small businesses. In this, the government cuts taxes and gives good returns to the small businesses.There are credit reference agencies and co-partners, who will want to help you in the business. But one needs to satisfy their meager demands of good credit history. Equity websites are present which contains the list of equity shareholders who may be interested in investing in you business.Small businesses have tremendous potential due to innovative and new ideas, which these enterprises possess. The only need is to help them rise and realize. We have many examples of organizations who grew into huge industries due to the support they got like women’s self help group, Reliance industries etc. the support these businesses get is enough for them to climb the success ladder.
The Best Job In The World?
1999 was probably the worst year of my professional life. Unsatisfying office jobs followed by long periods of unemployment and claiming benefits. I’d also missed out on an opportunity to train as a Microsoft certified programmer because I was unable to find a placement. The dream of making my way into the world of employment had turned into an absolute nightmare, at times I felt like a total failure.
Towards the end of 1999 an opportunity arose for me to work in a casino. I’d always loved card games after seeing the glitz and glamour of casinos in James Bond movies. Dissatisfied with life in Northern Ireland, at the age of just 20, I packed a couple of suitcases and ended up going to the Isle of Man to train as a croupier (casino dealer) in January 2000. 18 months later I was working on my first cruise ship, and 18 months after that I was boarding the QE2 (the most famous ship of them all) to do a world cruise.
For a young man from a housing estate in Antrim, Northern Ireland this was beyond even my wildest dreams. On a ferry from Belfast to Liverpool in 1997, I’d once seen a pontoon table and croupier and dreamt what it may be to work as a casino dealer on the high seas.
Everything aboard the QE2 was as you would expect, starting with Captain Ron Warwick, who looked exactly what the captain of the QE2 should look like (Google the name if you don’t believe me). Passenger facing crew were immaculate in their appearance. I could probably have shaved with the crease on my pressed tuxedo shirts, and on a number of occassions when I had been sunburnt in port, I could feel the creases cutting into my tender skin as I dealt the cards that evening in the casino.
The great thing for croupiers on cruise ships is that they only work when the ship is in international waters, in port, the casino must close, and casino staff are free to do pretty much whatever they want. Casino staff have a cabin steward who cleans their cabin and takes away their dirty laundry and brings it back fresh each day. We did a 103 day world cruise which included stops in places like Hong Kong, Sydney, Cape Town, Hawaii, Mauritius, Nagasaki, Tahiti and Singapore to name a few. I managed to do some amazing excursions like diving in the great barrier reef, quad biking in the Namibian desert, and dining in all sorts of fine restaurants, trying delicacies like Springbok, Kangaroo, Crocodile and Kobe beef. We made stops in 5 continents, crossed the equator and even experienced living a Tuesday in consequetive days when we crossed the world timeline. Imagine that, you go to bed on Tuesday night, wake up the following morning and its Tuesday again, but this was far from groundhog day.
The role in the casino was not about taking passengers’ money like in a land-based casino, it was about providing them with fun and entertainment. The passengers were friendly and pleasant, many of them being extremely successful people (I understand the lowest cabin cost for a world cruise on the QE2 was about $50,000 in 2003). A lot of the passengers had never played in a casino and were fascinated to learn and experience the one onboard. Just getting to know some of these people was an experience in itself, and a large part of the role in the casino was simply to entertain them whilst they were in the casino.
There were also celebrity passengers. We would finish work and go to the crew/members bar where we would have guest entertainers like the late Des O’Connor and the magician, the late Paul Daniels down to have a drink. God bless them both.
Was my job the best job in the world? Maybe not for everyone, but it was beyond even my wildest dreams and the 6 month experience, as well as the amazing people I met will be something I treasure forever. I was very lucky to have lived this experience and will always be incredibly grateful for it.
Many years have passed since then and I’ve always missed the buzz of casinos which is how Fun 21 Casino Hire was created in 2021. My celebrities now are anyone who hires the No Money Fun Casino that I provide for parties and celebrations, and I aim to give the same experience that you would expect onboard the QE2.