September 2, 2015
Small Business Tips
Regardless of our title, let’s start with a caveat. Clearly there is nothing simple about launching a construction business, especially in a competitive marketplace. There are ways in which this process can be simplified, however, through the application of clear thinking, reasoning and organisation. Common sense also plays a key …
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September 1, 2015
Small Business Tips
There are many very successful businesses out there firms that any entrepreneur can learn from. One thing you will notice about the biggest and most successful companies is that they all diversify. None of the most successful firms sell only one product or service. Take for example the Virgin Group. …
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August 27, 2015
Small Business Tips
While it is a little small minded to suggest that English is the world’s most dominant language, it is one of the most popular and widely used dialects across the globe. At the beginning of 2015, there were 67 sovereign states and 27 non-sovereign entities where English was an official …
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August 27, 2015
Technology
If you’re reading this, you’re probably well aware of how meetings work. You spend precious time arranging them, corralling your colleagues into attending, and setting up the room in advance. Then, meetings are often waylaid by late arrivals, coffee runs, or prolonged decision making. By the time you’ve got through …
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August 27, 2015
Technology
It’s no secret that smartphone and tablet usage is on the rise. In fact, the use of mobile devices is set to take over desktop and laptop usage! We all use a variety of software or “apps” to carry out a wide range of functions. For example, we’ll use apps …
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August 26, 2015
Marketing
Over the past decade, marketing has had a remarkable transformation. It used to be based on physical marketing like TV and billboards; now it is all online. Social media has gotten its hand into the marketing industry, and it is not letting go. Take Facebook for example. Companies big and …
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August 26, 2015
Marketing
There are lots of strong reasons to consider marketing in the ‘real life’ world as well as online. It can give you a new way to learn about the audience you are targeting, through talking to them directly, and can allow you to cut through all of the competing messages …
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August 26, 2015
Money & Finance
Internal rate of return (IRR) is applied to evaluate an investment’s attractiveness by using discounted cash flow analysis to consider the time value of money. It is the interest rate at which the net present value (NPV) of an investment’s negative and positive cash flow equals zero. The rule of …
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August 26, 2015
Money & Finance, Small Business Tips
A whole generation of “overnight” millionaires have attained to that exalted status by making use of their innate ability to parlay their success in one area of business into a lucrative payoff in a whole other area. Louis Ceruzzi, along with many others, has been one of this unique and …
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August 23, 2015
Small Business Tips
Proper nutrition has a direct effect on our energy level. Have you noticed how sluggish you feel if you’ve gone a long time without eating? That’s where snacking comes in, but just as you’re strategic in the way you run your business, you also have to be strategic in how …
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August 21, 2015
Technology
If you’re looking to launch a mobile app as part of your business plan, there are several things to consider first. Here are four of them. 1. Have I done my market research? This should include researching your customers and competitors. What are people looking for your app to do? …
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August 20, 2015
Small Business Tips
In the world of commercial development, there are many things that a developer has to accomplish throughout the duration of a project in order to make sure everything works out smoothly. And a lot of the things that you need to do will require a lot of time and attention, …
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August 20, 2015
Small Business Tips
HR can be one of those aspects of running a business that kind of creeps up on you. At first, when you have few or no staff, you can manage things just by talking to people or keeping a basic spreadsheet. Then as you expand, you tend to find yourself …
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August 20, 2015
Money & Finance
Entrepreneurs are always on the lookout for novel ways to supplement their incomes. Most have an exceptional eye for opportunity, and their affinity for risk-taking means that they don’t shy away from making big decisions. Speculating to accumulate is one of the key cornerstones of commerce, so laying your money …
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August 20, 2015
Marketing, Small Business Tips, Technology
Most people recognise the value in writing a business blog. If done well, a business blog can help drive traffic to your website and establish you as a voice of authority in your niche. Unfortunately not all small businesses bother to keep a blog. This is a real shame because …
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August 19, 2015
Small Business Tips
As a small business owner, you are probably always in search of new ways to help your company grow and improve the way that it operates on a daily basis in order to increase profits. But have you considered attending a business conference in your area or anywhere in the …
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