Small Business Tips

Small businesses in the UK generally consume between 15,000 and 30,000 kWh of electricity per year, at an average annual cost of around £2,500, and between 15,000 and 30,000 kWh of gas at a cost of around £1,000 per year. While businesses pay lower rates per unit of energy than …

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Sometimes, in business, “enough” turns out to be… well, not quite enough after all. A good case in point could be your firm’s phone number. Sure, the business might already have a phone number which works well enough; it might even be your personal number. Still, is that really “enough”? …

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Hiring new members of staff can be an expensive task. Not only is it time consuming to undergo the recruitment process, but when you bring a new colleague into your business, they need extensive training to make sure they can be the biggest asset possible. However, a lot of companies …

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Regardless of the type of machinery that you use, it is essential that you keep it in good working order. Machinery that is well-maintained will last longer, protecting your initial investment and cutting future costs. It will also work more efficiently and have fewer breakdowns. This latter point is particularly …

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Starting your own business takes a great deal of careful planning and consideration. It’s easy to forget some of the most important factors when setting up your own office, after all, there is a long list of considerations to make. It is crucial, however, that all of the necessary points …

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Becoming and remaining a successful business in this market place is becoming more and more of a challenge, as fierce competition continues to grow, with customer satisfaction becoming a more challenging aspect of the business environment than ever before. Attracting, and perhaps more importantly, retaining customers is vital to the …

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So you want a motivated team to carry your software development aspirations to the next level?  Well, everybody needs a great team of developers. What, now, are the key steps to forming your winner software development team? Assuming that you badly need a winner software development team, one major thing …

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Fish are central to the human diet and world economy. In 2006, the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) reported, “Nearly 40 percent of fish output is traded internationally with an export value of US$58.2 billion, making seafood one of the most extensively traded commodities in the world.” …

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Airborne particulates can cause a huge problem even for equipment that is deemed to be the most advanced. Products such as flour, protein powders, ground coffee, and some snacks can create dust in your machinery. In addition to atmospheric dust, the emission of airborne particulate may take place when dry …

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The issue of climate change is often top of all governments’ list of priorities when it comes to dealing with countrywide problems. According to NASA, Earth’s average temperature has increased around 1.1°C since the end of the 1800s, with most of the warming occurring in the last three and a …

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The world of polymers has penetrated almost every part of the country and the world at large. Industrial polymers offer hundreds and thousands of applications that can benefit us in our day-to-day doings. Probably, you must have used a product made from one or a combination of different polymers a …

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It’s the beginning of a new year, and just as you might be making personal resolutions about eating healthier and exercising more frequently, it’s also a perfect time to extend these goal-making efforts to your small business. Additionally, January also tends to be the ideal time to assess successes and …

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Imagine this: you’ve just found your dream job and you are packing up to move across the country. But you still have a problem. You’re going to drive the moving truck but how are you going to transport your own vehicle? Thankfully, there are many options when it comes to …

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It can be extremely frustrating and heartbreaking to have something you have worked hard for taken away in an instant or damaged, which is why it is so important to try and protect your assets as best you can. Home and business security should always be a top item on …

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