Making your startup succeed requires more than big money and hard work. Had these two factors worked alone, there would be fewer entrepreneurial failures. The right mindset takes you a long way when it comes to making your new business a success. Everything boils down to understanding the most critical …
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3 Tasks Every Startup Can Outsource
Outsourcing can be an effective way to keep costs low while still accessing the specialist skills you need to run your business. For startups in particular, low budgets may mean that you’re unable to hire vast numbers of in-house staff and outsourcing offers a viable alternative. Furthermore, there may be …
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Effective Ways Protect Your Home-Based Business Against Potential Theft
Whether your home-based business is an online retailer of unique products, a service provider, or another, theft and unpredictable damage to your business is likely a concern. Fortunately, you can reduce the risks of theft and damage effectively. So, regardless of the kind of business that you are running from …
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7 Pieces of Equipment Every Start-up Needs
If you’re a start-up business and have no idea what equipment you’re going to need in your office, it’s best to start with the basics. Certain items are essential for every business to own. Here is a list of the top seven pieces of equipment that every start-up needs. 1. …
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8 Essentials for Starting an Online Jewelry Business
It’s estimated that by 2025, the global jewelry market will be worth just over £206 billion. As an entrepreneur looking to leverage that growth, you may be interested in establishing an online jewelry business. Maybe you have a penchant for opulence. Perhaps you want to realize your vision of the …
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How to Update Your Small Business with Green Solutions
Whether you are just starting out, or have an already established business, it is a great idea to consider going green. This is beneficial to your company and the environment. Consumers have shown that they would choose green businesses over those that cannot prove their sustainability. Corporate social responsibility plays …
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The Relevance of SWOT Analysis to a Business
SWOT analysis is a framework that represents strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats; these factors are used to determine how competitive a business is in the market. This analysis helps the company to identify its current position and understand strategies towards productivity. SWOT analysis is regarded as one of the best processes …
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The Essential Guide to Modernizing Your Office
Running and maintaining a workplace is a tough job, equipment is always getting outdated, the tech gets more and more glitchy, and before you know it, you’re behind the times. Keeping your office up to date will make a huge difference to your staff and their productivity, so let’s take …
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Easy Steps to Help Your Small Business Bounce Back This Summer
It’s been a brutally tough last twelve months and businesses of all shapes and sizes are hurting. We’ve seen office closures, we’ve seen people being furloughed or made redundant, and we have seen a lot of businesses closing their doors for good. However, it does finally seem like things are …
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Why Your Small Business Might be Struggling
A small business is difficult to run in the modern era. You are constantly in competition with brands that work faster, work more cheaply, and make it very difficult for other small businesses to gain a foothold. In short, competition is cutthroat. It feels like you are constantly working at …
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6 Tips for Motivating Employees
Motivating employees is an essential task for any business owner to undertake. While it isn’t always easy, the results are often worth the effort. If you’re looking for help in this area, here are six tips for motivating employees. 1. Keep Track of Progress In order for progress-based motivation to …
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Hosting the Perfect Garden Party: Practical Tips
Thanks to the coronavirus we have all been cooped up indoors for far too long now and so, as the summer approaches and restrictions ease it is time to get ready to throw a party and lounge in the eagerly anticipated sun with your loved ones. It can be a …
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Three Reasons Home Working is Here to Stay
The world as we know it changed in 2020 with the coronavirus epidemic forcing most major cities to lockdown. It was billed as a short-sharp-shock at first. A three-week break to enable science and medicine to beat COVID-19. More than 12 months down the line and many citizens are no …
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How Can You Make Your Brand More of a ‘Thought Leader’ In The 2020s?
Though ‘thought leadership’ can truly transform your brand, it has developed a reputation for being just another buzzword and is commonly used in the wrong context which confuses the term itself. As for a correct definition, the term ‘thought leader’ can have a variety of different interpretations, with some taking …
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Before Conducting Virtual Business Meetings Consider These 7 Essentials
Today, most businesses embrace video or audio conferences instead of earlier days where face-to-face meetings were the norm. These conferences, also known as virtual meetings, bring people together regardless of the distance, weather, or pandemics. And with the coronavirus still on the rise, this technology couldn’t have come at a …
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Attractions Industry Hears Message of Recovery at IAAPA Virtual Conference 2021
Weaving a theme of resilience and recovery throughout programming, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) held its annual conference on April 7th and 8th, 2021. IAAPA’s annual summit, which convened industry leaders and speakers, was hosted in a virtual format. The two-day event also brought global members …
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