As soon as you start running your own business, you quickly realise that waste is a thief! When you’re on company time, it’s pretty safe to say that you’re less than concerned about how efficiently you use the time and resources you’re afforded. If you can take a 20 minute …
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Hiring? Don’t Skip These 5 Steps!
Image Source Hiring is one of the most important and weighty decisions an entrepreneur will make. By hiring staff, the entrepreneur is allowing themselves to relinquish some of the responsibility of running a business, and putting their business that they have worked so tirelessly on at least partially in someone …
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The Bad Side Of Business
To assume that running a business is all sunshine and rainbows is one big mistake. Running a business is sleepless nights, debt, daily struggles, setbacks. It’s hard work that’s for sure! Yet, people are setting up their own business thinking that they’re going to go from rags to riches within …
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Novel Promotional Event Ideas To Get Your Brand Noticed
There is nothing like showing people a good time to get them to feel all warm and fuzzy about your brand. Something that means they are much more likely to talk about it, positively review it, and use it themselves. Of course, you will want something well matched to your …
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You Can Access The World, But The World Shouldn’t Access You
The physical presence of your business is still very much relevant in today’s online society. No question about it, the majority of shoppers will never even know what your commercial building looks like. They’re not concerned with where it is in terms of location; they just want to be able …
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Part Time Business Ventures
Business is usually a full time thing, well, that’s what people think it is anyway. People stay in their full time 9-5 office job, doing a job they really hate because they think that going solo would be too much of a risk. Or that there’s no money in it. …
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The Transition to Social Commerce
When it comes to selling online, there is a new kid on the block that comes in the form of social commerce. This is the outcome of savvy marketers combining social media with ecommerce, creating the best of both worlds for sales and communication. Today, shoppers no longer search solely …
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How Businesses Can Reduce Expenses
Running a business is no piece of cake as there are several factors to look after, with managing costs being the most important one. This is because the expenses of running a business are huge and not everyone can handle it. Things can go out of hand any moment and …
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How to Lease Equipment: 101 for New Businesses and Start-Ups
The majority of existing startups and businesses confess that there are many benefits from equipment leasing arrangements. Financing cannot only help your business conserve its cash, but cover taxes as well. Why Would You Lease Equipment? As a rule, money for startup comes from saving, credit cards, family and bank …
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Pros And Cons Of Employee Share Ownership For A Company And An Employee
Employee share ownership contracts have become popular over the past few years. This essentially means that employees own a part of the business, and the aim of this is to give workers an incentive to work harder. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the pros and cons …
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Steps to Building a Construction Startup
If you want to put both your entrepreneurial spirit and your ability to work with your hands to good use by setting up your own construction business you must be under no illusions that it is easy – it isn’t. It’s perfectly possible, and it could be quite lucrative, but …
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5 Productivity Tips for Entrepreneurs
The one success metric every entrepreneur needs to master is the art of getting things done; as it’s your ability to produce output that will determine your success. You might have heard the expression “ideas are cheap” which reinforces this point by suggesting that just because you have a good …
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Succeeding as an Online Trading Entrepreneur – How to Buy Low and Sell High
As an online trading entrepreneur, the main focus of your target is to buy stock when it is priced low and sell when the market rises. Yes, that’s easier said than done. According to Timothy Marshall, a senior financial advisor at Wilkins Finance, buying low and selling high does not …
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How to Train Employees in a Small Business Setting
Training employees can be a formidable challenge for any small business. No company wants to invest in an employee’s training, only to have them quit. On the other hand, there’s only so much they can do without training, if they decide to stay. While training can be a costly endeavor, …
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Is Your Advertising Campaign Effective?
If you sit and think about it, how effective is your advertising campaign, and if your answer to that is I’m not running one, then we’re in big trouble people. Advertising your company to the world, and as much of the world as possible, is essential to making sure that …
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Get the Best Hosting and Design Services for Your Business Website
Is there a point where a business website ceases to interest the public? You may not be able to put your finger on the precise moment when your site goes out of date. But if this has happened to your site without your realizing it, rest assured that you will …
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