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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August 19, 2015
Small Business Tips
Securing your premises is one of the main priorities for any business owner. In an independent study into crimes against businesses, Northern Irish Policing Board found that between 58% and 75% of businesses in the UK have experienced at least once incidence of crime committed against them in the past …
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August 11, 2015
Small Business Tips
If your business is going through an expansion process, whether that’s taking on more staff or making the decision to take a project full-time rather than part-time, there are a number of things that you’ll need to consider. At the top of your list will be location. Where you decide …
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August 11, 2015
Money & Finance
Having multiple streams of income as an entrepreneur can help as one business can invest in another. One stream some business owners choose is investing in is penny stocks. According to the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), any stock under $5 is considered a penny stock. They are traded on …
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August 10, 2015
Small Business Tips, Technology
It’s exciting. Your company has grown so much that you need to hire your first official employee. Here are five tips to make that process as seamless as possible. 1. Be clear on what you’ll want the new hire to do. Will this be a full-time employee with regular responsibilities …
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August 10, 2015
Marketing
Marketing is an essential part of building your brand, with the potential to make or break your business. Unfortunately, some entrepreneurs either fail to incorporate marketing into their broader strategy or they commit mistakes that damage their brand and stunt the growth of their business. Here are some of the …
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August 10, 2015
Small Business Tips, Technology
When potential customers visit your website, are they clear on why they should buy from you? If not, an explainer video could help. An explainer video is a video created to showcase why potential clients should choose your company over the competition. The best videos serve as an introduction to …
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August 9, 2015
Small Business Tips
Sometimes, an opportunity that you have been waiting for your whole life comes knocking at your door, such as the perfect place to relocate your business or the chance to live a location-free lifestyle. After finding out about this opportunity and after being ecstatic about it, you realize that you …
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August 8, 2015
Technology
When companies want to ensure that their projects go off without a hitch, they often employ the services of a qualified project manager. This role typically involves coordinating resources, tracking progress, distributing communications, and doing virtually everything else it takes to get the job done. These professionals are there from …
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August 7, 2015
Small Business Tips
Hosting an event can be quite a daunting task, especially if the planning involves a lot of last minute running around to make sure that everything goes smoothly. Even the smallest of mistakes can sometimes render disastrous results, so whatever the type of event it is that you are involved in …
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August 5, 2015
Small Business Tips
Outsourcing is an excellent way to control costs, increase efficiency, and focus on your core business areas. However, outsourcing doesn’t have to be a permanent solution. Below explains five particular projects that your company can temporarily outsource for less. Taxes Outsourcing payroll is something more and more companies are doing, but …
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July 31, 2015
Technology
To the uninitiated, ‘VoIP’ is the acronym for Voice over Internet Protocol and in a nutshell it’s a service allows you to make contact, be it by calls or video link, with others over the internet, rather than using a landline. For businesses these services can bring a huge wealth …
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July 28, 2015
Small Business Tips
If you haven’t experienced the point of information overload, you just might soon – because it happens to the majority of entrepreneurs at some time or another. Information overload is when you simply have too much to learn – so much that you feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and more confused than …
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