Month: February 2017

Keep Your Highstreet Store Healthy

20th February 2017

Business owners considering setting up a shop on the high street should think carefully about the danger to this company model. First, there’s the issue with online competition. If you can find the product that you’re selling, online with cheaper production costs, you’ve already lost the battle. If there is a website selling a product…

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Does Being Tight With Your Money Pay Off When You’re Starting A New Business?

20th February 2017

It’s no big secret: everyone tells you to spend as little as possible when you start a new business. After all, you want to make sure that your new enterprise can grow and not get into any financial trouble! There are plenty of guides on the Internet that tell you how can you be savvier…

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Medical negligence: Drilling down into the stats

20th February 2017

It’s a term that’s becoming more and more popular and when you delve into the statistics, it comes as really no surprise. Medical negligence claims are on the rise and are becoming something that the NHS has to seriously factor into its budget. To put the issue into perspective, it’s understood that the organization will…

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Don’t Burst Your Budget! Money-Saving Tricks For Businesses

16th February 2017

Saving money wherever possible in your business should be a top priority. That is especially the case if you’re planning to launch a new venture. While you will probably get some investment from the bank, you don’t want to waste that cash. So, you need to keep your eyes peeled for lots of ways to…

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Are You Using Social Media All Wrong?

16th February 2017

Social media is one of the most incredible developments in the modern world. It’s changed the way that we communicate with one another; it allows people to stay close even over vast distances, it’s even changed the way that we think about our own lives. And when something makes this much of difference to the…

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Managing Success: How To Ensure Your Employees Strive

16th February 2017

As a business owner, you have to work hard to ensure you provide effective management for your staff. Failure to do that would mean your company never reaches maximum productivity. At the end of the day, you became involved in the corporate landscape to make a profit. So, it’s wise to ensure you run the…

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The True Cost Of Bad Hires: It’s Worse Than You Think

16th February 2017

In places like Boston, London, and Silicon Valley, startups have to operate on a shoestring. There simply isn’t much wiggle room in the system for startups to splash out. If they do, venture capital money goes elsewhere.   This means that when startups make bad hires, it’s bad news. People are most startup’s biggest expense,…

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Online BACS Payment Basics that New Businesses Need to Know

15th February 2017

As technology continues to advance, the way that customers and banks conduct payments with third parties continues to advance and modernise. With new methods coming out constantly, it is important for new businesses to stay on top of these modern methods to successfully compete in a changing industry. One of the newest methods on the…

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Overcoming content shock with compelling marketing

15th February 2017

Content is king, or so we’ve always been told. We’re led to believe that customers have an attention span of zero – stop entertaining them and they’ll find another business that does in the click of a button. So the response is content, content and more content. Blogs, social media, whitepapers, infographics, videos – whatever…

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SEO Could Make Your Business DOA

13th February 2017

Although SEO could be the saving grace for your business, the wrong type of SEO could kill it in the blink of an eye. Search engine optimisation is the process of changing a site to make sure that it is as compatible as possible with the keywords and phrases that consumers search for a product…

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Raising The Alarm: Tech That Keeps Healthcare Workers Safe

13th February 2017

Some healthcare workers face many different dangers when performing their duties. That is especially the case if they work with violent and aggressive patients. Many people working with young people or in care homes for dementia will understand those risks. Thankfully, most employers are now smart enough to use technology to keep them safe. With…

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Coming Up In The World: Starting A Business Abroad

13th February 2017

Moving overseas to start or expand a business is a big decision. You may have already had plans to go abroad, or you may have found a lucrative hole in the market. Either way, it pays to do your homework before getting involved in a foreign business venture. Laws, customs and marketing methods may all…

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