Business

The retail industry has changed dramatically over the past decade or so, with more and more people moving towards online shopping. This is a trend that’s been exacerbated by the pandemic, as between March 2020 and January 2021 the number of online purchases increased by 30%. And even though the lifting of restrictions saw shoppers…

With the “great resignation” in full swing, employers are having to get creative on the subject of staff retention. Holding onto people is becoming much more difficult following the shift in consciousness that took place during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Employees are wondering whether it is really worth their time working hard in jobs they don’t…

As a business owner, you’ll be faced with all kinds of issues within the workplace. However, if there is one thing that should be put above anything else, it’s the health and safety of you and your team. It’s your job to make sure everyone stays safe at work at all times. To ensure your…

BNI’s (Business Network International) sole aim is to help businesses and individuals grow, and at no time during its 25 years in the UK and Ireland has this been more important. The COVID pandemic has meant a rollercoaster of furlough, cash flow issues, and in some cases forced closure for periods of time. All business…

When you own a brick-and-mortar store, it’s essential to provide a good customer experience. There’s very little that customers can’t do online now, so they expect an in-store visit to provide them with something unique and beneficial that they can’t get online. You need to think about the reasons your customer would come into your…

Bringing in employees as a small business is a very big deal. Something that can seem so small for bigger businesses is a huge milestone for you, and that’s why you need to get it right! After all, it’ll be hard on you to make a mistake when it comes to recruitment, simply because hiring…

Have you been thinking about starting an online business? If the answer is yes, then there are certain things that you need to know about this before you commit. It’s not going to be a smooth and easy road, so if this is what you are hoping for then it’s just not the right thing…

Online events and webinars have grown in popularity over recent years, and the events of the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020 have shown that a great deal may be accomplished without face-to-face events and meetings among businesses and their employees or consumers. As well as deciding which online webinar platform to use or when to host…

In order for your business to grow, your customer base must grow too. That doesn’t mean that customer retention isn’t important, but it often isn’t enough for those who want their business to stick around for the next ten years as opposed to fading into obscurity. Furthermore, finding new ways to grow your customer base…

By the end of the year, cybercrime will cost the world $6 trillion, and the figure will reach $10.5 trillion by 2025. In 2020, over 40% of the C-suite entrepreneurs who reported a data breach stated that human error was the second major cause. The first cause was sabotage or deliberate theft by external parties.…

Emails have come a long way since their humble beginnings to become one of the most reliable ways of marketing for both small and large businesses. Out of the many different types of digital marketing strategies available to businesses, email marketing has become one of the main ways of marketing a business and social media…

The idea of having a personal assistant might seem like a luxury for the ultra-high-flying businessmen among us, who don’t have the time to deal with the common folk – perhaps because they’re buying a yacht or firing Janine from finance as a warning to the others. But here’s the truth: Personal assistants aren’t for…