Little Ms. Pack-Me: 4 Wrapping Skills To Pay The Bills
Businesses come up with a range of ideas to market their products. Looking back, there are probably a few which stick out in your mind. The trade show that went awry, or the novelty stunt that leads to an increase in traffic. As creative as marketers are, and they are because it’s their job, they…
How Retailers Can Tell Positive Stories Using Social Media
It’s easy to get caught up in negative news, and for retailers – there’s even more of it around than you might think. From falling sales to disgruntled customers, a search online will reveal just how grim the situation can be. So how can you turn it around? For many businesses, including retail, social…
Great Leaders Are Ruthless, And You Have To Be Too
Take a look at any great, successful leader, and there are features which stand out like a sore thumb. For instance, the willingness to work 100 hour weeks, Monday to Monday, without a break. On top of this, the best also use their time incredibly efficiently. Quite simply, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos don’t work…
Strategies to Increase Business Efficiency
If you want to increase your profits, then you can either sell more stuff or reduce your expenses. It is much easier to do the latter than the former, and one of the best ways to reduce your expenses is by increasing the efficiency of your company. With that in mind, we’re going to…
The Pitfalls Of A Home Office (And How To Avoid Them)
Working from home has become increasingly popular over the last few years. With the rise in cloud technology, a home office has practicalities for both employee and freelance worker alike. There’s no need to endure the daily commute; it cuts out the number of sick days from staff who ‘just can’t be bothered’ to roll…
5 Fundamentals To Bring Success To A New Business
Starting up a new business comes with a whole list of things to do; from carefully crafting your business plan to creating a picture perfect branding strategy. It can be overwhelming at first. It is also true that almost 85% of new startups will fail within their first year of launching, however it is your…
5 Great Youtube Channels to Subscribe to:
There are so many videos now on Youtube and accounts to follow that literally every type of topic, any scenario, any latest news, any record breaking event, live footage, political campaign or past black and white movie will be find-able somewhere within the depth of it’s archives… The days of videos, DVD’s or even memory cards…
Everything You Need to Get Started as a Freelancer
Freelance work can have a tremendous appeal. Whether you hope to make it a full-time career or just use it as a chance to earn a little cash, it can seem like the perfect lifestyle. When you work as a freelancer, you can make money from home, work while you are traveling, work around your…
Why More Businesses are Starting Loyalty Card Schemes
ncreasing numbers of businesses are following the example of retail giants like Tesco and Sainsbury’s by launching loyalty card schemes. From high street banks to eBay sellers, it seems no company is too big or too small to reap the benefits. In this article, we’ll look at why loyalty schemes are becoming so popular and…
Could project management be the career you’re looking for?
Project management is a lucrative and popular career choice. Practically every employer needs people who can effectively manage projects within their organisation. Project management skills are highly valued, with the result that many people at various stages of their careers consider project management as an option. Some have just left university or other…
How to Secure a Legal Secretary Job
With the legal profession, there are lots of different jobs that you can consider. You may want to train to become a solicitor or a barrister or even start as a paralegal. Another area that is always in demand is the legal secretary – but how do you go about getting one of these roles?…
4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Attempt A Low-Tech Business
The idea of a low-tech business is somewhat romanticised in the modern world. A business that operates simply, that has a physical location and deals with paperwork as actual pieces of paper; it sounds like such a wonderful idea. Modern business is undoubtedly rather confusing. If you’re not a particularly tech-savvy person, the idea…