How Well Do You Really Know Your Employees?
Employees are considered very valuable assets in any business. They essentially help us run our businesses to a point that even if we’re absent from the office, they’ll usually know what to do and how to operate it without you. Unfortunately, there are times when you have to put your foot down and question their…
5 Common Mistakes Made When Hiring New Employees
Every employer has done it. They’ve hired someone that they think they can trust – someone who interviewed well and seemed to have all the right qualities – only to realise later that they were way off. Sometimes the employee was a bad egg all along. Other times, the fault may lie with you. Whatever…
Your Advanced Skills Deserve The Help Of Advanced Tech
Working in the fields of technology and science is hard work. You’ve probably dedicated years of your life to higher education in a bid to follow your career dreams. Now that you are at the stage where those visions can come true, it’s imperative that you make the most of every opportunity. Not least when…
Three Ways To Protect Your Startup Business
Everyone who has started their own business will know just how much energy and time go into running it. It can be completely exhausting at the time and yet when you start to experience the sweet taste of success, you know that it was all worth it. All of the gruelling years that you spent…
Reel In The Biggest Fish For Your Business
Not all clients are equal, some have the potential to take your company to the next level on the market. For instance, they might be able to offer your company a long-term contract that will bring profits to your business for years to come. Or, they could have a network of other clients who will…
Making Your Retail Business More Efficient
New retail methods are constantly being developed to make the industry faster and more organised. Failing to keep up could have you losing out on custom. Here are just a few methods of improving your retail business’s efficiency. Accept card More and more retail outlets are accepting plastic. Even market stall owners are buying card…
Get Customers Spending More Time With You
When it comes to managing your relationship with customers online, there are two aspects you really need to think about in any detail. First, there’s the first impression. How do you get them in and what do they see when they first stop by your online presence. Then there’s the (perhaps more important) aspect we’ll…
Keep Your Business On The Straight & Narrow
Businesses, if they are to be successful, need to ensure that they are doing a number of things. One particular focus of any new business should be to ensure that it is paying close attention to the way it operates with a view to remaining legal and wholesome in a moral sense. This is something…
Can Virtual Reality Become the Next Big Social Platform?
Keeping in touch with friends and relatives has become incredibly easy in the digital age. People have been meeting, dating, talking, and playing online for years, through services like social networks, chat apps, dating services, and more. The emergence of virtual reality can – and probably will – open up new frontiers for social interaction…
Is Email Marketing Dead?
Email marketing isn’t exactly the most popular marketing tactic anymore, but does that mean it’s dead? The truth is, email marketing is still very much alive. It’s just becoming harder for people to do well! When you take into account that the average person has an attention span of 8 seconds, it’s clear that your…
Time-Saving Tips for Social Media Managers & Entrepreneurs
WHICH OF THESE ARE YOU? A social media manager handling multiple accounts? A business owner DIYing your social media? It’s all about managing and maintaining social media. It’s a big part of doing business today. It’s where your customers are. Your prospects and clients spend their time on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and so on.…
Startup Expenses You Shouldn’t Avoid
As a startup, knowing where to spend your money is difficult. There are almost limitless opportunities, but very few of them will actually generate a return. According to Entrepreneur magazine, there are definitely some expenses you should avoid. These including buying expensive clothes just to massage your own ego, or buying a swanky downtown office,…