Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
Spectacular business failures have dogged some of the world’s most successful business people at early stages of their careers yet resulted in no long lasting harm…
If you feel like you’re drowning under paperwork in your small business, you’re not alone. In a 2012 study, small business owners reported that they spend…
Accessing the internet on the go has become the norm, so having a mobile presence seems more crucial than ever for small businesses. Jason Gaved, Managing…
New Business Matters’ Columnist Laura Faulkner, MD of Matchstick Design, explains the pros and cons of printing your marketing materials in a world that’s digital.
You need to keep the great talent you have, and the best way to do that is by offering regular raises.
Are you getting the most out of your networking? Is it bringing you a steady stream of new business?
Investing in your employees learning and development and allowing them to flourish, will enhance your workforce’s engagement, productivity and team loyalty.
From helping someone else out to following through, strengthen your professional reputation with these simple strategies.
When stress weighs you down, and life becomes overwhelming, it's time to make a change. Sometimes getting started is the hardest part.
How you end your meetings can make the difference between whether your team's time was wasted or well-spent.
Digital technology continues to re-write the rules of marketing, demanding that we operate in a commercial environment where the landscape is constantly changing. Marketing has always…
BM Columnist Julian Hall takes an irreverent look at human behaviours under stress and explains why, in reality, it’s no joke.
The essential back-to-school reading for the busy small business owner.
We’ve all been there; politely sitting through a number of conference presentations mentally compiling shopping lists or daydreaming about the summer holidays instead of actually listening.
For many smaller businesses (particularly business to businesses) marketing equalled networking. But as a central way of promotion, those days are your business are long gone.