Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
There has been a noticeable increase in the popularity of people using electronic devices such as smartphones and tablets in the workplace, this means that employees are bringing their privately owned devices to work and using them for work, for example checking emails and accessing information.
As the cybercrime landscape becomes stealthier and more astute, businesses consequently become more susceptible to threats. In the corporate world there is equity at stake too, as sensitive intellectual property and confidential data are increasingly at risk of exposure, impacting both reputation and competitive position.
It’s a trend that has been sweeping the foreign business world over the last couple of years and one that is now infiltrating the minds of UK business owners, but what is it about the BYOD trend that is so appealing to businesses?
By plus one, I don’t mean the +one on a party or wedding invitation! I’m referring to the ability to make a change, albeit a very small change, by one unit, one tiny measure, and if you could, what would it be?
Want to grow your venture? Why you should make like you’re out of funds, even if you’re not.
As a business owner you’ll find that relocating your company is one of the most stressful times and it’s a project that needs to be taken highly seriously.
In business, change is both inevitable and continual. For instance currently J Sainsbury is preparing for the departure of chief executive Justin King, business minister Michael Fallon said that Royal Mail is to be sold for practical, logical and commercial reasons and Lloyds Banking Group is reducing its exposure to the beleaguered Spanish economy with the sale of its Spanish offshoot.
Tired of searching for the secret to a fulfilling career and a happy life? Look no further.
People, like any other organic entity, are highly responsive to climate. While the culture of a large organisation may evolve from the different climates that develop within it, in an SME the climate is the culture and the impact of the manager/leader (who may also be the business owner) is both direct and profound.
It’s for your own good. Jeff Haden tell us what to cut out of our day to see gains in productivity–not to mention happiness.
We have already looked at how to stay out of hot water when you are interviewing. It was about being careful of the language you used when asking questions, about the questions being relevant to the job, and about how to avoid the discriminatory traps that we often find ourselves hurtling towards without really trying, or meaning to.
Local businesses miss out on potential website traffic by choosing hosting providers based in other parts of the world
Taking time out from the day-to-day running of your business to put a detailed strategy in place is the vital first step in the pathway to growth, according to a new report from GrowthAccelerator.
The out of office email message seems to be such a simple thing. So simple in fact that most of us give it little thought. Here Chris Meredith, CEO of officebroker.com explains the top ten biggest sins when it comes to writing the out of office message.
When I was a ‘soon-to-be-graduate’ I went for an interview through the university ‘milk round’ with a large reputable, then nationalised, company. I had applied for all the large nationalised industries, and large manufacturing companies, to gain what I believed to be unparalleled experience with trade unions and be supported through a comprehensive graduate training program.
