Category: Advice

Do you feel nervous before presenting? Do the nerves affect you performance? Are they stopping you from doing things or progressing in your career or business? Would you like to start feeling more confident about speaking in public?

One of the most important parts of implementing a marketing strategy is being able to analyse your performance – and never has that been more accessible than for activities you do online.

When we inspire our people we get the very best from them be it in energy, commitment, passion, intelligence and of course results! Being truly inspirational, be it on the sports field, in your community or as importantly in the workplace is an art. Here are five principles that if demonstrated, tend to extract the very best out of people;

How to position your business for innovation may not be your top start-up question, but it should be.

One of the most important decisions you will make as a business owner is choosing an accountant to help you with your business.

Businesses who write their own glowing reviews are to be named and shamed, a move, which could lead to loss of revenue and irreparable damage.

The concept of online collaboration and social business is in its infancy. Traditional communication tools and IT systems no longer provide us with the support needed to effectively and productively work and collaborate in teams. Matilda Jernevad, Chief Market Analyst, Projectplace, offers her insights into why businesses need to get social:

Christmas has always been viewed as a profitable time of year but with the tone of the recent press on the subject, it’s no surprise that many SME’s in the retail sector have concerns about the festive season. However, amongst the negativity there are some positive trends which retail SME’s can cash-in on, including international exportation and a clever on-line sales strategy.

As the weather turns colder, the risk of property damage from burst pipes, storms and floods increases. Weather-related and other types of property damage can cause severe disruption to local businesses, economies and livelihoods. It is therefore critically important to check whether your insurance cover will adequately protect your business against such incidents.

One of the top objectives stated by 58% of B2B marketing executives in a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit – ‘Megatrends in B2B Marketing’ (2011) was “positioning our company as a thought leader”. Phil Brown, Director at UK b2b marketing agency, The Channel Partnership, discusses what thought leadership is and how companies can use it to their advantage in 2013.

Businesses get burgled every day: it’s a fact of life. With robberies happening every 38 seconds in the UK, commercial property is a prime target for criminals. Whether it’s money, equipment or important documents that go missing, it can be a stressful and time consuming process to get your company back on track.

Max Firth, Managing Director of Experian’s Business Information Services division, offers advice to firms looking to maximise their chances of finding and securing the right finance for their needs.

Many of us in business surely will have long recognised that increasingly, clients and the market in general, are demanding further reductions in charges and better terms – in return for…………enhanced services and even more added value. Let’s call this what it is; ‘The more for less new reality.’