Category: Advice

You’ve chased politely, waited, chased again, waited, sent a letter before action from your solicitor which usually prompts a payment, but still nothing has been received. So what’s next?

The words that people use every day determine whether they will achieve failure or success. There are five words that frequently show up in the conversation of losers, much more so than in that of winners. Here Business Matters editor Paul Jones explains what they are:

So most of us have heard about cloud computing, but what is? Jeremy Fennell explains and answers some of your basic questions and looks at both the advantages as well as the disadvantages of ‘moving to the cloud’

Whether you’re hiring a web designer or building a site yourself, Omer Shai, VP Marketing at Wix.com shares his tips on not getting swindled

Everyone wants to be an entrepreneur these days, but few people have any money to do anything about it.

We talk you through the key pieces of information you will need for your business plan if you want to borrow money from a lender.

Jeremy Fennell, Managing Director, PC World Business on the most effective ways to manage your cash flow on the move.

A recent survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development showed that two-thirds of companies believe they will have to cut jobs if the economy does not improve over the next 12 months. However, as most businesses are acutely aware, while reducing the payroll may be necessary, there can be negative ramifications; for example skills shortages, impact upon resourcing, damage to morale and so on.

So, your business is established and growing. How are you going to keep the momentum going and your business on track? You need a focused plan to take your business to the next level. Kay Daniels tells us seven key steps for financial performance measurement and improvement.

Professor Dominic Swords of Henley Business School (HBS) shares his top tips on making your business more innovative.

Steve Raubenstine, President & CEO, NetObjects discusses why it is imperative businesses have a mobile web presence and provides five top tips on what it takes to create an effective site.

If sales are slow, or the uptake on a new product or service is not as good as expected, it is not always easy to discern where the problems are. One area in which you need to be sure, is that the Sales and Marketing strategy is right. Here Grant Leboff, principal of The Intelligent Sales Club, suggests that unsatisfactory answer to any of these questions may indicate where the issues lie.

Inexperienced investors should be aware of the risks in using crowdfunding websites that help small businesses raise money directly from members of the public, Britain’s financial services regulator has warned.