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Category: Advice
Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
Why your personal brand is just as important as your business’s brand
When you think about some of the world’s biggest brands, you’ll quickly realise that many are intertwined with those at the helm.
Five things businesses should consider outsourcing
To save time and money, businesses outsource tasks so that they can focus on their core business strategy and everyday jobs.
How combining PPC with email marketing can help you maximise your leads
For many firms, getting as many good leads as possible is the primary goal of their marketing strategy.
Advice for employers following landmark minimum wage increase
Following the government’s announcement of a 6.2% rise in the National Living Wage (NLW) from 1st April, employers are facing the question of how best to adjust their overheads in order to manage the increase
How to run a website creation project for your business
You’d be surprised by the number of businesses that don’t have a website even though it’s already 2020.
Why all businesses should consider exhibiting at a trade show
Exhibiting at a trade show for the first time can be a daunting process, but what about actually deciding to exhibit in the first place?
We need to start celebrating the bootstrap
We have an unhealthy obsession with venture capital (VC) investment. Looking at the headlines, you’d be forgiven for thinking there is only one way of building a company.
Pausing to review – a cost or an investment?
Focus is a fascinating and powerful thing when paired with the regular discipline of conscious reflection or review, it becomes a super-power for individuals and a potent performance-enhancer for teams.
How to get press coverage for your business
One plug in the newspaper or on T.V. and your business could literally take off overnight.
Countdown to the Self-Assessment deadline: tips on completing your tax return at the last minute
If you’re self-employed and thinking about filing your tax return online before the deadline of 31st January then this step-by-step guide will help you avoid any last-minute panic.
The top 10 small business risks
Small businesses tend to focus on growth and innovation rather than survival. However, identifying, evaluating and controlling business risk can often be the difference between success and failure.
A guide to help you promote your content with social media
If you are looking for ways to promote your company and also make sure that you are reaching more people without investing a lot, then social media sites would be a great idea.
Six steps to business happiness within your SME
Business happiness can come in all shapes and sizes and the key to achieving happiness within your SME is having a BHAG; a big hairy audacious goal.
Managing xenophobia in the workplace
Almost 4 years have elapsed since the 2016 Brexit referendum, and during this time we’ve seen several studies emerge which highlight a rise in racist and xenophobic behaviour in the UK.
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