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Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
15 Biographies every business student should read
Here are 15 biographies every business student should read that share insight to leaders in business throughout history into the modern day.
Mindset of an entrepreneur
No one is born, or has a genetic predisposition to become a successful entrepreneur.
Start-ups on a shoestring: Hidden costs to look out for
It’s a huge jump, but if statistics are to be believed more and more people are making it. Whether it is because of the “gig economy” culture which is forming or something else, we’re not going to speculate.
8 tips on how to prepare for a business trip
Travelling for business is often a necessary evil, depending on your job and workload, but if the trip is well organised, you can get all the work done that you need to finish before returning home.
Commercial buy-to-let explained
Those looking for a new investment opportunity might be intrigued by the commercial buy-to-let industry.
How you can reap the financial rewards from tax relief on your patents
SMEs are potentially missing out on a golden opportunity to financially benefit from their intellectual property.
How to know when to upgrade your business accounting staff
For the average small business, it’s common for the owner or principal to take responsibility for the company’s accounting needs.
Content and the sales funnel
What are the different types of content and what should be putting out there to help your users?
How to get a mortgage as a contract worker in the UK
The number of self-employed workers has rocketed since 2001, and they now account for over 15% of the working population.
Top 10 security tips for your small business
How often do you see a story in the news about a burglary or local intruder? You probably take extra precautions when it comes to keeping your home safe
How to support an ageing workforce within your SME
With one in four people in the UK workforce now aged over 50 and with birth rates declining, there is a pressing need for leaders and organisations to decide how they will successfully manage an ageing workforce.
The importance of breaking even in business finance
Profits aside, the first worry of any business is to be able to break even. Break-even is the volume of sales that is needed to cover the expenses incurred in production.
5 ways business management software can reduce operational costs
Have you found money being lost within your business? It could be due to seasonal customers or simply money being spent wastefully, either way, it’s important to look for ways to not only recoup money lost but also save money.
5 of the best time management apps to make you more productive
We check our smartphones, on average, once every 12 minutes, and log up to 24 hours a week hooked to their silver screens.
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