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Advice on growing your small and medium sized business, SME, in the UK. Hiring and managing staff and finance plus marketing all on one website
Beginner’s guide to becoming self-employed
Most of us have probably weighed up thoughts of dumping work as an employee and going it alone at one time or another. This is especially true when we feel we work somewhere where we could do things better, or perhaps we have a great idea that we’ve always wanted to turn into a business.
Eight ways to gain trust in a sales presentation
When delivering a sales presentation, one of your aims is to build trust with your audience. As sales guru Zig Ziglar says; “if you get people to like you, they will listen to you, but if they trust you they will do business with you.”
Growing your business? The right infrastructure is vital
Just as David once felled Goliath with a well-aimed pebble, so too are startup businesses disrupting their larger, more established rivals with one small, newly developed tool: digital-first apps.
Start-ups: Cyber security advice you need to hear
The technological world is growing around us at a rapid rate. More and more businesses are relying on tech to do everything from accounts to hiring, but this reliance also has many fall-backs, chief of which is cyber security.
It’s time to forget the dress code
Tattoos? Piercings? Rainbow hair? If it doesn’t impede your staff’s ability to get the job done, today’s changing norms say you should probably allow it.
Overcoming the taboo of going into business with friends
The old adage that one should never mix business with pleasure is rather tired, and should not be taken as gospel. Running a business with friends has as much chance of being a revelation as it does a disaster.
Why making time to relax is vital as a homemade entrepreneur
Being an entrepreneur can be very profitable, and one of the many benefits of being one is that you are your own boss and you can more or less do what you like on a day to day basis.
Missing the Self Assessment deadline? Make sure you have a “reasonable” excuse
The deadline for Self Assessment submission is approaching fast, which means time is ticking on if you’re one of the millions of small business owners that still hasn’t filed their tax return.
Personal Brand Security: How to Protect Your Identity on the Web
You might be wondering what exactly brand security has to do with you when you are not a company or a business brand. This is where too many people have it wrong.
Start a blog that makes you money
Blogging is a good means of making money these days. With the ever increasing relevance of the internet as a revenue generator and social environment, there has been a steady rise to the income earned by bloggers over the years.
5 Steps to up your blogging game
If you take blogging seriously, you must realise that it has to be top-notch at all times. It is easy for you to get too comfortable with your website without realizing that your competitors are getting ahead of you.
Five common tax return pitfalls to watch out for
With just a couple of weeks left until the Self Assessment deadline, millions of UK small business owners are currently checking over their finances from the past tax year in order to tackle their tax returns.
How to keep your employees motivated in the New Year
The New Year marks the opportunity for new beginnings and fresh starts, but keeping your employees motivated when they first return to work isn’t always easy.
Startup advice for 2017
Being a startup is hard. It requires self-belief, drive, perseverance, and a little bit of luck. But the trick is, having plenty of the first three makes the fourth a lot more likely to come your way.
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