Following England’s unceremonious booting out from its own Rugby World Cup just a few months ago, the team certainly had a lot to prove in this year’s Six Nations Tournament. And so far – touch wood – they seem to be doing so.
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The Power of Periscope
According to statistics 69% of consumer internet traffic will be video based by 2017.
Three steps to get your team on board with optimisation
Last year saw an increasing number of companies grasp the critical value of optimisation and with high quality A/B testing and personalisation cited as top priorities this year, the question is not whether optimisation is good for business – but rather how to convince everyone to pitch in with the effort.
Connected Cities Mission: Day One
When you think of the world thriving startup scenes Malaysia may not be the first location that comes to mind But with the Multimedia Super Corridor, subsidized accelerator programmes and government initiatives Malaysia is a grown up country for startups.
For Women, By Women: How to Retain Senior Women in Business
The spotlight has been firmly focused on the subject of equality and diversity recently. Numerous reports from the government and think tanks across the country are proclaiming that the gender pay gap is still stubbornly in place, and that women are still underrepresented in senior leadership positions.
Protecting your people when they have a health crisis – 1 in 32 in a year is not a remote risk
John Ritchie, Founder and Chief Executive of Ellipse, the digital group life and disability insurer, takes a look at the issue – and cost – of employers providing health catastrophe cover for their people.
Tax Planning: A Necessary Evil In Modern Times
The reason behind tax planning is to ensure all elements of your financial plan are covered, in the most tax effective way possible.
How to save on business tech this year
If you run a small or medium-sized business, then you will know all too well how important it is to make savings wherever possible. With the world of technology always evolving and moving forward, it can be hard to keep up with the latest trends and fashions when you are on a restrictive budget.
6 Habits of highly productive entrepreneurs
Being efficient and mindful of your time is key when it comes to becoming a successful entrepreneur. It’s important to know how and when you work best, so that you can best utilise your time and maximise your productivity.
Do you value PPC and SEO?
According to a recent survey undertaken by Climb Online, 90% of participating businesses consider both SEO and PPC to be significant to their overarching marketing strategy.
5 tips for spring cleaning your business in 2016
Now that the winter weather is starting to disappear, it’s a great time to start thinking about whether you can carry out some spring cleaning on your business to get you set for the rest of 2016.
Benefits of renting equipment
Whether it’s computers, photocopiers, printers or even furniture, many businesses decide that renting vital office equipment makes more practical and financial sense than buying it.
Striking the right balance in digital marketing
You have your website in place. Your SEO is in order. You’ve got blogs written and published – about all the right topics. You’ve got one or more social media platform accounts up and running with a reasonable number of followers or likes. Now is the time to see what your strategic digital marketing campaign can do.
Cloud computing: Getting up & running as a start up
The majority of internet users will now be well versed about Cloud computing and all that it can provide, particularly for businesses, who look for ways of making their data available any time, from anywhere.
Protecting value: post transaction planning
Previous articles in this series have focused on measures to create and “lock-in” the value of a business in the course of the sale process: through incentivising the team, pre-transaction due diligence and planning, tax aware structuring of the deal and negotiation of the “earn-out”. In this article consideration now turns to protecting the value realised on the eventual sale.
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