One of the best ways of keeping your business’s cash flow healthy is to ensure that you get paid quickly by your customers. But, unfortunately, this can also be one of the most difficult and frustrating things about running a micro-business.
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SMEs risking future growth by sidelining employee health and wellbeing
Leaders of Small and Medium Enterprises acknowledge that employees are critical to the early stage growth of their business, but many are failing to sufficiently support their health and wellbeing, according to new research
The three rules of persuasive presentations
When it comes to persuading your audience while delivering a speech or presentation, there are really only three rules, and according to Paul Carroll of Toastmasters International.
Ways to Improve Your Business Reporting
Successful business intelligence reporting is all down to the effective technology driven identification and management of essential data within a business; by analysing and detailed reporting is it possible to clearly define and measure the success of your business.
6 tips to help you overcome cold calling anxiety
Cold calling is an essential tool for many business owners – and to do it successfully requires good nerves, a thick skin and, of course, an ability to sell.
Using personalisation & contextualisation to get real business value out of digital
St.John Dunne, Client Partner and Managing Director, New York at Rockpool Digital discusses the role of contextualisation and personalisation in the future of digital
Overview of most popular trades in Miami
Miami is located on the southeast side of Florida and is a popular destination for tourists especially due to its serene landscape and an all year round sun for those escaping the harsh winter.
Improve your company’s financing prospects
For SMEs in any industry or field of operations, finding the right kind of funding deals or arrangements can be critical to future success.
The importance of pre transaction planning
The sale of a business is a process with a timeline.
Five steps to creating a personalisation strategy
Organisations across every market, from retail to travel, gaming to financial services, recognise the increasing importance of giving customers an engaging, relevant online experience. Whether the focus is driving repeat visits or higher transaction values – or both – ensuring the entire customer experience is engaging, relevant and reflects the context of what that individual is doing at the time, is essential.
Top tips for businesses when faced with a cyber-attack
In light of a number of recent high-profile data breach cases, Stephen Attree, managing partner at commercial and private client law firm, MLP Law, discusses what SMEs should do when faced with a cyber-attack.
Saving Jaguar by Sir John Egan
Facing countless challenges along the way, Sir John Egan explains how he managed to rebuild one of Britain’s most iconic companies in ‘Saving Jaguar’.
The 80ft catamaran workspaces which combine business & pleasure
For just £700, Coboat allows you to collaborate with other entrepreneurs on board their retrofitted catamarans.
Boost your mental strength
The more you strengthen your mental muscle, the better equipped you’ll be to overcome life’s challenges.
How to get rich dealing in modern art & vintage furniture
We are a nation of house-buyers, with Brits desperate to put their money in bricks and mortar. However with mortgages harder to come by people are seeking out alternative options. If you have some collateral, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t invest. And I may have a solution for you – dealing in modern art and vintage late twentieth-century furniture.
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