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Almost every business now has an online presence. It can be the first thing a potential customer sees of your business and with the level of…
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Almost every business now has an online presence. It can be the first thing a potential customer sees of your business and with the level of…

In his latest article, John Ritchie, Chief Executive of digital group life and sick pay insurer Ellipse, discusses how SMEs should prepare themselves to support employees…

Looking ahead for the New Year, businesses will be evaluating their strategies, looking back at efficiency and ultimately, to what can be done better in the…

The festive period is a great time to take a break and recharge your batteries. You may be looking forward to some well-deserved downtime but if…

Jane Frost CBE, CEO of the Market Research Society (MRS), explores how SMEs can carry out market research on a budget

Last night we all watched in anticipation as Joseph and Vana battled it out to become Lord Sugar’s new business partner. Though polar opposite in business…

2016 is fast approaching and this time of year presents us with a chance to reflect. How did your marketing and customer engagement efforts pan out…

Can you remember a time before wireless network connectivity? When meetings were done face-to-face in imposing boardrooms, ballpoints were akin to iPads, and you had to…

Let’s face it, as much as we might like to plan our work and space it out, there are some weeks where everyone seems to want…

Employers considering payrolling benefits need to tell HMRC by 21 December if they intend to make the switch in April 2016, to minimise the problems on…

Christmas is getting closer which means that Santa Claus will soon be coming to town. But will the man in red need to worry about any…

In the world of business we hear a lot of sayings, one of which is the customer is always right and the second is that your…

The “earn out” is likely to comprise a very significant part of the overall consideration received on the sale of a business: possibly as much as…

The Christmas and New Year period is a time of reflection for several staff members. They have a bit more time off than usual and will…

The results of Richard Wiseman's experiment are widely known; 88% of those who set New Year's resolutions fail to achieve them.