Online freelancer marketplace PeoplePerHour claim that they have seen a boom in the ‘new’ jobs market; jobs spawned from the rapid evolution of the internet and growing influence of social media.
Category: In Business
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
Why we launched job-creation foundation which pays & develops recruits
Many companies lose sight of the businesses boosting benefits that corporate social responsibility (CSR) – which gives something back to society and to their local communities – can bring June Forsyth, leader of The Bayford Foundation explains their journey
IT Security & hacking
Hacking spans across many platforms and for a variety of reasons – from causing general annoyance, shutting down vital frameworks and even stealing valuable data.
The different levels of selling B2B
The way that you sell determines whether another business will buy from you.
Why small Businesses worry about the growth of Inflation to 2.9% in the UK
Today’s news that the UK rate of inflation has hit 2.9% brings unrest into the minds of many business owners and consumers.
UK retail: with 30,000 shops lying empty, can innovation revive our high streets?
As yet more familiar brands have fallen into administration recently – Dwell, Nicole Farhi and Modelzone to name a few – leading vacant property specialist, VPS, reviews the growing number of ideas and schemes that are developing to bring more life into our High Streets.
Why the UK craft industry is enjoying continued growth
With many businesses struggling from the impact of recession, there is one industry that is continuing to flourish. Here, Paula Gorry, UK Business Development Manager, Stampin’ Up! UK examines how the craft industry is achieving continued growth and in the process, creating entrepreneurial opportunities.
Reviewed: Exposure
Exposure is the real-life tale of Michael Woodford and how he rose through the ranks of giant Japanese firm, Olympus to become the first Western CEO
Corporate Social Responsibility – where does it fit in your priorities?
Running an SME can be like drinking from a firehose – there is so much to contend with that it becomes overwhelming.
Top tips for a smooth paternity leave
Well, I’ve written before about what new mothers such as Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, can look forward to in terms of their maternity leave, and guided you through my top tips, so I thought it was only fair to share what Prince George of Cambridge’s daddy should have been offered and anticipated for his paternity leave.
UK will fall behind on world stage unless universities & business boost skill training
The UK will fail to close its chronic skills gaps without urgent action to boost advanced ‘learn as you earn’ training and more business-designed degrees, a new CBI report finds.
Don’t Wait for a Crisis to Sort Your Succession Planning
Why are only 30 per cent of US family businesses passing the reins to the next generation – even though almost 70 per cent to keep it the family
A guide to successfully relocating your IT when moving office
Moving office can be a costly and stressful time for any business. Aside from the physical upheaval and practical challenges of relocating, any extended interruption to daily operations impacts productivity and adversely affects your bottom line.
How to get the best from a product demo
Product demos are like sales presentations on steroids. Here’s how to do them well.
Bookshelf: An Entrepreneur’s Journey
Now, perhaps more than ever, in the face of the intractable problems facing the world leaders, whether in economic, business or political arenas – they need to apply the “entrepreneurial spirit,” described in the book “An Entrepreneur’s Journey
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