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Snow Days & Fridays are Prime Time for Selling!

Don’t let the snowy weather and prospect of lazy Friday afternoons distract you from bringing in the sales, as this could be the prime time to…

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The role of management in business

Management in all business and organisational activities is defined in dictionaries as the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available…

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Ways to improve your email marketing

Email marketing is one of the oldest online marketing techniques, but it’s still one of the most effective. The Direct Marketing Association estimates a return on…

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The ‘alternative SMART’ objectives

SO the New Year is upon us. We all sat underneath the striking clock of midnight and made our resolutions, only to forget or regret them…

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How to Motivate Creative Employees

Your company is filled with creative employees. Some of them are easy to pinpoint and many others are brimming with untapped potential that can help your…

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Top tips for an impatient person

Are you frustrated with your own impatience and the pace of others? Here are three ways to cope and make time your friend.

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How to build a stronger team

The need for staff to pull together has never
been more important as bigger workloads, tighter targets and uncertainty take their toll on many organisations. Pam Jones,…

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Preparing your business for an exit

If Stephen Covey tells us that to be effective we should always begin with the end in mind (Seven Habits of Highly Effective People) then few…

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How to Be a More Charismatic Business Leader

Some leaders have a powerful presence, seemingly dripping charisma from every pore. They engage easily with others, and give moving persuasive talks even under duress. In…

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10 tips to keep your business safe from SAD

If you believe what you read in the papers, the third Monday of January is the most depressing day of the year. The idea of Blue…

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Tips to help you focus

Use these three simple steps to increase productivity at work and boost your accomplishments.