Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
There are plenty of opinions; a lot of them are on social media platforms of one variety or another, about whether social media is good for small business. In fact, as a small business owner, you can probably find any opinion you want to find, if you are looking for an excuse to support an opinion or decision of your own.
Recent revelations surrounding Premier Foods’ “pay to stay” scheme and Two Sisters’ dubious supplier contract terms may have attracted significant media interest, but came as little surprise to the Forum of Private Business, which has continued to highlight the issues surrounding supply chain relationships.
We may be well into January, but it’s not too late to start making some plans to kick start your business marketing for 2015.
For some of us, checking off each item on our to-do lists provides the endorphin rush we need to make task completion an intrinsic joy.
‘New year, new career’ has made its usual appearance across media channels this month and the encouragement of annual reflections often makes employees wonder if the grass is greener on the other side? Reflecting on 2014 reminds us all to think about our career focused New Year resolutions and ensure we have done everything we promised we would do the year before. More importantly though, it prompts us to focus on projections for 2015.
Gary David Smith, co-founder of leading cloud provider, Prism Solutions, delves into outsourcing IT and what all growing small to medium enterprises need to know about Internet technology.
The way we work today in the UK is vastly different from how we did in previous decades. Today’s workforce is increasingly diverse, contains more women and older workers than ever before, as well as being more globalised and connected.
Martyn Makinson, Managing Director of Ionic Recruitment, explains why now is the opportune time for young people to consider a career in the construction sector….
How many times have you sat in a meeting wondering why you were there, or pondered what else you could be doing if only you hadn’t said yes.
Why companies need to get ahead of the social eCommerce curve
Transforming the online customer experience has become a fundamental aspect of marketing over the past few years. And, as such, growing numbers of brands are taking the natural step of bringing some of the skills in house and utilising self-service tools to deliver website optimisation.
As we unwrap our pile of presents this week, lets consider technological advances that will revolutionise our lifestyles over the next decade. Books, CDs and DVDs will be a thing of the past thanks to iPads and Kindles, while video games are all downloadable. So what gadget gifts will we be giving each other in 2024?
Could you build a business around teams of people who have no manager and who report to no one up a “food chain”? If you want your business to thrive going forward, you just might want to.
We all know that the festive season can be an expensive time for everyone. Presents, food, parties and travel all contribute to the making the run up to Christmas very costly, for businesses as well as consumers.
Delegation has had a makeover. It’s now called outsourcing and, amongst the small business set, it’s rather a la mode. Why? Because all kinds of new sites and apps are making it easier for SMEs to grow, without having to actually grow – if you see what I mean. Businesses can expand on a modest budget by making the most of skilled professionals based off-site, who’ve shunned the daily grind for rural idyll or to live the dream abroad.
