Running a small business is a big responsibility at times, people rely on you to earn their money to pay their bills, and there’s also an environmental impact on everything we do. In the current climate where we don’t know what’s happening in the future, it’s essential to know that business owners have to improve…

When it comes to building brand awareness, many businesses go for tried and tested ideas. One of the most popular is online advertising. Another is placing ads in local newspapers and relevant publications. If you're looking for more ideas to complement those marketing methods, what should you do now? Well, the good news is that…

The world of ecommerce is expanding more and more by the year. The problem is that there is now more competition than ever and if you are not careful then you may find that you and your business end up missing out. Establish a Strategy If you want to sell online, then you have to…

The great thing about working for yourself is that everything is done on your terms. You set your hours, you dictate your workload and the tasks that you set for yourself on a daily basis. One of the harder elements of working for yourself is that the sheer volume of expertise and knowledge that you…

If you are thinking of setting up your own retail store, then there are plenty of things that you are going to need to think about if you want to make sure that it all goes to plan and works out as well as possible for you. Getting to the bottom of this is going…

The world as we know it has changed beyond what we could ever have imagined as eager young graduates or when gaining experience in our very first job. The days of a job – or even a whole industry – being for life are most definitely gone, and adaptability is now the greatest tool we…

As soon as your team steps foot on your premises, they become your responsibility.  Workplace safety is something that should matter to you, and it should matter to your staff too. Everyone wants to be able to work in a space that they can feel safe in. Employees who feel safe will be able to…

As an entrepreneur, you’ve got a lot to get on with, haven’t you? You’ve got a lot of work to get done day by day, usually all off of your own back, and you’ve got to deliver good results every single time. After all, even just one bad review can tip the scales away from…

There has long been an issue for businesses over whether or not to allow workers to work remotely instead of in an office environment.  It can be hard to trust that the work is actually being done and people aren't slacking off on your time. But did you know that recent studies have suggested that…

 In a saturated market, it’s vital to know that branding is everything. You can think of your brand as the personality of your business, your story and your values. Branding is also about exactly how you are perceived in the eyes of your customers, other companies and the general public. To stand out in the…