Tips

Got a business in the manufacturing sector? These tips on how you can reduce energy costs while being more sustainable are well worth a read... Energy is expensive these days, both for businesses and consumers. Sadly, the manufacturing sector utilizes a lot of energy, which can affect a business’s bottom line. When energy costs go up, your profit margins go down.  This is a signific...
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The newsroom mindset: A blueprint for startup content strategy success Blaise Hope, Founder and CEO, Origin Hope Content marketing is vital for modern businesses, especially startups, creatives, innovators and self-starters facing fierce competition in crowded marketplaces. Engaging with target audiences becomes even more challenging due to content overload, while limited resources and budgets f...
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Want to improve your public speaking? These tips from Anthony Garvey, the newly crowned Toastmasters International UK Public Speaking champion will help you do just that. When you are a startup founder you have a lot to do and much of your success will depend on how well you communicate. In your new business venture you’ll need to persuade and cajole your audience to support you, to inves...
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Improve your startup's digital marketing and create compelling messages that resonate with your target audience thanks to these tips from Cristina Plamadeala of Toastmasters International. As we know you need to work hard to keep up with the ever-changing digital landscape and digital marketing for your startup. A big influence on my approach to digital marketing has been the book by Simon Sin...
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Having a clean office can help with everything from productivity to lowering stress - these basic tips will help you keep all in order. Keeping your office clean and comfortable is paramount to keeping your employees healthy and safe. It can help improve productivity as well because excessive clutter & disorganization can lead to high-stress levels, lower employee morale, higher turnover, a...
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Thinking about using corporate gift cards as an incentive for your employees? Here are a few of the benefits and how they can elevate your team’s performance. Boosting employee motivation and performance is a key priority for any business. While there are several ways to inspire and engage your team, one powerful tool that often gets overlooked is corporate gift cards. These versatile an...
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Chris Thomason, author and founder of Ingenious Growth shares 8 top tips to help you build confidence in your ability to think creatively You’ve had your big idea. You’ve started your business. And now you need to keep having great ideas – sorry, but you’re not done with creative thinking. There are many areas of your business where you’ll need to tap into creativi...
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Getting the message out about your new startup is a must. These basic tips on marketing and promo will help you do just that. There is nothing wrong with starting your promotion campaign to get your business name ‘out there’ as soon as possible. Of course, it is wise to have a workable product or service concept in mind and at least in prototype form so that you have something for y...
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Feeling stressed or overwhelmed by your startup? Mathematician and author Francis Keith Robins shares 10 practical tips that will help. Starting a new business can feel like entering an exciting new world. Sadly, there old world is still around, with its Social Media storms, combative politics, lowest-common-denominator press, and economic stresses seemingly everywhere. It’s inevitable th...
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Want to become a programming powerhouse? Follow these insider tips and you can do just that... You know the drill. You've spent countless hours honing your programming skills. And yet, sometimes you find yourself wondering how to break through to the next level. Well, worry no more. Today, we're diving into 7 insider tips that will help you supercharge your programming abilities. Ready for a ri...
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If your business is to succeed, you need good leadership at the helm. John McLachlan, author and co-founder Monkey Puzzle Training, shares insights on the three core leadership traits that are a must. In the excitement of the early days of a new business, it may not be obvious if the person at the top is actually a good leader or not – even that leader may not know. But for the business t...
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Ever struggle with imposter syndrome? Ian Child, author and co-founder of training company propertyCEO shares 10 top tips that will help. Albert Einstein, Serena Williams, Tom Hanks, and Lady Gaga are all famous sufferers of Imposter Syndrome. But they’re not alone – it is estimated that around 70% of the population is afflicted, with some groups being more prone than others, s...
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