Tips

If your business is going to survive, here are some of the key areas where compliance is essential and where negligence could cost you... “The cost of non-compliance is great. If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance”-U.S. Paul McNulty. In 2018, British Airways was fined a whopping £183.39 million by the Information Commission Office (ICO) for breaching the pe...
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5 tips on how businesses can successfully set up their website to convert customers to a sale for the all-important upcoming Black Friday With high street stores firmly closed this Black Friday, businesses are set for a digital shopping weekend as their customers move online to find their sales. For many businesses, Black Friday holds an additional pressure this year after the challenges ...
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Justin Nihiser, CEO of kids coding specialist, Code Ninjas, is about to discuss, there are multiple advantages to starting a business later in life What comes to mind when considering the profile of an entrepreneur? You wouldn’t be alone if this title prompted thoughts of a young, aspiring business owner at the beginning of a 30-plus year career. This stereotypical notion of what it takes...
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Asaf Navot, CEO of proptech rental service, Home Made shares insights, advice and tips that he has picked up during his own startup journey Getting a business off the ground and then scaling it is a challenging journey for every founder. It’s a constant work-in-progress and your success will only be determined quite some time after taking your first steps.  As a very successful entre...
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Some basic tips on the key areas to focus on in a candidate's CV or resume to help make recruitment a little easier... When you’re new to the hiring process and tasked to review resumes, it can feel overwhelming. There’s so much information on each resume, and to be frank, some of it is completely irrelevant.  So how do you know what to focus on and what to skip? In truth, the...
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Thinking about taking the leap and becoming your own boss? Here are some useful basic tips to help you get started Are you stuck in a rut? Or perhaps you’re bored of the job you are currently in? Do you have a business idea or side hustle that you are passionate about that you want to take further? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then now could be a great time to take ...
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Concerned about click fraud and its impact on your startup's advertising? This guidance should help you address just that The cost of advertising is higher than it ought to be. There are several good reasons for this, which we’ll explore to clarify why advertising budgets keep going up. Certainly, click fraud is the main one to be worried about but some steps can be taken to work through ...
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Searching for a job in a startup can still bring some common challenges - here are some basic tips on how to overcome them When we find ourselves looking for work and that perfect job in a startup to enjoy and to help us pay the bills, there are lots of variables that can make the process more difficult. Sometimes these challenges can be demotivating and slow the process down for us. But, some ...
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Chris Farmer, leadership and management training expert and founder of Corporate Coach Group, discusses the attributes you should look out for in potential managers and how you can best develop these skills to help your business grow. Within your existing workforce you already have people who possess the potential to become excellent leader-managers and therefore will help to grow the business....
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Small business owner and thinking about how to make your money work better for you? These tips on investment should certainly help Every small business owner has as a goal to be as successful as possible. However most focus on putting their all into their business, neglecting an important part of this equation – yourself. To achieve real success, it’s important to invest surplus ca...
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Considering developing a property portfolio as a business? You’ll need to create a structured strategy - these basic tips will help you do just that We’ve all turned on the TV to find a property programme  creating the illusion that building a property portfolio is relatively easy, but in truth, it appears to be a lot harder than first imagined. It’s not as easy as buying...
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If an MBO is on the radar for your small business, these basic tips help clarify what exactly it is and how you can navigate the process There are a number of options business owners have when they want to exit the company. By far the easiest option is a Management Buyout (MBO).  So, what is an MBO and how can small businesses navigate the process? Here, you’ll discover everything y...
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