Tips

Managing your admin when starting a business, is not just a necessity - it needs to be done right! Over to the good folk at Sage UK with 5 tips for getting small business admin tasks done... For the passionate, dream-chasing entrepreneur, starting a business is almost always harder than it sounds. Admittedly, administration tasks may not sound like the fun life you signed up for as your own boss&...
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Now for an article that has been several weeks in the making…not because of stringent research practices or particularly comprehensive literary diligence…but rather because we simply couldn’t seem to get it going… Well, I say “we”, when really I mean “one of my colleagues” who in an ironic twist couldn’t find the inspiration to complete the...
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Troy McConnell has 23 years of entrepreneurial experience. Co-founding his first company, Image Technology, back in 1988, he is currently the CEO of AudienceFUEL. With a wealth of entrepreneurial experience we are delighted that Troy is sharing some of his knowledge with Startacus.  Currently teaching at the School of Business at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, USA, w...
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The way that businesses exist has changed dramatically over the last two decades. An online presence is a must these days – and moreover you need to promote yourself with a snappy video. For many businesses a standard text advert these days just won’t do it. People would much rather watch what you can do for them than read about it. So is your business at the cutting age of advertising...
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Last week during one of our daily ramblings across the information buffet that is the internet, we stumbled upon this little surprising fact, 50% of small businesses do not have a website! Shocking we know...but what is even more perplexing is is this little tidbit - 29% of small business owners don't think that their venture needs a website. We totally understand why this unfortunate situation h...
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Holly Rodgers of "coming soon" Peppy Creative has a background in advertising, marketing, social media and also the modelling industry. Holly’s experience has enabled her to build contacts in various industries across different sectors. Here she writes some handy thoughts on using social media to develop your SME..."For SME’s, big advertising campaigns and lavish PR events are jus...
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Hi, I am Neil McClure and I am the founder of a new social network for film fans, filmies. Its all about connecting film fans with people with similar tastes, helping them discover new films and making film selection much easier. We are still in very early days of filmies. We are live testing a product at www.filmies.co.uk whilst continuing to build. We are hoping to launch in August 2014. ...
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Despite the economic uncertainty stemming from the 2008 recession, many people are choosing to forgo their 9-5 office job and start investing their time in something they feel passionate about by starting their own business. Aside from enjoying the numerous benefits of being their own boss, there are numerous reasons people are choosing to become an SME owner. In a recent survey by Conference Gen...
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VAT can be very frightening for anyone who runs their own small business, especially if you’re already VATstruggling with paperwork and wondering what you should be telling the taxman. So what is VAT, does it affect you, and - if so - how do you register for it? Emily Coltman FCA, Chief Accountant to FreeAgent - which provides an award-winning online accounting system for small businesses a...
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Given that we spend so much of our time at work and with so many different people, it’s inevitable that we aren’t always going to see eye-to-eye with all of our colleagues. There is always that one person that seems to strike fear in most however. It would be somebody who can make a person’s face drop with the merest mention of their name. We’re talking about the workplace...
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Branding Mistakes when starting a business...               You’ve had your great eureka moment and you are now in the midst of formulating your actual, living ‘n breathing business - fab! Now for branding…but many first time business owners, thinking that your epiphany for having said great business idea, also equates to becoming ‘...
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The internet has created a huge range of issues when it comes to protection of intellectual property, Maxine Horn shares her expert advice on the matter...Recent statistics state that in the digital age images and content uploaded to the internet in one day today is the equivalent of what 5 years ago was the quantity of material uploaded in an entire year. This has resulted in significant intelle...
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