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If you’ve returned from the Christmas break resolving this will be the year to become your own boss, small business expert Emma Jones offers five good reasons as to why it’s the perfect time to set and keep the resolution. Over the past five years, the UK has witnessed a start-up boom as people of all ages and from all areas have turned business ideas into reality. Over half a million...
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Nina Ricafort is a Growth Marketer specialising in acquisition channels, social media and events. As part of the Jobbio team, she helps people find their place in the world.Here, Nina shares 5 crucial Digital Marketing trends to watch out for in 2018...1. Conversational User Interfaces (“the best interface is no interface”) Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs), i.e. interacting with ...
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Top tips on how to prepare for the festive season By James Harford-Tyrer, Founder of Cudoni The holiday season is a busy one for any start-up founder or entrepreneur in the retail industry; there are more customers to please in December than any other time of the year. Combine this increased demand with staff heading home to spend time with their families, and you're in for an interesting mont...
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Isabelle Ohnemus is the Founder and CEO of mobile-first, fashion-sizing shopping platform EyeFitU. Isabelle’s background in international finance gave her the solid foundation to turn her passion for fashion and desire to help change the face of shopping into a growing business. As the CEO of a fashion retail startup she is all-too-familiar with brand-consumer engagement tactics at this time...
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Ask any jobseeker about their candidate experience and you’ll probably hear more than one horror story. After all, people are more likely to remember a bad experience than a good one. These days, employers simply can’t afford to have a bad hiring process. Here are just a few mistakes that companies often make and how you can avoid them. (orginally published on Jobbio) 1. Overcomplica...
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Simple ergonomic setups & fixes can have a huge impact on your employees’ health. Here's a few suggestions that might just help, care of Safety Training Scotland..."Your office might not seem like a dangerous place. Maybe you don’t even have an office yet. If that’s the case, think of the environment that you work in - as your office. If you’re just starting up you...
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Last time out careers marketplace partners Jobbio shared some valuable tips on how to drive traffic and boost job applications to your available roles. Now, we take a further step back and share their previous article on the key factors to consider to help create the perfect job spec for your startup job. Over to Jobbio to explain all... "An effective job post is a crucial element of recruitment,...
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Here, our careers marketplace partners Jobbio share six key tips on how to drive traffic and boost relevant job applications when looking for talent for your business. (Originally published here.) "Talent nowadays can afford to become pickier due to the sheer amount of opportunities that are available to them. Statistics show that 25% of job postings are left open for 60 days, suggestin...
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A positive customer service experience is an integral part of any business strategy, yet it can often be overlooked. Siobhain Goodall, Head of Business Development at Mpl Contact, looks at five ways companies can improve their communication to create long-lasting customer relationships and increase retention rates. Implement Web Chat  It is apparent that web chats have grown in popularity a...
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When it comes to employee benefits, it’s not always about the money. Here, our careers marketplace partners Jobbio share 7 employee benefits that won't break the bank....(Originally published here.)For startups and young companies there are ways to motivate and reward the team that won’t blow your budget. In fact, more imaginative perks can actually set you apart from your competitors ...
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What steps can you take to ensure your staff remain motivated & committed? Jason Downes, MD of Powwownow highlight a few things that have worked for him over the years.Simply getting your employees to do their job is a relatively easy task but inspiring them to go the extra mile is a much trickier one. That’s because reaching for the stars and believing you can really make a difference i...
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Completing a self-assessment tax return can be tedious at best for freelancers and entrepreneurs. With the deadline of 31st January quickly approaching, it’s time to start preparing to complete your return. Alexander & Co have put together this handy guide to make your tax return as quick and stress-free as possible. Read on to find out more.   Do you actually need to complete a s...
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