Flick image credit With the current financial situation in the UK being rather off putting, many residents are turning to alternative means of securing a sustainable income for their families. Starting your own business is a great way of doing this, and although it can be fraught with difficulties, with the right information, the right insights, and the best possible ... Read More »
Category Archives: Business
Make Sure Your Company Has A Good Document Destruction Company On Its Side
When you are choosing a document destruction company you want to make sure that you are choosing a company that is going to take care of your needs in a professional manner. This gives you a great resource to turn to when you need to dispose of sensitive documents in your business. There are many documents that simply cannot go ... Read More »
Useful Tips That Will Help You Refurbish Your Shop’s Interior
If you realize that you are beginning to perform poorly, a quick shop makeover could be exactly what you need to brighten up your premises and bring those customers who were once loyal. Read More »
Tips to Improve Employee Morale
As a small business owner, it is natural to think that management of human resources is applicable to only to corporations and large companies. It is not correct and Human Resources Management (HRM) policies can be helpful in many ways even for small businesses. Here are a few tips that could be of great help to you in your pursuit ... Read More »
Organising your home office
As more and more people opt out of the rat race and set up a business at home, spare rooms are being redesigned and turned into home offices. In order to make the most of this workspace, it is essential that a home office is organised. Read More »
SME’s guide to payroll solutions
The rules and regulations concerning PAYE are complex and many SMEs find it difficult to cope with this essential, but often troublesome, administrative burden. From April 2013 Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs changed the rules so that all companies who employ staff under the PAYE system have to file all PAYE information in real time (RTI) Read More »
8 Great Reasons to Bootstrap Your Start-up
The great dream of every entrepreneur, and the driving force behind their often seemingly superhuman energies in pursuit of it, is that of plucking an idea out of the void and transforming it into a successful business. Read More »
How Video Trends Have Increased the Need for Businesses to Upgrade Their Internet Bandwidth
When you think about the fact that companies like Microsoft are actually encouraging their employees to stream video at work, it’s no surprise that more and more companies have to upgrade their internet bandwidth in order to keep their networks running at a comfortable speed. It’s tough to run an office at all with low bandwidth, whether or not employees ... Read More »
Credit Card Fraud – Ways Businesses Can Avoid Them
The Commerce Department has released figures that indicate increased retail sales (1.1%) in the month of February 2013 totaling $421.4 billion. This has been the highest rise since the month of September 2012. This directly means that there has been an increase in credit card transactions and an increased risk of credit card frauds and unfair practices. Recent reports have ... Read More »
The Fees Are In The Pudding: Avoid Losing Hard-Earned Interest On Sneaky Account Charges
Having a bank account that pays a decent amount of interest is a great way to make your savings grow. However, if you’re not careful, any interest that you earn on your balance could be wiped out by account charges and other fees. The good news is that if you pay attention, it is possible to watch your money grow ... Read More »