Effective Waste Management Strategies for Small Business

February 5, 2018


A challenge often faced by business owners across Britain is installing effective waste management procedures — to ensure that you are disposing of waste ethnically and at a cost that suits you.

According to the CIPS, waste what businesses throw away can cost 4-5% of overall turnover — exhilarating to 10% of a company’s gross profits in extreme circumstances.

If organisations are not willing to put the time and effort into deciding how they dispose of their waste in the correct manner, this cost could break a business. With rising landfill taxes, as well as recycling and sustainability becoming a main concern within ethical business principles, creating a reliable waste management solution is more important than ever for any forward-thinking business that is looking to make a change.

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6 Tips for Moving Your IT Infrastructure When Relocating Office

February 1, 2018


It’s almost always a good thing when a business outgrows its premises and needs to relocate to a larger space. However, without careful forward planning it can easily become a major logistical headache.

After sourcing new premises, scheduling a professional removals company, notifying your staff and clients of your upcoming move, preparations should begin for moving your IT infrastructure at least 6 months in advance of moving.

Here are 6 things to think about before embarking on a relocation of your IT infrastructure.

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A Guide to Selecting the Best Executive Chairs

January 31, 2018


When an average business person or company employee works for 8 hours a day in an office chair, he or she is sure to sit in it for the next 1900 hours for the entire year. That’s pretty much a long time, right? If you’d multiply that by the number of years one works, you’ll be surprised to find out that a large portion of one’s life is spent in an office chair. Interestingly, other people spend more time seated more than they spend sleeping. Thereupon, investing in a comfortable and supportive office chair for both your office and home can be worthwhile.

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3 Ways to Make Money from Your Creative Skills

January 31, 2018


For many people, there is a distinct line between creativity and business. One simply cannot support the other. Creativity is more of a hobby, surely? Business is much more technical and grounded, isn’t it? That may have been the case once upon a time when artists were seen as ‘poor’ and business people are viewed as ‘wealthy’. However, times have changed, and art and creativity are now just as viable as any technical or financial kind of business. In fact, in many cases, the two can go together perfectly. So, if you are creative, how can you make money from your skills?

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3 Tips for Hiring a Trustworthy Accountant

January 31, 2018


A new year means that you will need to start to think about having your taxes prepared. Perhaps you have moved to a new city recently. If this is the case, you will need to start looking around for a new accountant to handle your taxes. There is certainly no shortage of accountants to choose from. However, they are not all the same. You will find that they vary in terms of their skill and attention to detail. Some accountants are much better at finding deductions that benefit their clients. Here are several tips that will set you on the right path to finding a great accountant.

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How to Screen and Evaluate Potential New Hires

January 29, 2018


For most employers, hiring the new workers is a tedious and time-consuming process. However, finding the perfect fits for your business that are likely to thrive at your company is worth the effort.

During the recruiting process, the candidates often go through pre-employment screening, identity research, data mining, or even social recruiting. Managers and employers use a wide variety of tools and strategies when evaluating and screening their potential hires. Below, you can get familiar with some of them.

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How Can Membership Cards Help Boost Customer Loyalty

January 29, 2018


If you own a business and find yourself constantly struggling to find new ways to build customer loyalty and increase retention, you may feel as though you have tried everything. Customer loyalty is a tricky subject: if you do too much, you appear clingy, and that can turn off customers, but if you don’t do enough, you may see your most valuable asset walking through your competitor’s front door. The good news is that there is an easy way to increase customer loyalty for your business, no matter what kind of business you run, and it’s based on a simple principle of human psychology –the need to belong.

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5 Common Mistakes Start-ups Make When Moving Office

January 29, 2018


As a start-up business, you will experience many exciting events during your growth, including the prospect of a move to bigger and better premises.

Moving offices can seem quite straightforward on paper, whereby you can just simply pack up and go. But if mistakes are made it can be a disruptive period and have a negative effect on the productivity of the business if any additional downtime that was not accounted for occurs.

Avoid these 5 common office move mistakes below to make the whole moving process run as smoothly as possible, saving you time and money.

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Easy to Follow Tips to Be a Successful eBay Seller

January 29, 2018


Whether it is a clear out you are having or whether you are looking to make extra cash, as long as you have the internet you can sell your items on eBay. From clothes to antiques, whatever your intentions are and whatever you want to sell, the earning potential on eBay can be great. There are many stories where people have made a living on selling on eBay and did it with remarkable success.

Since eBay was created over twenty years ago in 1995, it has grown to become one of the most recognisable websites and e-commerce platforms on the internet. Not just for sellers, as a website, it has also provided huge benefits for customers with the massive array of products available for them to browse through and available to buy at a click of a button.

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How to Ship Your Controlled-Use Goods Free of Hassle

January 26, 2018


When it comes to importing and exporting computer software and IT equipment, those working in a company’s logistics department know they’re in for a challenge that will require much of their energy, attention, and time. It can also get quite expensive for those exporting items as controlled goods undergo quite the process before they can be awarded clearance; this is because they can be used for both civilian and military purposes. There is fortunately expert help available for those preparing to ship technologies overseas and importers of record who will take the extra step to ensure every shipment they’re responsible for is awarded entry.

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