How to Improve Your Office without Breaking the Bank

May 26, 2017


If a business owner wants his or her employees to be able to freely communicate face-to-face during working hours. If a business owner wants to keep an active eye on their employees as they progress with their work. And if a business wants to convey a bona-fide image to potential customers and its market. Then an office is a must. It’s a must because it offers a business owner the chance to gather everyone that works for them in the same place, every day. It’s a must because it makes a business, even if it’s just a startup, seem genuine. But just because an office is a must for any business and business owner that wants these things, it doesn’t mean it needs to be expensive for them. Below you can find advice on how best to stretch your office spend.

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7 Order Fulfillment Strategies to Fast Track Your E-Commerce Business

May 25, 2017


Order fulfillment can quickly determine whether your company will be a success. In the beginning, it is often very easy to support these operations manually provided you have enough employees to handle the day-to-day shipping operations and you can provide adequate storage space.

However, as your business begins to grow, you will see that the need for expansion and increased technology will dictate outsourcing this portion of your business to an outside company.

Before you do, look at these 7 order fulfillment strategies that will help to fast track your E-Commerce growth.

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How to Protect Your Small Business from Online Scams

May 25, 2017


If you live in Melbourne, Australia, you may have seen some of the crazy scams that have been happening to both people and businesses. One of the latest local scams is people printing their own bar codes to steal thousands of food from the grocery store, and costing these stores massive losses.

Then we move to problems to that of online companies like Google and Facebook being victimized. Recently, there has been a report that “Facebook and Google were conned out of a $100M in phishing scheme.” This is very alarming as if these big companies were also victimized, small businesses are most likely more vulnerable other types of scams.

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How to Build a Great Site for Small Business

May 25, 2017


Just because you’re running a small business doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t expect big things in return. There are so many things that you have to get covered, mainly to keep you running along smoothly, but also to ensure that you are taken seriously. It takes a lot of time to build up the respect and background that you need in order to be balling along with the big companies that are dominating the market right now, but don’t take this the wrong way; it simply means that you will have to go above and beyond to keep up with them. For some, this is a hurdle that they fall at. For others, the challenge is duly accepted.

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Why Some Small Business Costs Are Worth the Investment

May 24, 2017


For any business owner, the name of the game is profit — a goal that’s particularly important to small-business owners. It’s tempting to cut corners here and there to save as much as possible, but some corners need to stay intact; and, in fact, some cost-cutting endeavors do more harm than good in the long term. You always have to take the long view, and once you do, you’ll realize that certain expenses may seem costly but will increase your profits in time.

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Why Every Small Business Needs a Financial Advisor

May 24, 2017


Most successful business owners are good at one thing, be it sales, marketing, or even designing a best-selling product. However, what they are not so good at is planning for the future.

When you are working hard to establish a business, it is easy to forget about the long-term future. Your only concern is to be successful in the short and medium term. You certainly don’t have time to think about an exit plan or saving for retirement. You probably don’t want to think about boring stuff like insurance, investment plans, or taxation either.

However, this is a huge mistake. One day, in the dim and distant future, the time will come when you decide to hand over the reins of your business to someone else so you can enjoy the fruits of your labor. Unfortunately, if you haven’t planned ahead, you could end up with very little in the way of retirement funds or capital.

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How to Prepare Your Business for Natural Disasters

May 24, 2017


Business continuity experts receive a handsome paycheck because they are paid to give advice on how to prevent natural disasters from disrupting your business, or in a worst-case scenario, shutting it down altogether. Fortunately, much of their advice is common sense, and there are cost saving steps you can take to get ready for a natural disaster now for less than what even business continuity experts would tell you to do.

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Insights into UK salaries

May 24, 2017

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According to HR news, salaries across the UK saw a rise in December last year – this information came as a surprise as that month is generally a quiet month for pay rises and recruitment.

DCS Multiserve, provider of industrial cleaning services, has compiled some insights into UK salaries to paint a true picture of what the UK’s salaries look like across the country. These insights include:

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3 Ways to Boost Credibility of Your Business

May 24, 2017


Credibility is a valuable currency in today’s market. There are so many competitors pursuing the same market segment, which is why it is becoming more important to maintain a good reputation and credibility. For small businesses, credibility makes all the difference.

Investing in the right instruments can help boost your business’s credibility. In this article, we are going to walk through the three best ways to increase your business credibility and gain a competitive advantage.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Video Marketing

May 24, 2017


Many businesses are looking to video ads to increase awareness about their business. Videos have become the go-to media for advertisers. Lately. However, in many cases, they end up failing miserably because of common mistakes that could be easily avoided. In this article, we’re going to explore the do’s and don’ts of video so you can get a leg up on the competition.

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