Every business needs to pick up the phone and negotiate with suppliers once in a while. It’s an essential and natural part of business. We all need the office stationery or the extra stock. And, it’s someone’s job to negotiate with suppliers on the best price. After all, the cheaper you get your supplies, the… Read more »
Do you want more success for your business? If so, you need to make sure that you get the basics right. When you look at any successful company around the world, all of them know the importance of getting these critical areas up to speed as quickly as possible. Let’s take a look at everything… Read more »
All company owners should understand the importance of staff training. Indeed, it will become a key element in your business model. Failure to train your team properly could lead to many unwanted outcomes. In today’s post, we’re going to highlight the most important reasons you need to invest this year. Some bosses like to design… Read more »
Treat your customers well, and your business will improve. It’s a simple premise, but one that can be tricky to pull off with any regularity. However, if you don’t make concerted efforts to keep your service levels up, you will risk losing clients and customers. And, your profits will take a hit as a result…. Read more »
Running a business is expensive. There’s no getting around it! Smart entrepreneurs, however, know how to cut costs, and save themselves money. When it comes to business and money, there are two main things on the ‘outgoings’ column. The first are your expenses. These are your employees’ wages or the rent on your shop or… Read more »
New startup businesses get faced with all kinds of decisions they must make before they trade. One of the questions they get faced with is who to appoint as their accountant. It’s no secret that there are thousands of accountancy firms out there that one can use. The trouble is; many of them have an… Read more »
Is your business still avoiding cloud technology? If so, you could be missing out on several improvements and, most importantly, a boost to your bottom line. Regardless of your knowledge of cloud-based services, there are only two things you need to know. First of all, they are incredibly easy to set up. Secondly, they can… Read more »
Every business needs to be looking for ways to push their sales figures even higher. But you don’t necessarily have a big budget to work with when you’re doing this. Luckily, these tips will help you do it on a budget. 1. Know Who You’re Selling To Before you can start selling your products in… Read more »
If you want to run a business, you have to be organised. Someone who feels like they’re constantly in chaos isn’t a suitable candidate to launch a startup. However, if you’re usually disorganised, it doesn’t mean that you can’t change your ways. It’s possible to turn things around and sort out your business. So you… Read more »
Knowing when to call in the experts could be the make or break of any business, and it has broken many. According some sources, reliable ones at that, 9 out of 10 startup businesses will fail. Not struggle, but fail. That is a huge number! To put that into a little perspective, imagine walking down… Read more »