Why Self-employment? There’s never been a better time to become self-employed. With the advent of the Internet the need for large capital sums has gone, the need for business premises has gone. Anyone can set up a business working from home via the Internet. All you need is an online presence (website), an internet connection, Continue reading »
Basic Rules of BUSINESS Success Every day, brave entrepreneurs create new business ventures. Some of these businesses will succeed, most will fall by the wayside. Those with ample resources and capital will take-off to a great start, but falter along the way. Some ventures will be on a shaky ground from the very beginning, yet Continue reading »
Avoiding Job and Work at Home Scams Are you reading this article because you’ve been scammed by some work from home scheme? If so please give details in the comment box below. If nothing else, your experience may help others and prevent similar disappointments. The global recession and high unemployment, especially amongst our younger generation Continue reading »
WordPress Theme Selection Guide If you want to get online quickly, one of the quickest ways of doing so is to use a Content Management System (CMS) such as WordPress. WordPress is famous in fact for its five minute install time. There are other CMSs such as Drupal, Joomla and Blogger but WordPress is my Continue reading »
Why Your Business Should Be Blogging Let me begin by asking you a question. Do you recognize the value of blogging for your business? If you do you’re one of the few. It amazes me, how, even in this day and age, with technology all around us, many small businesses still do not have a Continue reading »
How to Complain to HMRC Most people don’t like to complain, but in some situations you have a duty to complain. How are wrongs to be corrected otherwise? So, in your dealings with HMRC, if something is not as expected or you were not treated correctly then complain. Here’s what you should do. Basis for Continue reading »
What are the Secrets Behind a Successful Pitch? How do you sell a sun soak holiday to an Arabian? How do you sell a Fridge to an Icelander? How do you sell Haggis to someone who’s never tasted it before? How do you sell an idea for a product that doesn’t even exist yet? For Continue reading »
Should You Carefully Craft a Business Plan or Make do with a To-do List? Are you’re taking time to carefully perfect a business plan to help ensure your company’s model is sound and that it will be a success? If so, stop. You’re probably wasting your time. Most business plans bear no relationship to the Continue reading »
Get a Price Quotation: How Hard Could that be? It would seem straightforward enough to get a price quotation from a supplier. Right! You describe what you want, you provide volume information and desired terms. The supplier then gives you their pricing and delivery terms. There’s really nothing to it. Think again. In reality, like Continue reading »
National and Regional UK Business Boom by Young Entrepreneurs The UK is standing on the brink of a youth business boom, according to a report by The Prince’s Trust. The report reveals that the UK could be on the brink of a youth business boom as 30 percent of young people between 16 and 30, Continue reading »
Outsourcing Manufacturing to China If you are a new start-up or SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) wanting to keep costs down and considering outsourcing your manufacturing to China, you may find, what should be a relatively simple task, is a challenge more daunting than expected. Unfortunately, outsourcing your manufacturing to China is, in reality, quite Continue reading »
Realistic Methods of Earning Money Online at Home To day I’m going to show you how you can make between $25 and $100 per day online working from home. The steps for achieving this are relatively simple so I’m just going to quickly run through the steps necessary without too much elaboration. You’ll notice I’m Continue reading »
Top Five Business Mantras Of Kelly Hoppen Kelly Hoppen MBE is a mother, designer, businesswoman, entrepreneur and Prince’s Trust ambassador. Kelly, won the Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year award in 1996, was awarded an MBE in 2009 and is now an ambassador for The Prince’s Trust. The Prince’s Trust aims to help Continue reading »
A Mantra Can Also be Your Mission Statement With the influx of Eastern spirituality into Western culture, the idea of the mantra has found its way into the business world. In business, a mantra should summarises a companies mission statement in a short and snappy memorable way. Mantra Origins Mantras originated in the Vedic tradition Continue reading »
What Are SMEs, SMBs and SOHO Enterprises Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are companies whose personnel numbers fall below defined limits. A company is an association or collection of people. Company members share a common purpose in order to focus their various talents and resources to achieve specific goals. Continue reading »
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