How well you handle the transitory scaling period can determine the health of your business for years to come. Get it wrong and you could be playing catch up with your new duties or might find yourself wasting money because you overestimated your needs. Here, we’re going to look at how you get it right with the most efficient scaling methods possible. Crunch the numbers Before you make a single move or spend a single penny, you should figure out exactly how much the scale is going to cost you, … [Read more...]

It takes a lot of hard work to get a business from an idea in your head to an actual business that you’ve managed to open and run yourself. It takes even longer to get your new business idea to the level of success that you have always envisioned that it could be. Knowing how to get from idea to product, product to market, isn’t always easy for some. Starting a business isn’t a small decision and there is every chance that you’ve been sitting on your business idea for some time before you have … [Read more...]

When you are attempting to improve the business and make your premises better, you need to understand what it takes to make your mark. Leaving a good impression on your customers is really important, and there are a lot of things that you have to keep in mind that will help you ensure you can make these improvements. There is plenty to consider here, and you need to look at what it takes to do this. There are plenty of elements that will help your business improve, and getting the premises … [Read more...]

When it comes to creating a greener business, there is no greater behemoth to tackle than your carbon footprint. From the production of Co2 to the use of wasteful fossil fuels, the environmental impact of the carbon use of the average business is magnitudes larger than what private individuals use. However, there are ways you can make a real effort in reducing it. Give yourself an energy audit If you want your business to become more eco-friendly, then looking at how you use power is the first … [Read more...]

When you're the owner of a business, it stands to reason that you have a fair amount invested in it, both personally and financially. This means that if something were to happen to your business, there's no one who would feel that loss more than you. Not only is there a chance of losing your livelihood but you're also going to end up losing something that you worked incredibly hard to build from the ground up. Fortunately, there are things that you can do. It's incredibly important to make sure … [Read more...]

Small businesses don’t have the resources available to them that bigger companies do; that’s just the way it is. There are so many little struggles that small businesses face each day, so if you’ve just started your own, it’s worth making yourself aware of what those struggles are so you can be prepared for them and make sure that they don’t derail your business. The better prepared you are for the challenges of running a small business, the more likely you’ll be to find success. Although it … [Read more...]

You don’t have to be a know-it-all to be the boss. In fact the best bosses are always learning new things, helping them to make wiser decisions. Here are just several ways to expand your knowledge as a business owner. Take courses You could firstly consider taking a course. There are courses out there that can offer you all kinds of business skills from leadership to accounting to marketing. There are also companies such as such as Alpine security that can teach you the basics of cybersecurity … [Read more...]

When you have a business of your own, you might start the process working from an office at home, with just you running things. As things get busier, you might ask friends or reliable family members for favours, or perhaps hire a freelance admin or virtual assistant to do a few of those things for you. But as the business gets bigger and bigger, it is only natural that you will come to a point where you will look to hire new people to help the business to carry on growing and expanding. If you … [Read more...]

When it comes to marketing, there are the usual avenues to go down. There are traditional marketing strategies, such as placing ads in the classifieds, or leaflet drops when going door to door in your business locality. There are digital marketing strategies; spreading the word about your business through social media, email, and your website. There is nothing wrong with any of these marketing strategies, and they should be encouraged, provided you have the time and finances to make … [Read more...]

Although it’s not impossible to set up a manufacturing business from scratch, it’s uncommon. The reason for this is that it takes a lot of capital to buy all of the machinery, pay somebody to design the factory, and then set up the whole solution. Just look at the problems that Tesla has had over the last decade. It’s usually more economically viable to design the product and then work with a third-party manufacturer who has the tools to make it. Apple has had enormous success over the years … [Read more...]