If you have got a small business up and running, or will have shortly, and your business thrives on its customers, then you need to be getting more and more of them to succeed, meet targets, and grow. If you’re not particularly tech-savvy, you may have overlooked the potential that online marketing and increasing your search engine optimization (SEO) can do for your business. A lot of your customers are going to be online looking for new products or answers to questions, and if your products or … [Read more...]

Is your office still drowning in paperwork? Many of today's businesses no longer have huge stacks of filing cabinets, but you can still find yourself struggling with paper every day. Paper is annoying in a number of ways, and it's not great if you're trying to run a green business. It takes up space, can easily be misplaced, and it's easy to damage. Keeping reams of paper organizes can be tough too. If you've had enough of it, there's plenty that you can do to sort it out. Take a look at these … [Read more...]

Every industry comes with its own set of specific challenges. As an entrepreneur, you might be looking for the next challenge that gives you palpitations and keeps you up at night. An agricultural business might be the challenge you've been looking for! It's not just about tending to animals. Nowadays, there are so many different aspects of the industry that are being machined and digitized that it's begging for an entrepreneur to put a modern stamp on it. But, is it easy to keep an agricultural … [Read more...]

Since the dawn of time mankind has used agronomy to sustain himself and his family. Over time our methods of cultivating and harvesting plants for food and raising animals as livestock became more sophisticated leading to an agrarian revolution that could be argued to have forever changed the face of business. Suddenly we as a species were no longer farming to feed ourselves or our families, we were farming for profit. Centuries later, everything has changed yet everything is exactly the same. … [Read more...]

When it comes to making a big business move, such as finding a new business location or building your own business premises, you may find that you have a number of hurdles you need to overcome. Being a project manager means that you are in charge of every aspect, but how do you ensure that you make the right choices so that everything runs smoothly? I wanted to share with you some of the best ways you can project manage the situation. Have a plan for the best ways to make the move One of the … [Read more...]

In business, we focus a lot on production. After all, where would your company be without your products? Not finding success, that’s for sure. Nope; your products should be at the center of everything you do if you’re to stand any chance at success. But, at some stage, you’ll need to think about how to get those products to your customers in decent time. This is especially crucial if you’re selling online. Traditional businesses generally deal with large orders. But, an online company has to … [Read more...]

Nobody is born a leader. Leaders are made. As Vince Lombardi, the American football player and executive in the National Football League, once stated, their success is ‘made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile’. While the famous quote referred to football, it’s easier to see how you can extrapolate it to be relevant in the business world. Ultimately, Lombardi hit the nail on the head when he mentioned hard work. Becoming a leader … [Read more...]

Whichever industry your startup is in, success is almost certainly defined by profit. While you may have the ideas and innovations, there’s virtually zero chance that you’ll unlock the door to maximised results alone. Accepting that others will be involved in your story is essential. Not least because you can use those people as a springboard to your dream destination. Still, think you can go it alone? Here’s why you’re wrong. Money Doesn’t Grow On Trees Depending on your background and … [Read more...]

So many businesses fail these days, and this is often because they encounter problems but are unable to deal with them. There are so many things that you need to take into account when you run a business, and there are a lot of problems you might face. All modern businesses experience issues eventually, and they can sometimes suffer as a result of these issues. Make sure you do as much as you can to address the problems and issues your company might be facing, and focus on what you can do to … [Read more...]

If there's one thing that you should be in control of, it's your own business. However, you can start to feel like you're not as in control as you want to be. Maybe you feel like you don't really get to decide what to do with your time. You might even feel like you don't know what's happening in certain parts of your business, or you don't know how things work. If you feel out of control, not all is lost. You can still put yourself back in charge by seizing the reins. A few changes to how you do … [Read more...]