During times when the majority of the national workforce is enjoying a little rest and recuperating, should your employees feel left out? What kind of message does your business send when you are keeping them from enjoying the various holidays throughout the year? It's important that you run your business like a tight ship, you are a small business owner after all. Being an entrepreneur isn’t easy, as you need people to be just as passionate about your business as you are. Yet you know that they … [Read more...]

Increased demand and the rise of online commerce means that customers are beginning to expect that they will be able to access your store and its products around the clock. This, of course, can dramatically improve sales. After all, consumers aren’t constrained by strict shopping hours, they can shop from wherever they may be at any given time (as long as they have an internet connection), and they can consequently spend more with you a whole lot more conveniently! But running your business … [Read more...]

Creating a happy and stable workforce is an essential factor of success. It’s harder than ever to attract and retain the best talent, and a high turnover of employees is detrimental to your bottom line. Other than the time lost training new employees, it can also point to problems that are more fundamental. In most cases, the problems that make employees likely to leave will also be reducing your efficiency and productivity, and therefore, your bottom line. Why investing in employees is … [Read more...]

How much pride and joy do you hold for your business? But how much pressure and stress does it cause you at the same time? If there’s one thing we just can’t seem to give up on until the very end, it’s the companies we’re running. Because to even make it just  a few months in business is a massive achievement. Once you get passed the few months mark, it’s all about the survival of the fittest, and your business might not always be the fittest. There can be so many bumps in the road along the way … [Read more...]

Your small business has been ticking along without anything exciting happening for a while now. You think you’re ready to start branching out to a wider audience but how are you going to make this happen? You want more people to see your product and be interested in everything you have to offer. When it comes to growth strategies you are always looking for the next best thing for your business and expansion might just be the right direction for you. Consider some of the following techniques and … [Read more...]

Many of us don’t like having to go to work each day, but it’s what we have to do to pay the bills at the end of the month. However, if you’re starting to realize that your job is impacting your health and making you unhealthier, you should take action and make some changes. Not liking your job is one thing, but having it impact your health in damaging ways is something completely different and you shouldn’t be willing to stand for it. There are plenty of steps you can take and changes you can … [Read more...]

The majority of us set up small businesses with primarily self-centred motives. We want to generate sufficient profit to provide ourselves with a good quality of life at the same time as building our own dreams rather than working for someone else. But it’s important to remember that setting up a business can do good in the world for people other than ourselves too! Here are just a few different ways that you can improve the world at the same time as making sufficient money to live a good … [Read more...]

As an entrepreneur, success is the goal. That’s all you want for your business: success, and for your employees to be happy in their roles. The problem with success is that it’s not cheap - at all. Start-up business costs rack up really quickly, and when you don’t have a lot of money and plan to bootstrap your business as much as possible, this can be a little bit of a kick. The amount of time, money and people that it takes to get a business going properly is huge, and you have to be prepared … [Read more...]

You are passionate about everything and anything to do with your business. Whether you’re coming up with new ideas or you’re gaining feedback from your target audience there isn’t an aspect you don’t enjoy. Recently you have been thinking about expanding and exploring new horizons for your company; moving into a new building and growing your workforce are just some of the ideas on your list. When it comes to enhancing your business premises there are many elements to consider, from cost to … [Read more...]

Making the move from a home business to your very own commercial property is a big, exciting move. However, it’s also one to easily get wrong. If you don’t spend enough time defining your needs and scanning the market, you can end up in a property that simply does not provide what you want it to. Here, we’re going to ensure that your transition is as smooth as possible. Consider your needs First of all, you have to seriously consider what the perfect commercial property has to do for you and … [Read more...]