There are 23 million small businesses in the US, of which a good number are franchises. While many people have the aspiration of starting a business for themselves, it can be a long and expensive learning curve if you choose…Read more
Running a business is hard, whether it is a fish-and-chips shop or someone’s dot-com brainchild. When businesses grow and the profits increase, one’s attention can be drawn away from the fine details. The owner-manager might focus more on the sales…Read more
As a small business, one of the most essential focuses of daily life will be chasing new business, and finding ways of promoting the products or services you have to offer. Printed materials and literature are essential in this process…Read more
Making an impression with your website is becoming an increasingly tough challenge. Businesses, organizations and individuals are becoming more web-intelligent across the board, making it more difficult to stand out from the very best. Good design work can still make…Read more
With job hunting proving more difficult than ever many people are choosing to ditch the job search and go solo, setting up their own business and being their own boss. The problem with business start-ups is you do need a…Read more
Whether you’re an entrepreneur or possibly just networking for a company, business cards should be an effective marketing tool for ensuring your future contacts stay in touch. Historically business cards have been used to keep people connected and their effectiveness…Read more
As short-haul domestic business travel is rapidly changing, you will need to adapt your domestic travel programme to fit with these changes. With short-haul rail and air services set to improve throughout the UK in 2013, many business travellers are…Read more
