PayPal offers essential tools to today’s small firms that require carrying out business transactions. Their payment processing feature helps you to get paid whether you are conducting the business offline, online, or both online and offline. This means that you can sell your products in-store or online. PayPal account does not have a long term […]
Read More →Every entrepreneur who would like to invest in a new business has some considerations to make. One of them is to determine what type of structure will house the business. Since permanent structures require plenty of capital, more time to build and land ownership, a better solution is to use temporary structures. However, these buildings […]
Read More →Running a small business can often be difficult. This is especially the case when the business first begins growing. Because growth usually causes expenditure to increase, your overheads will immediately go up. However, this does not mean that your revenue will match it, at first. This is for a variety of reasons, but there might […]
Read More →New figures from the Office for National Statistics are stoking fear that despite a low unemployment rate, the UK economy is slowing down and may be headed for a recession (as if workers needed yet another reason to be stressed!). According to the ONS, between July and September 2019 the total number of people in […]
Read More →For better or worse, a company’s online visibility will have a large bearing on their long-term success and viability. Indeed, consumers will often use search engines like Google to check out a business before they decide to engage with it. And if interested parties can’t find your website, then they’ll be unlikely to reach out […]
Read More →Are you a control freak? It’s okay to admit it. Many successful business leaders are. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to take the initiative and be proactive. However, at a certain point, all good business leaders need to learn how to delegate effectively. Indeed, no professional in a management position can succeed without understanding how […]
Read More →Communication is the baseline for all successful relationships. From the boardroom to the bedroom, communication is essential to building trust and fostering goodwill. Unfortunately, not all of us are stellar communicators. And it can be more difficult to convey what you mean than many initially realize. Indeed, if you’ve ever made an embarrassing faux pas […]
Read More →If you are looking for new ways to expand your business, you should consider going international. By expanding your operations to other countries, you can gain more customers and this leads to increased sales and profits. Additionally, when you penetrate new markets, you can discover new ways and resources to expand your goods or services […]
Read More →The shipping industry is one of the most important around in terms of world trade and business. As such, it is always important to look ahead when each new year begins and also see how the previous year went. Looking back to 2018, it is fair to say that lots happened and it was 12 […]
Read More →Many people harbour ambitions to start their own businesses. According to several studies, seven in ten adults at one stage or the other try (with success or failure) to establish their own businesses. While others do make it, (see Mark Zuckerberg’s example) many others fail to succeed. There are varied reasons as to why there […]
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