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  • Fun & quirky new business ideas for every personality
    Business, Business, blogging & Money

    Fun & quirky new business ideas for every personality

    So you’re thinking of starting a new business, or you’re testing the waters to find out if there’s anything out there for you? First of all, congratulations. Making any step towards building your future should be recognized. But second of all, and most importantly, it’s time to find the right business for you to start.

    From setting up your business and finding customers to then promoting your business and making money, it can be tough. But if you choose a niche or industry that you not only suits your personality but are passionate about too, you really can make it work. (more…)

  • Ensuring your business thrives by obtaining the right help and advice
    Business, Business, blogging & Money

    Ensuring your business thrives by obtaining the right help and advice

    Not everyone can run a business. As well as the freedom and independence it brings, it also brings its fair share of stresses and challenges. How you deal with these will partly determine your success. One of the things that entrepreneurs and new business owners often get wrong is knowing when to seek help and guidance elsewhere. No-one can be an expert in every area of their business. Therefore, seeking fresh opinions and input will provide you with everything you need in order to thrive.  (more…)

  • Three simple ways to improve your retail business
    Best Of, Business, Business, blogging & Money, Marketing, Sales

    How to get your first sale within 30 days: a marketing checklist for new entrepreneurs

    Whether you haven’t started marketing your new business or have been trying to get sales without any luck, getting your first real customer is a key milestone for every e-commerce entrepreneur.

    With literally hundreds of channels and tactics and different ways to promote your business, it can be hard to sift through them all to find the ones that make the most sense for your unique business.

    So here’s a challenge: For 30 days, spend some time working through this list of list of high-impact marketing strategies, trying the ones that relate to your business and getting comfortable with the idea of trying and failing on your way to your first sale.

    There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to this. Exploring, trying, failing, and improving is the only way to find out what works for you. So get your store out there, because it’s the only way to grow!

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  • Business, blogging & Money, Career

    The top advantages of running an online business

    One of the benefits of the modern world is the power the internet affords to entrepreneurs in the free economy. If you want to start a business based on an idea you’ve always dreamed of turning into reality, you can. The possibilities for your new enterprise are endless and you can build them into a solid foundation from your very own home. Maybe you’re still skeptical over just how successful a business can be if it’s not based in a concrete building. Is the internet really enough to sustain a company of either one or, sometimes, many people?

    Yes. Not only is it ‘enough’ to sustain a company through the internet, but it can advantageous if you’ve got a startup that you want to build into something foundational and successful. Whether you’re starting something as simple as a blog, a business which offers some form of freelance service, or some self-manufactured dream product, it can all be done through cyberspace.  (more…)

  • clever-ways-to-promote-your-business-that-the-compeition-hasnt-thought-of
    Blogging + Influencers, Business, Business, blogging & Money, Content Marketing, Creating a buzz, Marketing, PR & Free Publicity, Social Media

    Clever ways to promote your business that the competition hasn’t thought of

    If you are thinking about how to make your business a success, you have to keep the competition in mind. You can’t just assume that your customers are automatically always going to choose you over other companies offering similar products or services. It doesn’t work like that and loyalty is hard to find in the business world. You might be able to keep a few of your customers loyal but you won’t be able to hold onto all of them. You have to work to constantly impress customers and believe it or not this comes down to how well you can promote your company. Let’s look at some of the best ways you can do this and beat the competition. Let’s dive into clever ways to promote your business that the competition hasn’t thought of

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  • Restyle your office with the following tips
    Business, Business, blogging & Money

    Restyle your office with the following tips

    The modern workplace is changing, and changing fast. But that hasn’t stopped some companies from languishing in the past with outdated office designs. The problem with an outdated, unsightly office is that it can be a massive drag on your productivity and the happiness of your employees.

    Large companies, like Deloitte and Google, know this. That’s why they’ve attempted to use their offices as a tool to make the lives of their employees a little less miserable. They’ve abandoned the traditional office setup and started experimenting with new and exciting features to make the drudgery of work more bearable. Here’s the sort of thing they’ve been up to.  (more…)

  • Feeling blue about your job prospects? Don't forget this market
    Business, blogging & Money, Career

    Feeling blue about your job prospects? Don’t forget this market

    Job seekers need to understand something important: the global energy mix is about to change. We’re going to be moving away from a world of coal and oil, and into one of wind and photovoltaics. It’s not going to happen because of “climate change” or some government program – it’s going to happen as a simple consequence of economics.

    For years the prices of these technologies have been falling exponentially. And so far, the evidence is that they are going to continue to fall. Once this happens, millions of people will make the switch to renewable energy, thanks to lower prices, and millions of new jobs will be created.

    In fact, the process is already underway. Here are some green job opportunities available to job seekers looking for work right now.  (more…)

  • Business, blogging & Money, Career

    Simple tips for simple sourcing

    No matter what kind of niche your business is tied to, one of the things that is going to be essential to your success is knowing how to source and buy products effectively. You may have a solid business plan in place and some truly innovative ideas floating around, but if you don’t deal with the right manufacturers, designers, and importers, your company is inevitably going to run into problems. Here are some of my best sourcing tips for first-time business owners. 
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  • Dealing with a lot of employees? Here's how to keep create a productive and happier work environment
    Business, blogging & Money, Career

    Dealing with a lot of employees? Here’s how to keep create a productive and happier work environment

    It has long been shown that the happier and more content employees are, the more they will invest in their work. If they enjoy coming to work, then will enjoy doing their work. That will make the work environment a better place. But ultimately, it will make profits better too. Employees that are disgruntled or unhappy are just going to do the minimum when it comes to work. So it makes lots of sense to keep your employees happy. You can do some extravagant and big things, as well as smaller things. Just make sure that you are doing something and it will make a big difference. So what can you do to help keep your employees happy? Here are some ideas.  (more…)

  • Unique solutions to protect your business in the digital age
    Business, Business, blogging & Money, Tech

    Unique solutions to protect your business in the digital age

    As a business owner, one of your primary concerns is always going to be protecting your business. There are numerous kinds of potential threat which you need to consider in this respect. The fact is, you never know when your business might be under threat, so it helps to have various methods of protection in place. Some you may have already heard about, and it is likely that you are already doing a lot to keep your business safe and secure. However, ever-growing varieties of threat mean that you need to have ever-growing means of protection. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the key ways that you can protect your business in the modern marketplace.
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