Business Technology

How to puzzle out the maze of business hosting possibilities

Are you getting the best deal on your web hosting? Probably not given that more than half of the people with the largest companies advise their friends to stay away and to find another host.

Marketing

Email verification service: How to choose the best service provider?

If you are in a business where most of the communication is done through emails, then you will know the importance of having a clean mailbox.

Partner content

Why and how to charge your small business with emotions

More often than not, small business owners are rationalists. They care about sustainable plans, deals, taxes, product, marketing, and promotion; they invent concepts, rely on data, and consider metrics rather than emotions when taking decisions for success. And that's where their biggest mistake lies because emotions are what makes people remember a brand and buy from it.

Employing & managing staff

Why it’s time SMEs ditched the annual appraisal

For the first time in history we have five different generations in the workplace.

Advice

Start up advice for the budding entrepreneur

Regardless of the type of industry you are entering, all potential business owners must conduct proper Market research, this above all else will help you to decide if there is actually an opportunity available for you.

Business Technology

How to mitigate the damage of a data breach

A data breach can have a crippling effect on a business. Don't think that just because you're an entrepreneur or small business owner it can't happen to you.

Getting Online

Your first website: Stock vanilla or bells & whistles

How complex does your first business website need to be? Do you need to pay a designer a grand?

Alternative finance

Four tips on successfully flipping a home for a profit

Finding a way to invest money and get a big return is something most entrepreneurs are passionate about.

Marketing

Rules for product pricing you should know about

A new small business, excited to sell its products, may not consider pricing very carefully – it’s just a matter of calculating the costs, placing a profit margin on top of that, and then hoping for the best, isn’t it? No, not at all; pricing your product gets a lot more complicated than that as there are many other factors to consider.

Partner content

5 of the hottest new freelance marketplaces

Thanks to the wide array of online job boards and freelance marketplaces, self-starters can now develop a more consistent and stable income stream, no matter their background or niche.

Partner content

5 signs it may be time to relocate your business

Change is never easy, especially in the world of small business. As a business owner, you will have to constantly evaluate where your company is and how to best reach the goals you have.

Business management

Five business functions to help improve internal communication

The internal communication function is particularly used to produce and deliver messages and any campaigns in order to facilitate a two way communication between the workers and also  helps in developing the communication skill of a personnel linked with it.