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January 2018

Don’t Let Your Financial Situation Bring You Down

Senseless spending A lifetime of poor spending habits can land you in a pretty terrible financial situation, but it’s best to not let that panic you. Most of the time there’s a quick way back up to a healthy balance, but you need to start making sacrifices. Getting rid of things that you enjoy can be difficult, but anything is better than being stuck in debt. Debt can leave you

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Best Destinations for a City Break in 2018

Need a break? If you’re planning to take some more time off this year, you can’t go wrong a with a city break- a few days in a new city can feel like a long holiday if you do the right kind of planning. Here are the best destinations for a city break in 2018: Bologna, Italy Sure, you can visit Florence for the galleries, Venice for the canals, and

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Are Your Employees Costing You Too Much?

Most entrepreneurs and CEO’s are unable to run their company without the help of their team of employees. Although their staff is crucial to the smooth running of the business, though, there is no getting away from the huge cost that employees are. After all, you need to fund their wages, vacation and sick leave, and monthly pension payments. But these aren’t the only way your employees will end up

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Make An Impression At Your Next Event

Business events such as conferences and tradeshows can be the perfect places to find new clients and grow your portfolio to the next level. Business professionals from all different fields will use events as the perfect place to connect to other businesses as well as show off their brand to the general public. Events can be incredibly useful for all types of businesses and will often be the perfect way

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Cheap Ways to Lose Weight

One of the main reasons why people struggle to lose weight today is because they deem it to be too expensive. After all, you only need to take a trip to a supermarket to see that the processed, unhealthy foods are exceptionally cheap, while it costs a lot more to get your hands on the good stuff, like fish, organic fruit and vegetables, and white meat. Plus, you then have

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What Do Customers Really Want From Your Business?

It goes without saying that your business should be offering a great product or service that people actually want- it would be pretty pointless otherwise! However there’s more than goes into business than just this, and there are certain things that customers will expect of you as a company. When the market is saturated with businesses and you have competitors at every turn, you need to make sure you’re giving

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Boost Your Profits

You should always be looking to boost your profits. But how you actually do that is a different story. Sometimes you’ll either just reach a point where you’re making no strides with profit, or you’ll have problems right from the very beginning. Whatever stage you’re at, we’re here to help. All you need to do is have the knowledge, and a little perseverance, and you’ll have your profits boosted in

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Job Loss Blues: Coping With Unemployment

Getting handed that pink slip is probably the most soul-destroying thing to happen when you show up for work. You rely on your job for your day to day living expenses and it’s also a big part of your social life. Call it what you want, but being fired/laid off/dismissed doesn’t make the situation any easier. For some people, panic is the first thing that they feel, with failure a

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Cutting Costs Not Corners: Budget-Friendly Solutions For Your Business

Every business owner wants to make savings, but how do you do this without compromising on quality? Making money is not just about driving sales, and it’s so important to keep an eye on spending. If you can lower your running costs at the same time as bringing more customers in, this is bound to work in your favor. If you’re hoping to make your business more cost-effective, here are

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Boosting your finances during your travels

A few months ago, we discussed the practicalities of living the dream as a digital nomad. There is no doubt the internet age, and the ability to get online in the most unlikely spots on the planet, has made this a real possibility for millions of people – in fact, it is part of one of the biggest shifts in work / life practices that the civilised world has ever

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