When running a business, it is inevitable that, at some point, a client you are working with will want to visit your office. It’s natural for clients to be curious about what happens in your operation, so ensuring your office is able to accommodate client meetings is an important element of your overall business presentation. However, that’s not to say accommodating client meetings is a simple part of your overall
Your website likely works amazingly well for you, but that’s because you know what you’re looking for; indeed, your website was likely built with you in mind, when in actual fact it should have been designed with other people in mind. What does it matter if you love your website, if no-one else can access it properly? If you want to boost your visitor numbers – and who doesn’t? –
Big data is making huge waves in the world of business and for good reason. It can help you develop insights on internal processes, customer relationships, marketing efforts and much, much more. But if you think that it’s foolproof, you are likely to leave gaps in your strategy that can be misleading at the very least, and legally disastrous at the worst. Here are some gaps you need to make
There are a lot of warnings about cyber crime and data protection flying around at the moment, but is it really as bad as people make out? Unfortunately, it is; when it comes to data loss in businesses, it can completely ruin you. You could lose data that allows people to access your bank accounts and clean them out. Even if people can’t access your money directly, the loss of
The moment you decided to start your own business your whole life changed for the better and it also become a lot more challenging. As an entrepreneur you are responsible for every single aspect which contributed to the smooth operation of your business. From your finances to your employees there is nothing that you can ignore when it comes to running an efficient, well-oiled machine. You pride yourself on your
If you’re busy balancing work and home life, you probably don’t have time to think about if the worst were to happen. However, there’s unfortunately, always a chance that illness or injury could affect you and your family, and up affecting your whole life. Your job and income will be a crucial factor in how you lead your life, and often, this will be the first thing that changes if
No matter what it is that you are hoping to achieve with your business, something which you can always be sure of is that you need to be able to pay close attention to whatever is going on within the business. This needs to apply day after day and ceaselessly if it is to have the best effect, and it’s something which you can’t easily overlook if you are to
Choosing a name for your business is the hardest thing in the world. You’ve got to come up with a word or a phrase that sums up your product and your entire company in a way that captures the attention of customers. On top of all that, you’ve got to find something that hasn’t been taken yet. If you’re lucky, the name might come to you suddenly, but you’re more
If you own business premises, there’s every chance that you want them to look the part. First impressions are everything, and it’s essential to create the right vibe from the outset. Although looks matter, safety should also be a concern. There’s no point in luring customers into a store, a restaurant or a cafe if you’re going to lose business because the environment isn’t safe. As a business owner, it’s
Keeping employees happy is often something we don’t know how to do. We’ve done everything right up until this point of course: you know who to hire, and you’ve got all of the terms of the contract worked out to make sure any prospective employee does their best work for you. You pay them a good wage, and you give them an official lunch break in the staff room. However,