Category: Guides

It doesn’t matter how amazing your website looks: If no one comes to it, good luck building that Web business!

You’ve always dreamed about starting your own business. So you’ve read the books, listened to the cautionary tales, and worked through some checklists and you are finally ready to take the plunge? Don’t–if any of these signs look familiar.

So being an ‘entrepreneur’ is now a job title, and one which many people feel is not something that you can call yourself, but should be a description others use about you. You might be surprised how many ‘entrepreneurs’ are not at the helm of a growing business but rather are among the employees helping to build it.

It takes just as much effort to have a wonderful day as it does to have a miserable one. Why not enjoy yourself?

Family-run businesses account for almost a quarter of UK SMEs, providing over 9 million jobs, however many of them could be in danger due to inadequately planning to pass on businesses to future generations.

Tablets are hot property right now and are the must-have gadget around the world. This trend is getting bigger especially as its popularity among consumers is now being mirrored by businesses.

It may not be as popular as Facebook or Twitter, but this virtual pinboard service is attracting plenty of eyeballs as is now ranked third in the social media league table. Here’s how to make it work for you.

Interviewing job candidates is tough, especially because some candidates are a lot better at interviewing than they are at working. To get the core info you need about the candidates you interview, here’s a simple but incredibly effective interview technique from someone who has interviewed thousands of people.

Fear is the enemy of success. Large rewards only result from taking comparably large risks. If you’re ruled by fear, you’ll never take enough risks and never achieve success you deserve. Here’s is how you can make your brain to be more courageous.

Whilst many see LinkedIn as a way to extend their network of contacts with friends they never knew they had, joining and using groups on the platform should be a natural extension of your social-media marketing efforts and if you aren’t using groups then you really are missing out.

Just about anybody with an email address knows about spam filters. But it’s a complex subject, with more to it than meets the eye.

Messages often get lost in translation when fired across the internet without due care. Here’s how to ensure that your email is received in the way it was intended.

As we approach the middle of the year, now is a good time to start planning and get yourself ready for what lies ahead. We spoke to Margery McBain of Gravitate HR to get a handy check list of things you should be thinking about over the coming months.