Category: In Business

Inexperienced investors should be aware of the risks in using crowdfunding websites that help small businesses raise money directly from members of the public, Britain’s financial services regulator has warned.

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.

Nestled away in the entrepreneur’s mind, there are four distinct traits of his or her personality that work together to make an entrepreneur successful.

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.

If you want some more ways to bring money into your business, are you using your business blog to its full potential?

Strategist Richard Bosworth facilitates What If Forums for SME owner managed and family run businesses talks about creating a team of stars. In the same way that outperforming Olympic teams – in which both the leading and supporting players are synchronised and focused on the end goal – businesses who create High Performance Units (HPUs) are more likely to emerge triumphant in today’s fiercely competitive and turbulent climate.

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.

Social networks; you either love them or you hate them, but no one can argue that they are a great way to communicate with customers, as current figures show over 60 per cent of UK companies have a Facebook page and 44 per cent a Twitter account

In the current economic climate, managing your cash-flow is even more important than usual.