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Maternity leave when you run your own business? Heather Baker shares her story
Gal Godot makes an excellent Wonder Woman – she fights injustice, swings her shield, falls in love and saves the day. She might just be a comic book character brought to life on the big screen, but her ambitious to-do list resonates with many women today. That said, embracing your inner Wonder Woman doesn’t come […]
Project time tracking: how to motivate your employees to do it
Project management time tracking will improve your team’s focus, productivity and profits. So how do you motivate employees to participate without them feeling judged or as though it is a waste of time?
Why staff training is more important than ever
Staff training will give your business an edge and help you to attract and keep motivated and high-quality staff. Follow our tips for putting your training aspirations into action
What makes you difficult to replace with a robot or a piece of software?
When you need to cover the ground and set out options, but don’t want to be seen as ‘lecturing’ them. Sreela Banerjee explores the topic of what computers can’t do, and suggests ways to bring these topics up with teenage children, soon to face the economy.
5 Things You Shouldn’t Tolerate in Your Life
You have a responsibility to yourself, your business and your dependants to take good care of yourself. Here are five situations you can’t afford to tolerate.
Mistakes to avoid when starting an online shop
It’s never been easier to start your own online store. But you’ll do better if you avoid these basic pitfalls.
How to build business relationships when you can’t leave the office
Sometimes putting in the extra time to build business relationships face to face is just not an option. So how do you build meaningful relationships remotely?
The best ways to manage your business online
While all you need to establish a business is a decent internet connection and the odd device, managing it can be much trickier. Here’s how to manage your business online:
The start-up guide to business banking
Starting a business is one of the rare occasions where you’re likely to take a cold hard look at banks and what they have to offer. Here’s what you need to be looking for.
Clever Ways to Market Your eBook
With over 1,000,000 new books published each year, you’re going to have to come up with some clever ways to market your ebook to get it noticed. Start here.
4 Legal Tips for Start-Up Businesses
If you’re raising investment, taking on a lease, developing a innovative product or employing staff you’d be foolhardy to scrimp on legal protection. Here are our tips.
Healthy body, healthy mind, healthy business…
A healthy body and a healthy mind go together. And there’s a link between your personal fitness and the health of your business. Is it time you started to change your habits and get in shape? The good news is that it doesn’t need to be difficult.
7 Signs Your Business Needs CRM Software
CRM software has been shown to increase sales and productivity by up to 44%. Here is how it could help your business.
3 women making waves in male-dominated sectors
A century ago waiters and secretaries would have more likely been male too. We take gender stereotypes for granted, but they are not fixed. And if we can think beyond stereotypical gender roles, the world of work doubles in size.
