Tag: Advice

On the top of the New Year’s resolutions list for many is to rein in budgets, and finally get back into the black.

In the vast majority of cases once you enter into a contract you are locked into its terms. However, there is a way out – you may be able to claim the contract is void because it is “unfair”.

As consumers look to avoid the crowds in shopping centres, the number of shoppers heading online for Christmas continues to grow.

Despite careful planning for the busiest time of the year, businesses can still be caught out by last-minute staffing problems in the lead up to Christmas.

Very few of us make a big purchase without doing at least a little bit of research. Would you buy a car with taking it for a test drive, choose a wedding venue without a visit, or buy a house without an inspection?

It’s clear that not everyone who starts a business has the same level of accounting knowledge. For some the idea of managing numbers is overwhelming, while for others they may have studied accounting at university.

In the film Wall Street, Gordon Gecko said, “Money never sleeps”, and this quote never rings truer than in the world of international trade.

There are a number of qualities and skills you need to be an effective marketer. Marketing requires far more than a degree and an outgoing personality (although both of these are essential!).

The biggest mistake small businesses tend to make is thinking they aren’t susceptible to a security attack. As a small business owner, it is easy to fall into the mindset that cyber criminals target large, wealthy organisations.

Facebook is only nine years old, and Twitter is around seven, but the time for social media to grow up has come.