Tag: Business

If you are a contractor or tradesperson, you’ll know that your insurance needs are a little different to those of standard white collar workers.

Nothing new about the ‘doing more with less’ strategy, but what happens when a business operator ‘doing more with less’ decides to ‘do even more with even less?’

The value of turnover to be sourced from major construction work is forecast to drop by 4.3 per cent by the end of 2015, with a further decline of 1.7 per cent expected to be seen in 2016.

When it comes to overcoming obstacles to your business success, attitude has a lot to do with it. Here are a few strategies that I have found useful over the last few years…

As tempting as it may at times be to simply ignore people who constantly complain or over react, the only way to overcome the issue is to tackle it head on.

Take the following steps to ensure that your business’ bookkeeping doesn’t become an overwhelming burden.

A little help goes a long way to ensure that you get your job done in time, and that you do it right. Using some online tools and apps will help you to multitask more efficiently, leaving very little room for error.

Businesses could soon be contacting their customers using WhatsApp, the instant messaging app acquired by Facebook in 2014.

Do you ever look at any of your staff and think, “I shouldn’t have to remind you to do that?”

If this time of year fills you with regret and disappointment, don’t despair. There is still time left to get to work on finishing this year off as well as we can. Set out to make it a Personal Best.