Starting a new business, especially for the first time, can be daunting. Sometimes providing the service itself can seem like the easy part, taking into consideration the demands involved with setting up bank accounts, registering with the appropriate authorities Read More

The attitude given off by some business owners that employees can always be replaced is not only uncaring, but is short-sighted too from a management point of view. Time spent training replacements is all time that you’ll never get Read More

At risk of stating the obvious, having an online presence isn’t the same thing as running an online business. Most companies these days, large and small, will have a website or at least a dedicated Facebook page peddling their Read More

We hear much about big business and its influence, for better or for worse, over governments and major global events, but did you know that small business contributes approximately one half of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Read More

Many employers seem content in their belief that in a fluid labor market it is possible – some even argue beneficial – to be constantly replacing their workforce, hiring and firing low-skilled and easily-trained labor before they have an Read More

As an employer with a staff of several it is almost inconceivable that there will not be occasions when members of staff disagree with one another. Read More

The internet has transformed shopping habits exponentially, and many of the most successful entrepreneurs in recent years have been those who have risen to the challenge and embraced the new opportunities that the IT revolution has created. A great Read More