We live in a digital age, an age where the pace of technological change is quite simply staggering. And it is having a powerful, transformative effect on small businesses in particular. Because it wasn’t that long ago that you weren’t able to operate as large companies do. You couldn’t afford the hardware, the software, the … Read more
Time. Do we ever have enough of it? Time can seem to elude us as we are working throughout the day. Even when we’ve had the most productive of days, it can feel that we haven’t used our time wisely or that the day has escaped us (again). That task that we said would only … Read more
We take a look at AI and Virtual Assistant technologies, comparing them against hiring a “real” human Virtual Assistant.
Ah, the humble email. It is, without a doubt, an essential tool of modern business. It’s convenient, it’s quick and it’s less intrusive than a phone call. It allows us to run our businesses from anywhere in the world, at any time of the day or night. This offers us enormous benefits but what makes … Read more
As a business, you can’t ignore the impact of a great website. In this day and age, any new client or customer is almost certainly going to go straight to the web to see what you are about. They will learn about who you are, what you do and what you can do for them … Read more
Following the aftermath of yet another cyber attack, this time in the form of the the Wannacry ransomware attack, it is more important than ever to back up important data and files. Cloud storage solutions offer a cheap, reliable and easy way to do this. Storing data off of your own laptop does not just … Read more
Google Analytics is a software tool that website owners can use to track their traffic and find out how visitors interact with their site. It is free for the basic version, which has more than enough features for the average business owner to need. Unfortunately most of us don’t realise just how powerful the information you can find … Read more
So called “productivity suites” have become increasingly important for business. They are the simple to use tools we can access to create documents and spreadsheets, keep track of our email and use on any device, whether we are working in the office, on the road or at home. But with all of these tools at … Read more
The notion of large corporations making up the rules as they go along and turning into hungry, money making machines at the beck and call of shareholders is far removed from the experience of most companies. Sustainability in business has become ever more important over the last couple of decades and has been accompanied by … Read more
If you don’t measure performance in business and measure it correctly, the chances are you won’t be able to create the kind of infrastructure that drives you forward and leads to success. While it’s not the only thing that is vital to business success – the drive and enthusiasm of team members being less easy … Read more
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