by https://unsplash.com/photos/Ua-agENjmI4 Building a business can be a lot of fun. When you have this great idea about what you want to do and you have a passion for it, you’ll often find that getting set up is simple. Being really excited about the business can be great. It will keep you working when you’re…
by If you need to raise some startup capital for a new business venture, there are lots of different options on the table. Most people will create a watertight business plan and take it along to a meeting with their bank manager. However, if you have a poor credit score or something similar, there is…
by Whether you’re promoting a profit or non-profit organisation the goal is the same- to get the word out there about the company to people who are interested in it. However, from a practical point of view, there are a number of differences between marketing a charity and a regular business. If you’ve been given…
by As a creator of a product, it’s likely that you’ve spent months – possibly years – working hard to create a product that you can feel proud of. You’ve worked to ensure that your product is the best version of what’s on the market right now, and you’ve done everything possible to maintain it…
by When you are just starting out with a new business, it can be hard to know what you actually need to do in order to make sure that it grows as well and as fast as possible. The truth is that everyone has their own ideas about this too, but there are some things…
by Nowadays, we’re encountering an ever-growing dependency of the construction industry on the evolving technological trends. On the one hand, some methods (like scaffolding) haven’t changed for several millennia, then again, every contractor, even a construction worker has a smartphone on them. In fact, some brands are even specializing in smartphones for a construction site,…
by The ultimate goal for any business is to make a profit – to bring in more money than you pay out. It sounds like such a simple equation, but there are a multitude of factors that can influence profitability, and as the business owner you need to be managing all of them with equal…
by Making money from home is a goal toward which many people aspire. If they haven’t been able to land their dream job, then the prospect of finding alternate means of income is very appealing. The idea of working from home is likewise tantalizing. It means no commute, so the headache of traffic jams is…
by I recently interviewed Kestas Kochanskas, the owner of Merino Wool Store called Wooltales about starting his business. Here is what he had to say. 1) How did you start this business? There was a lot of changes at that stage of my life when my 3 years old son moved to live to the country…
by Natural disasters are catastrophic for businesses, not just because of the destructive force, but their sudden and unexpected arrival leaves firms with little opportunity to protect their assets. Natural disasters affect some geographic locations more than others, but wherever you are, it pays to take precautions when it comes to natural forces that could…