by Sarah Banks | Jul 28, 2016 | Blog, Business Planning
Being productive can be challenging when you manage your own business, particularly if you ever work from home. Whilst there will always be distractions, there are some effective ways of becoming more efficient with your workload and managing your time more...
by Sarah Banks | Jun 26, 2016 | Blog, Business Planning
Data protection is one of those issues that concern is all. How often have you received an unsolicited phone call on your private number? It’s something that can be as upsetting as it is annoying, to feel that our privacy has been invaded, and that some very personal...
by Sarah Banks | Jun 7, 2016 | Blog, Business Planning
When you become self-employed you have a choice to make about how you want your company and brand to be perceived. As an employee you will have always been expected to behave a certain way, provide a certain level of service or even complete tasks in the way that your...
by Sarah Banks | Apr 26, 2016 | Blog, Business Planning
Keeping track of your customers can be a tricky and time consuming process without a customer relationship management (CRM) system in place. As a small business starting up, you don’t always have the funds for an expensive system. So what should you be using? A simple...
by Sarah Banks | Mar 18, 2016 | Blog, Business Planning
Have you ever considered outsourcing to a freelancer and been surprised at how much they charge? Surely they should be cheaper! It’s just them doing the work after all, why should they charge so much? I saw a different freelancer charging much less yesterday, I...
by Sarah Banks | Feb 27, 2016 | Blog, Business Planning
How many different passwords do you use to access your secure websites and computer programs? According to Ofcom, 55% of internet users use just one password to access everything. If that wasn’t bad enough, 26% of the 1800 adults asked also said that they use easy to...
