Clock in The first step in creating a home office is separating your work from your day-to-day life. An easy way to do this is to have a morning routine. Don’t work from your bed or stay in your pajamas all day. Treat your home office as you would any other office. If you’re living […]
Working From Home – Managing the Risks to Reap the Rewards
- Employment Innovations
- Productivity
Employees who work from home are often more productive and happier, while businesses experience higher retention rates and employee loyalty. There are some legal risks employers should be aware of before finalising a working from home arrangement in order to achieve better, safer outcomes for both businesses and employees. Is Working From Home the Right […]
Tribe of the Tree grows flower essence business with cloud inventory management
- Unleashed
- Productivity
They boast over 19 products that promise to cater to your energetic and emotional needs using only flower essences. Constantly waking up on the wrong side of the bed? You might need their mood booster flower essence, Lighten Up, Buttercup, to remind yourself to look on the bright side of life. The core values of […]
A Bookkeeping Revolution
- Float
- Productivity
Thankfully, cloud accounting had just become a thing, and companies like FreeAgent and Xero were coming of age. Ten years ago it was perfectly normal for small businesses to hand over a shoebox full of receipts, invoices and bills to their accountant at the end of the year. Our faithful accountant would take them away, […]
How to grow your family business
- Xero
- People, Productivity
The benefits of keeping it in the family It’s unusual to see ‘Smith & Sons’ or similar business names these days. But that doesn’t mean the family business is a dying breed. On the contrary, family businesses are thriving. In a recent PwC report, three-quarters of family firms grew in the previous year. That’s much […]
Support available to help your small business grow
- Onventure
- Productivity
What initiatives and support are available? A range of initiatives are available, designed to help small businesses innovate and grow, including: tax concessions simpler reporting help for start-ups tools to help you comply with your tax responsibilities measures to lessen red tape services for employers support services Free Trade Agreements training and skills programmes grants […]
Let’s make it clear – Good mobile staff communication is vital
- GeoOp
- People, Productivity
Messages can often be passed across a desk or delivered face-to-face on the other side of the office. “Most offices don’t need a well thought out ‘communications strategy’,” says small business advisor Dr Greg Chapman. “Lazy communications are probably quite adequate for people who work in the office because you see them all day, every […]
B2B Retailers versus B2C Retailers: What’s the Difference?
- Unleashed
- Productivity
The Basics The B2C model is possibly the business model most widely understood by the general public. The B2C model sells finished products and services directly to consumers, while B2B models sell products to other businesses. The Purchasing Process There are a few fundamental differences between the two models when it comes to purchasing products. […]
A Quick Guide to Getting Started with eCommerce
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- Productivity
To be successful, you’ll need to have a good business structure, a quality product that’s in demand, a business plan, and effective marketing. Follow these pointers to help set up your business in the right way and to make sure you’ve got the best product for your new online platform. Setting your business up for […]
How to Optimize Your Inventory: A Guide to Getting Stock Levels “Just Right”
- Vend
- Productivity
Unless you have a robust inventory management solution in place, stockouts and overstocked items could be costing you a small fortune.According to the IHL Group, overstocks and stockouts cost retailers a combined $1.1 trillion in lost revenue in 2015. That works out to a combined average loss of 7.3 percent per business reported on. That’s […]