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Category: Guides
SME’s guide to building a website with NO experience
Just because you’re not a website wizard, it doesn’t mean you can’t build your own.
How to get podcasting right
Marketers talk about traditional marketing tactics being limited in reaching today’s modern audiences, but even digital methods, like podcasts, end up being a vestibule for another conversation.
What is a business transfer agent?
Whether you’re at the very early stages of selling your business or are looking to find a buyer, a business transfer agent can give professional and practical help to take you through the process.
Cornish seaside home to entrepreneurial creative businesses, independent retailers and eateries
Situated confidently on Cornwall’s south coast, it’s easy to sit and admire the reflection of Falmouth’s decorative Georgian streets in the sheltered waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The town has the world’s third largest natural deep-water harbour and is the UK’s first and last port.
8 classic small business mistakes to avoid
To help ensure that you do not make some of the most common mistakes made by business owner we have compiled a list of the top 8 classic mistakes and how to avoid them.
Screensharing 101: How to get the most out of your video conferencing software
Setting up a video conferencing network used to be a nightmare of expensive equipment and troubleshooting. Fortunately, thanks to advances like browser-based networking, video conferencing is within the reach of any business, large or small.
Setting up Git with Dreamweaver and Bitbucket for Automated Website Deployment
Jan Guardian, Senior Web Developer at Itransition shows you how to set up Git with Dreamweaver and Bitbucket for Automated Website Deployment.
Getting started with email marketing
Email marketing is still one of the most cost effective tools available, right up there with SEO when it comes to building a brand and converting prospects into customers. But what is the best way to get started? In an era of one-click unsubscribe and a customer base highly attuned to the ways of marketers, how can businesses make the right connection? Helen Armour, Marketing Manager, Really Simple Systems, provides her five steps to effective email marketing.
Are you breaking the law by not putting right details on website, letters & emails?
Many companies are still unaware that they are breaking the law by not disclosing certain information on all paper & electronic communication.
Guides: EIS & SEIS tax break incentives
The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are government initiatives offering some of the most attractive tax breaks available in the UK to help startups and SMEs
Business Guide: Top 10 Business Hotels in the UK
With business becoming more demanding and fast-paced than ever, choosing the right hotel for a business trip is no easy task.
Employer Guides – Dealing with Redundancy
No manager or business owner wants to face the reality of redundancy, but there are times when there is simply no alternative. Companies face extinction if they can’t balance their books – particularly in the current economic climate. Because the biggest cost incurred by most companies is labour, redundancies are an unavoidable part of modern business.
Guide: Tips on how to transform your business by adopting flexible working
No longer a convenience or ‘nice to have,’ flexible working is now a key part of every successful organisation’s business continuity plan.
How to be a socially responsible start-up
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) may sound like a concept that is out of reach for many start-ups.
