Business tips

Business tips and advice on a range of topics including SEO, marketing, recruitment and obtaining finance through Angel investment.

The benefits of serviced office space

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Whether your business is looking for its first office or ready for an upgrade, serviced office space is an affordable and realistic option, regardless of whether you need one desk or one hundred. It strikes exactly the right balance between keeping your costs as low as possible, and portraying the right image to your customers. … Read more

Location, location, location – where to set up your office

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You’ve heard the expression ‘location, location, location’ when it comes to residential property, but businesses searching for a new office spot would do well to remember that their success also depends on being in the right place geographically.  Choosing the right location for your office is an important part of your growth strategy.  Naturally, every business … Read more

Start up businesses: ways to save – and make – money

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Smart businesses save and make money

So many people dream of being their own boss.  Working just a few hours a day, they’d spend most afternoons relaxing, playing with the kids, or having quality time with their partner.  But most start up business owners know the reality is quite different.  You’ll spend the first few months – if not years – scrimping, saving and slogging 90 hours a week to try and build your business.  When times are tough, every little really does help.  Here’s a whole load of ways you can save – and make – money for your start up business.

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The chain of command and gripes, as explained by Captain Miller

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In management, specifically leadership, there’s a principle called the ‘chain of command’.  That principle holds that instruction comes down from more senior managers to middle/junior managers, and through to their teams.  Feedback on those instructions comes back up from the teams, through junior/middle management and on to the senior managers.

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6 Ways to Add Value to Your Website and Increase Profit

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Ryan Falconer, Managing Director of Ryster A few well-chosen tweaks can transform a website from a sitting duck into a money-making machine. Edinburgh web design specialist Ryster shows us how it’s done. Socialise and Shout it Out – Blogging and interacting on social media platforms not only increases profitability, it’s fun and can give you a lot of … Read more

Are you an apprentice millionaire?

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Watt Nicoll How many references to time do we flippantly embrace in an average day? We talk about Summertime, Springtime, Good Times and Bad Times with no real emphasis on the word ‘time’ and could very well just refer to summer, spring, good or bad – but we add the word ‘time’. We have Breakfast Time, Lunchtime, Teatime, … Read more

Motivational theories – process theories

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Following on from my post on motivational content theories, this post looks at process theories of motivation. This is a group of theories that attempt to explain how employees choose to act a certain way in order to meet their needs and determine whether their choices were successful.  The theories focus on the mental processes used to evaluate cause and effect relationships.

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Back to basics

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Often I hear people talking about how complicated life is and how difficult it is to get focused, and stay on course, moving forward towards their goal. I’ve noticed how we become enticed into programmes and seminars that promise to show us “Secret formulas for success” and the proliferation of get rich quick schemes and … Read more

How to Turn Your Website Visitors into Customers in 5 Easy Steps

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Ryan Falconer, Managing Director of Ryster It’s not just religions that need converts – making a website pay is all about enticing the curious visitor into converting to an enthusiastic customer. Edinburgh web designer Ryster shows us how it’s done in 5 easy steps. Design to Delight – It’s simple but worth saying – make your site well organised and … Read more