Outsourcing sometimes gets a bad reputation as it can conjure up images of workers being paid low wages while a company’s profits soar. While that certainly happens in some instances, outsourcing can also be a really savvy way for business owners to take their startup operations to the next level. Below you’ll find a list…
With the rise of outsourcing, it’s becoming increasingly common for companies to interview job applicants using video-calling software such as Skype rather than ever meeting them in person. Many small businesses in the US and UK now outsource some of their admin and it isn’t really feasible for most of them to travel and meet…
Are you one of those business owners who thinks that doing everything yourself is good for your business finances and your business? If the answer to that is ‘yes’, then I suggest your business could be a failure waiting to happen. You started your business surely in order to make money. Hopefully you’ll feel passionate…
Have you ever started a workday with a whole list of tasks that need to be completed and instead spent the whole day working on part of your website? Or perhaps you were sidetracked by doing your bookkeeping? It’s easily done and once that time is gone, you’ll either need to work for even longer…
There is a lot of debate about whether the effect of outsourcing is beneficial or actually detrimental to your business. Is it worth the cost savings and being able to get things done quickly even though you lose direct control over that area of the business? This great post on the Expedio website looks at…
An endless stream of deadlines, fellow staff members constantly asking you for a favour and a To-Do list that just appears to go on and on and on can easily lead to even the calmest of employees getting stressed. However, there are a number of ways for employers to ease the pressure that is put…
Looking at business of all sizes, you can’t escape thinking about how vulnerable business is at different growth phases – some sizes seem to be more stable than others. Micro businesses seem to be very stable because there is limited change from month to month, overheads are low, they are often run from home. Small…
All of us are only human; and that includes you and I. This is true however much, as small business owners, we may want to think that we are super-human and can do it all, the practicality is that we simply can’t. And, moreover, if we do try to do it all it can end…
Using social networking sites for small business is as essential as being able to write an invoice in todays largely online based economy. It will help you to extent your business network and provide for two important business functions all at the same time: Outsourcing – by networking you will get to know peoples skills,…
