Making your 2017 business targets come to fruition
By Staff writer
Looking at the 12 months ahead, this is the time when we set business targets and New Year’s resolutions for ourselves, so let’s make them happen.
Tag: Planning
Business ambition from the bottom up
The start of a new year is a great time to demonstrate business ambition and set targets, but a system must be put in place to bring them suitably to life.
Five steps for creating a solid marketing plan
By Staff writer
Executing an effective marketing plan from scratch can be tricky, but here are five important steps to get you on the way to sales success.
A nightmare before Christmas: Avoid a retail crisis this festive season
By Staff writer
Christmas is a time for cheer not least of all for storefronts, which face the busiest time in December, though this can lead to a retail crisis this month.
How to pull off a cracker of an office Christmas party
By Staff writer
Been given the “honour” of organising” the office Christmas party this year” The good news is, organised well, the office Christmas party can elevate you to office hero.
Relight the fire of growth in your business in five steps
Whether it’s a villa in Spain or a caravan in Cornwall, chances are you’ve had to deal with a temperamental gas hob. And you’ll know that just pushing in a knob, and hoping the endless clicking will magically result in a flame is a fool’s strategy.
Budgeting: Realistic dreams vs. playing it safe
By Andrew Low
There’s a saying in business that sales managers typically create budgets using the “this year’s numbers plus 15 per cent” approach. I can say that from personal experience that is sometimes not too far from the truth and applies in companies of all shapes and sizes.
Christmas conversations you must have with your staff
By Sue Ingram
Celebration, parties, food and fun. They’re all part of Christmas, and for a gloriously long weekend, the closest many of us intend to get to working is gauging how much room we need to leave for pudding. So how to communicate what’s expected of the workforce over the Christmas period
The evolving role of technology in business how can you plan for the long term
Developments in technology move at such a fast pace that it can be hard to keep up with the many advancements and the associated business benefits, so we’ve observed how you can plan for the long term by asking three key questions.
Safeguarding your business against mental, physical incapacity or death
In the latest in our new series of legal features, Russell Hallam, managing partner at Turbervilles Solicitors, writes about the importance of safeguarding one’s business and finances should adversity strike.