By Gary Prince
Chargebacks are becoming increasingly frequent for small business owners, leading to a weakening financial state. Heavy fees are imposed on enterprises, decreasing your credibility in the eyes of your payment processor. And for many SMEs, figuring out a way to manage chargebacks effectively can be challenging.
By Alex Hind
Personalisation is becoming a sought-after advantage in the workplace. Employees no longer accept a generic experience that doesn’t support them on an individual level.
The SME scene is booming in 2022. With more online entrepreneurs than ever before, getting a site up and running amongst a myriad of competition can be tricky.
As we step into a digitally dominated future, site performance is the key to small business success. While UX/UI design, site SEO, and CX personalisation demands drive the online strategies of tomorrow, business leaders must also consider their web hosting platform in their battle to the top. As of 2021, 1.2 billion hostnames were registered online. Prioritising a web hosting solution has not only become vital in maintaining a robust online presence but investing time and money into professional platform hosting comes with a vast number of benefits ranging from improving site loading speed to boosting a company SERP score.
By Staff writer
After you get a promotion into a manager role or move into one after a hiring process, you’re often overwhelmed by a range of emotions. While excitement at the prospect of this new position comes to mind, so does an innate fear of overstepping and a general uneasiness about whether you’ll be accepted in this new role.
By Staff writer
When it comes to running a business, it’s always important to invest in quality talents. After all, your employees are crucial to helping your business get to where it needs to be.
By Emma Ames
Recruitment has been the number one challenge for many businesses across the UK in 2022. Real Business sat down with Mike Harper from Smart1 Recruitment to discuss how he and his wife are working to make a difference in the world of recruitment by going the extra mile for both their candidates and their clients.
By Neil Titcomb
Pressure is mounting on Britain’s power companies as calls for ministers to hit electricity generators with a windfall tax grow ever louder amid the soaring cost of living crisis. With domestic energy bills expected to jump more than 40% and fears that 30-40% of households could end up in fuel poverty in the coming winter, energy companies cannot ignore the pivotal role they play in supporting the nation through these stormy times.
I have about seven seconds to get your attention – if I’m lucky. So while I’ve got it, let me tell you about something that’s close to my heart: If you can’t explain what your business does and why anyone should care within the average human attention span, it’s not just time you’re wasting. It’s customers too.
Give me a few more seconds and I’ll explain.
Following many years of housing prices soaring and competition steadily increasing, real estate growth has finally started to slow, likely caused by the cost of living crisis and mortgage rates that are continuing to climb. Year on year, real estate prices have seen rapid growth with The Land Registry saying they rose by 12.8% in May. So what’s the best move? Property investor, Korosh Farazad, explains whether now is a good time to invest or not.
By Emma Ames
Loyalty and rewards programs can help businesses increase their customer lifetime value and customer retention. In order to, compete with high technology-driven consumer companies like Amazon, Apple, or PayPal, for repeated business and to build customer relationship by providing personalised content or discounts and value for money.
There are various types of loyalty programs but what are some of the key strategies for launching a successful rewards program?
