Ask Yourself These Questions Before Moving Into a New Office Space
Choosing an office space is one of the most important decisions your business will make. It’ll shape what your business can do for months to come. And it’ll be the deciding factor in who you employ and how you target your clients. Thus, it’s important to get the decision right. You might think that your choice of office is reversible. If you don’t like it, you can get out of it and find another. But the commercial renting market is very different to the residential renting market. In the residential market, minimum terms can be as little as six months. In the commercial market, they’re rarely less than three years…
Why Your Ecommerce Business Is Floundering, And What To Do About It
Starting up a new ecommerce business is an adventure. At each stage, there are opportunities to exploit and hurdles to overcome. For instance, you might have just set up an ecommerce store. And, suddenly, your home has suddenly become a makeshift warehouse. Or you may be looking to take your business to the next stage by offering services to customers overseas. Whatever stage you are at, in ecommerce, marketing is everything. But sometimes, businesses can get marketing wrong. And as a result, they start floundering. Thus, every so often, it’s important to step back. Think about whether you’ve got your marketing strategy right. The following are some of the things…
BYOD Is the Hot New Business Trend, But Is it Safe?
BYOD. It means “bring your own device” to work. Successful businesses understand the benefit of allowing for personal devices in the workplace. BYOD means businesses are spending less on hardware because the employee is providing their own. And, the Good Technology State of BYOD Report found that employees are happy to supply their own devices. This is likely due to a preference for their personal devices, which often times are actually more feature-rich compared to the lacking features of bulk equipment. Businesses that furnish equipment to their employees often have to think about budget first and features second, but BYOD eliminates this from the equation. Unfortunately, the BYOD model isn’t…
Can Fresh Fruit At Your Desk Really Help Boost Productivity?
We all know that we should be eating our five a day of fruit and vegetables. Some people are lucky enough to like most of the fruit and vegetables that there are available whilst others struggle as they simply don’t like them. It is important to get our daily intake though and finding out what the best fruit and vegetables are for you and what you need them for can definitely help. The team at Fruitful Office recently conducted some research which found out that eating fresh fruit at your work desk can improve your productivity and concentration by over 10%, an astonishing amount compared to not eating any. It…
How to Build Trust on Your Website in 3 Surprising Steps
Do you get a decent amount of visits to your site but your Google Analytics report says they leave on the page they visited you on? Ouch. That’s not good news. The bottom line for most websites is an increase in business. More customers through your doors, buying your products, telling others about your services, etc. If viewers leave on the first page, you aren’t hitting any of these goals. You want a website that converts. The term is a “high-converting website.” Kind of like those old evangelical meetings that converted all the people under their massive circus tents. Everyone that walked in—walked out a believer. How do you get…
The Ultimate Guide To Starting A Business
More and more people are turning to business as a way of life. The reasons for this are many, and it is one of the most lucrative ways to make a living. If you get all of the separate elements right, running your own business can be extremely rewarding. The rewards are not just financial, either, but of many different kinds. There is also the positive feeling that comes from having built something from the ground up. Of course, the world of business is also full of challenges and potential setbacks. The main things to remember in relation to these is that they are not necessarily an issue, as long…
8 Ways to Outshine Your Competitors at Events
The key to a successful exhibition, ultimately, is to draw crowds to your display stand. To do that, you’ll need to be able to be better than your competitors’ stands. Have you ever attended one of those events and walked past rows and rows of stands that all looked basically the same? If so, you know that in order to draw attention, you need to outshine the competition. Take a look at some ways you can do just that. 1. Don’t Shy Away from Your Brand Image Before you start getting creative, it’s important to remember not to abandon your existing identity. If you already have an established brand, prospective…
Getting Your Ducks in a Row for Growth
Every entrepreneur sets out to grow the business. More customers, more sales, higher profits. It’s a simple plan that is at the heart of capitalism, and it’s the goal of every operation. But what could happen that would make growth the worst thing that could happen to a business? Are there really circumstances where hindsight would say that a more measured pace would have been better? As it turns out, there are. But that comes with a qualifier: Growth can be bad if you aren’t prepared for it. Expansion of a business is like a fancy meal. The table has to be set before the food arrives, or else it’s a…
Why You Must Try These Ideas For Your Next Corporate Event
Incorporating unique corporate event ideas into your business can play an important role in building camaraderie among your business team members. One of the best things companies can do to promote a sense of bonding and teamwork between employees is to get out of the office where employees, as well as management, can enjoy themselves.
Key Steps to Improving Your Office Work Environment
Creating an excellent work environment for your employees helps to improve your business. Employees who feel they are treated well will enjoy their jobs and want to stick around longer. They will be more motivated to do their work and to do it well. If you don't show that you care about your employees, you could find it difficult to retain staff.
The Five Best Ways To Save Time At Work
Business owners obsess about saving money, but it is time that they want to save. Time is essential to raising productivity levels, which then leads to higher sales. And, higher sales lead to more money. Time also helps a firm become more efficient. Efficiency is something that every business should aspire to because it reduces waste. As you can see, saving time is a big deal. For those of you that don’t take it seriously, that needs to change. Here are five tips that will help. 1. Plan The Day It is a cliché, but a plan is essential if you want your day to be productive. Just a couple…
Why Your Business Needs An Accountant
So, you've started your business, and you're wondering whether you need an accountant, right? There are a few things to consider before you start employing one, but most businesses will benefit from them in some form. Today, we're going to look at a few reasons why it would be beneficial for you to hire an accountant.
