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Starting a company is exciting, and it’s easy to get caught up in the fast-paced flurry of activity and creativity that propels a start-up from an big idea to existence. However, while the excitement is a fun part of the process, it’s important not to let it overshadow the legal steps that you should be focusing on in order to ensure long term financial success. A start-up takes time and energy, and losing out on financial success or credit for your work because it wasn’t sufficiently protected under intellectual property law can...

Everyday, it seems that more and more people are becoming concerned with the environment and attempting to live a greener life. There are different daily actions and methods that can help accomplish this goal or style. Though there are numerous environmental services that help make the world a better place, there are also specific services that could potential be beneficial for different businesses and owners. Particular Areas to Invest In It’s important to not only take pride in the environment you live in, but to also help protect...

When people think about “work at home jobs” they think that it is going to be an easy take off. Most people instantly think that they are going to “get rich quick”. However, the truth of the matter is once you decide to work from home it is not going to be anything like you imagined. Common Myths Associated to Working from Home You are your own boss: Most people want to work from home because they think it will allow them to be their own boss. This is something that is false. When you work from home you are still going to have...

Summertime has hit, with temperatures reaching in to the high 20s and early 30s degrees Centigrade. Workers up and down the country are sweating and sneezing their way through the day and night which is effecting their concentration and well being. Those with air con on are dreaming of heading to the beach to savour cool breezes as soon as possible. With worker numbers reduced due to those who have cleverly booked holidays around this time of year there’s also more pressure on those remaining to cope with the doubled-up workloads. For...

Small businesses and startups face some serious challenges, the biggest of which is finance.  So not only do new companies need all the help they can get when it comes to the daily obstacles of launching and running a business, but they also need to save money wherever possible.  Perhaps needless to say then, free resources are a huge advantage for small businesses.  Fortunately, today’s highly connected digital landscape provides a wealth of free and open-source tools to help entrepreneurs succeed.  These are the top free resources...

If you plan on constructing your own home, then you need to buy yourself one among the many plots for sale. In fact, these days, it is very easy to get a loan to buy a plot to construct a home. There are many banks and financial institutions that will be willing to give you a loan to buy a plot. Buying a plot can be difficult and tricky and one has no choice but to be very careful when doing so. Many people have ended up losing everything after buying land situated on road reserves or without valid titles. Before buying land, you need...

Over the past few years blogging has really taken off in the UK. For those of you who don’t know what a blog is it comes from the word web-log and is basically an online diary where you can share the details of your day to day life, offer advice and tips and build up a following of regular readers. Blogging really appeals to mums as not only is it a great way to keep a record of your child’s early years but it can also be a fantastic creative outlet that gives you a break from the mundane routine of nappy changes and night feeds....

Online investing has become the most popular mode of investing today. What used to entail quite a bit of effort has now become as easy as a click on a keyboard. Years ago, buying or selling on the stock market required a visit to a broker who would manually write out the order, pass it on to his “runner” who would then dash over to the stock market to place the trade. Even more recently, trading entailed at the very least the need to place a phone call to a broker who would then ‘call it in’ to the trading floor. Along came high...

Businesses rely on communication in the 21st Century in order to be a success, so if you have a telephone system that is unable to cope with your demand, then you are going to struggle to make a profit as your rivals will be taking advantage of your situation by taking on board your customers – a lose-lose situation for you. Now if you have any ambitions of making it in the world of business then you will know that this is completely unacceptable, so in order to combat this you are going to need a system that can help you to thrive...

With social media marketing now one of the top routes used for promoting a brand and driving sales, it is important that companies makes the most of it. However, how do you know if what you are doing on the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Google + is paying off? Return-on-investment (ROI) will make sure that you are making the most of your social media activities and are not wasting your time on the wrong things. Why use social media marketing? Before you calculate what ROI and value social media marketing can add to your company, it is...