telecom

Thursday 27th June 2019

Improving productivity with telecoms apps and other tools By Mike Ianiri, We live on our phones and laptops these days, looking for them to save us time, make us more productive and, occasionally, entertain us. There are currently 3.57 million apps available from the Google app store, 1.8 million from Apple and 669K from Microsoft….

Paying

Saturday 22nd June 2019

The Importance of Paying a Small Business on Time.  5 tips to help get paid. For all the wonderful positives that being self-employed brings, being paid late is one of the most disempowering and dispiriting things about being a business owner. Did you know that Small and Medium businesses in the UK are on average…

Social Strategy

Tuesday 18th June 2019

You may have heard lots of experts telling you to sort out your social media strategy but what does that mean? Why should you have one? In this article, I will explain the benefits of creating and sticking to a strategy. Social Media Takes Time Anyone who says posting on social media “only takes 10…

Outsource

Monday 17th June 2019

5 Reasons To Outsource Your Marketing Support Getting external consultants involved in a business can often be a daunting prospect for many business owners. Concerns around confidentiality, quality of work and cost are some of the factors that put people off. But, in reality, employing a specialist marketing consultant on a flexible basis can help…

Twitter Tips

Sunday 16th June 2019

Hints & Tips for a Business Twitter Account People often think that posting on Social Media is easy, they may do it in their personal life therefore think they can continue in the same way for a business account… this isn’t the case. Running a business account is a totally different kettle of fish, there…

Working Mum

Saturday 15th June 2019

How to be a working Mum… who knows?!? So, we all know that being a mother in general is hard work; you never get a day off, you are always on call and you get very little thanks, but we also know that it is amazing at the same time. The real fun starts when…

Monetise

Thursday 13th June 2019

Top Tips for Monetising Your Social Media Followers By Dan Kieran, co-founder and CEO of Unbound   Many young people today aspire to make a living as an online content creator, looking to YouTube or Instagram, and there is no doubt it can be a viable career option. As much as 75% of Generation Z,…

Sittingbourne

Wednesday 12th June 2019

Join us at the free to attend Jobsinkent.com  Sittingbourne Careers Fair   Sponsored by newappointmentsgroup.co.uk      Its being held at The Appleyard Avenue of Remembrance Sittingbourne ME10 4DE   10:00 am until 3:00 pm Thursday 4th July   No need to book or register just arrive and meet local Swale employers plus your chance to…

Publishing

Tuesday 11th June 2019

What’s Changing in Publishing and What are the New Opportunities?  By Dan Kieran, co-founder and CEO of Unbound   The centuries-old publishing industry does a good job of harnessing innovation, for example, the paperback invented by the German publisher Albatross books in 1931 (popularised later by Allen Lane) or the Kindle, launched by Amazon in…

Rural Internet

Thursday 30th May 2019

Rural businesses need better Internet connectivity – here’s what needs to change, plus the options available  By Mike Ianiri, Equinox The rural economy contributes over £400 billion of the UK’s Gross Value Added (GVA) – 40%. Rural businesses employ 13% of the working population and represent 25% of all registered businesses in the UK. However,…

Future Funds

 THE FUTURE OF FUNDRAISING By Scott Haughton, COO at Envestors How digital tools empower entrepreneurs to control their fundraising campaigns, inform their investors and cherish their crowds Before we look at the future of fundraising, we should first take a quick look back at its history.  Although Amsterdam tries to take credit by founding the…

Fashion

Wednesday 29th May 2019

The six top trends in children’s fashion – and the opportunities for businesses By Neha and Dipe Rajani, Founders of Sonality Environmental awareness, helped extensively by social media, is changing the way many of us shop. Combine that with the fact that young mums are more interested in what their children wear than ever before…

Finance Tools

Sunday 26th May 2019

Cost effective financial tools for your business By Inna Kaushan, Solna Keeping on top of all your finance admin whether it’s claiming all your expenses through to managing cashflow can be hard for business owners.  Luckily there are now many low-cost or even free tools that you can use.  These can both automate tasks and…

Crowdfund

Wednesday 22nd May 2019

4 steps to make your crowdfunding campaign stand out By John Auckland, TribeFirst Banks and other traditional funding sources are now being bypassed, as early and growth stage businesses opt for equity crowdfunding. Its popularity however,  has led equity crowdfunding platforms, such as Crowdcube and Seedrs, to become saturated ‒ there are now hundreds of…

Digital Tools

Sunday 19th May 2019

Get your business off to a good start with these free digital tools By Inna Kaushan, Solna The decision to leave a job to start your own business is a brave one.  To help you get started, and to manage the risks, you want the support to manage your time and the admin efficiently, and…