The fact that Valentine’s Day is historically the busiest day of the year for UK florists coupled with the surge in online shopping could result in an unprecedented number of customers purchasing a plethora of roses, champagne, chocolates and luxury items over the next week.
Category: Advice
Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
Treasury management is not just chasing invoices
Treasury management is crucial for the success of any business. Yet many SMEs get things wrong by focusing solely on cashflows and accounts receivable, rather than taking a broader view of the whole financial dealings and requirements of the business – particularly important for companies involved in overseas trade.
Top tips on achieving happiness in the workplace
It is important for all businesses to look at every aspect of the company, in order to maintain fiscal stability and promote growth. Allocating funds to workplace improvements may not be the obvious first choice for cash sensitive smaller businesses. However, the effect a pleasant environment can have on a workforce and on visitors can be good news for both the finances and business development.
The 5 steps for setting up a Marketing Collaboration
The biggest challenge for most new brands is lack of awareness – which is why more than 80% of businesses recognise ‘finding new customers’ as one of their biggest challenges to growth. This need, combined with limited budgets, is what drives a number of savvy brands to explore Marketing Collaborations to fuel their business – but it remains by and large – the best kept secret of the entrepreneurial world.
Employee Engagement-what does it mean?
Employee engagement has been a hot topic in the HR world or many years now. Paul Avis explores what this means in real terms and provides some insights and observations to suggest how employers can get the most from their people.
Who is responsible for employee engagement?
We all want happy employees, but how do we get them, how do we keep them happy and who’s responsible for their engagement – themselves, line managers, CEOs?
5 tips for training new salespeople
If you want a strong sales team, you need to give your new hires some TLC
How to start B2B conversations on social media
We hear it all the time, “social media is only valuable if you’re a B2C company!” but experience and research tell me otherwise; it also tells me that most B2B businesses have little or no strategy for social and as such fall into one of two categories – those trying to broadcast sales messages and those who would much rather sit shyly in the corner not saying anything.
4 Signs that Your IT is Costing You Money
Could the latest iPad make your sales team more productive? Could a bespoke content management system allow your teams on other sides of the world to collaborate more effectively on projects? Would the latest financial services software enable your fund managers to work more efficiently or make better investment decisions? The answer to all is yes but whilst money well spent on IT projects can bring significant return on investment, all too often we witness waste.
How to get the best out of your staff
SWOT analysis too dull? Try the first part of our ‘Threedom Solutions alternative SWOT’
3 financial tips you can’t ignore
If you’re managing a growing business, a few numbers and financial processes matter more than any others.
3 Golden Rules of Negotiating
The art of negotiating escapes most of us, even good salespeople, because few take the time to correctly understand the word and follow the golden rules of negotiating.
smarter ways to make the most of your connections
Success in business is all about relationships. Your network is your most important asset. Treat it that way.
How to think big
Do all your ideas seem small and boring? Here’s a different approach plus three tips that will get you to the BIG idea.
9 tips for a shorter and better meeting
Avoid the unfocused meetings that murder your team’s productivity.
