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Zrii Classified As Triple A Opportunity

 
Zrii is classified as Triple A (AAA+) opportunity based on key figures such as revenue, momentum, Alexa ratings, poll results, input from direct selling professionals, top earners and Head Office visits.
Business For Home recommends Zrii. There is high certainty that the net benefit is substantial for a (new) representative. 
Launched in 2008, Zrii, based in Draper, Utah, USA, was founded on state-of-the-art wellness products and an impressive home-based business opportunity. Zrii is a passionate company that has a mission of empowering people to make their dreams come true.
Zrii is a privately owned debt free company with a full complement of staff, mobile apps and back-office tools that combine for a legitimately legendary customer and Independent Executive (“IE”) experience, and the results are reflected in the longevity of those who’ve

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Using the bank of mum and dad for business funding

The bank is often the first port for call small companies go to when seeking business funding, but could there be a solution closer to home.
Other start-ups may use crowdfunding or even the Enterprise Investment Scheme, but are small businesses missing out on the untapped wealth of the Bank of Mum and Dad.
Research by insurer Legal & General claims the Bank of Mum & Dad, where homebuyers borrow money from their parents to get on the property ladder, is now worth £5 billion.
The research finds parents will help finance 25 per cent of mortgage transactions this year at an average amount of £17,500.
That amount of cash could go a long way for a small business. Getting money from a family member is also likely to be a quicker process and hopefully you will be charged very little or nothing at all for the credit.
So what could you offer the Bank of Mum and Dad in return?
A place on the board
It is often said that with age comes wisdom. Your parents could offer their skills or experience to help your business grow.
You could reward them for their investment by giving them a place on the board or making them a director.
Equity for

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Growing your business through dual citizenship

Are you a business owner looking for novel ways to grow your business? Have you tried to do business overseas but found it too difficult? Or do you have the perfect market in another country but you just cannot legally do business there? You may have found a solution. It is called dual citizenship. How exactly does this work?
In the past, the most common method for citizenship was through naturalisation. But that took time. Years to be exact. Nowadays, buying citizenship has become the norm. You do this through a small one time monetary payment to the country you want to become a citizen in or you purchase real estate for a certain dollar amount. Yes, it really is that easy. In some cases, you will be subject to a background check and have to participate in an interview as well, but not all countries require this.
As for timing, you can get citizenship in another country as quickly as 45 days. Many countries are not this quick but they are much faster using this method than through naturalisation.
But as a small business owner, what are the other benefits (or more aptly put) reasons as to why this makes sense for

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The importance of Choosing the right web hosting company for small businesses

It is crucial to understand exactly what you want your website to do for potential visitors, and what information needs to be conveyed.
Understanding how you want your website to serve your demographic will help you choose the right web hosting company.
Consider the following aspects of running a website to ascertain the best possible route to go down when choosing a web host.
Cost effectiveness
Web hosting can come in at a varied price range, because so many companies add services and customisation options that your website might not need.
Before choosing which company to go with, you should take into consideration all of the packages they offer, and compare them to the needs of your business.
High amounts of storage is always helpful, and plenty of web hosting companies can provide it, but if your business doesn’t need it then you’re wasting money.
Good web hosting provides a plethora of package choices to suit your business’s needs, even if they’re very small. Analyse what is included in each package before committing – highest price doesn’t always mean highest quality.
Loss of revenue
Unlike shop-fronts, websites are open to the public 24/7. A website acts as a means of promoting your business and selling products through ecommerce, so

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How hotels and bed and breakfasts can grow their visibility online

As exciting as operating your own hotel or bed and breakfast establishment can be, the success of such a business depends hugely on making it as visible as possible to the broadest span of people possible, across what may be not only the UK but also the world.
With 80% of people now booking their holiday via the Internet and nine in 10 people researching their holiday online prior to travelling, your hotel or bed and breakfast’s online presence could be one of the most powerful marketing weapons it has.
But how exactly can you boost your establishment’s visibility on the web?
Having a secure and mobile-optimised website
Even if your hotel enjoys a strong presence on TripAdvisor, for the maximum control over the messages that are perpetuated about your business online, as well as to provide your prospective guests with the most up-to-date information and give them the easiest means of booking with you, it really does pay to have your own website.
Your hotel or bed and breakfast’s official website can be handy for helping prospective guests to locate your establishment, providing contact details for the management team and everything in-between.
However, to ensure that your website makes the biggest impact, you should

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Total Life Changes Classified As Triple A Opportunity

 
Total Life Changes is classified as Triple A (AAA+) opportunity based on key figures such as revenue, momentum, Alexa ratings, poll results, input from direct selling professionals, top earners and Head Office visits.
Business For Home recommends Total Life Changes (TLC). There is high certainty that the net benefit is substantial for a (new) representative. 
The company offers a line of health and beauty products and has offices in eight different countries.  Founder and CEO Jack Fallon created TLC over 16 years ago with a single product: NutraBurst.
TLC sales reached record highs in March and April for the year, followed by May 2016, which was the best May on record for TLC. 
For the first 6 months of 2016 TLC is up 80% in sales from last years 6 month period. The company

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Consumers feel misunderstood by brands

A study led by Attest reveals that perfume brands, female clothing and gaming top the list of the biggest offending sectors to wrongly estimate their consumers’ spending habits and desires.
The 2,000-strong survey of UK-based adults aged 18-75 aimed to discover more about consumer attitudes and how Britons feel they are represented by corporate brands.
Respondents were initially asked if they felt they were misunderstood by brands in general, with 35 per cent stating they feel this way. Within this group of misunderstood respondents, the majority at 82 per cent feel as if they are not well represented and are often ignored by big labels.
Following on from this, to find out more about which sectors were seen as the biggest offenders, respondents were provided with a list and were asked to actively rank where and how they feel the most misunderstood as consumers.
The sectors that get it wrong
Perfume companies are ranked by 26 per cent of respondents as the sector most likely to misjudge its customer base, followed by women’s clothing brands (23 per cent), game companies (19 per cent), insurance companies (17 per cent) and make-up brands (10 per cent).
All respondents were then asked by researchers if they had ever previously engaged with brands to give feedback, with only 41 per

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Businesses turn to ex-hackers to improve cyber security

A fifth (20 per cent) of UK businesses have already invited hackers to assess their cyber security and systems and a further 37 per cent are open to the idea.
The report from Radware finds that three in five respondents experienced a cyber attack in the last 12 months.
Concerns over the growing threat lead four in five respondents to state that security is now a CEO-level concern while 33 per cent state that a change in C-level awareness is critical in order to thwart the latest attacks.
Among the leading concerns for executives is the Internet of Things (IoT), with connected devices identified by 29 per cent as ‘extremely likely’ to be a target for cyber criminals over the next three to five years.
Although businesses understand the threat, many are unsure how or where to direct their resources to defend against it, leading to the consideration of hiring an ex-hacker.
Ransomware is high on the agenda too, with around one in seven respondents experiencing a ransom attack over the last year. In fact, at least three companies said they were under attack at the time of the survey.
Although UK executives express an unwillingness to pay a ransom, with 9 per cent saying they would pay, compared to 23 per cent in the US, seven of

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Beating absenteeism during the European Championships

Recent research by Kronos reveals that more than a third of employees (35 per cent) expect the European Championships to cause more absenteeism than Wimbledon (18 per cent) and the Rio Olympics (11 per cent) combined.
One of the easiest options for employers, although it might not be preferable to all, would quite simply be to allow employees the opportunity to watch the important games, particularly those involving the home nations, while they are at work.
Jacob Demeza-Wilkinson, consultant at ELAS says, ‘The advantages of this are that there would only be a two-hour break from work, rather than employees missing full days. Of course the disadvantages with this are that there would be an additional two-hour break in the day on top of normal breaks/lunches etc so productivity would still be somewhat affected.’
It is also important to note here that employers should ensure that they have a TV licence if they intend to show the football, as one is required to show any live TV.
Offering rewards to staff
Demeza-Wilkinson says an alternative would be to offer rewards/bonuses throughout the period of the tournament for good attendance or good performance.
‘This will provide staff members with an incentive to attend work during times where

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USANA Classified As Triple A Opportunity

 
USANA is classified as Triple A (AAA+) opportunity based on key figures such as revenue, momentum, Alexa ratings, poll results, input from direct selling professionals, top earners and Head Office visits.
Business For Home recommends USANA. There is high certainty that the net benefit is substantial for a (new) representative. 
USANA Health Sciences, Inc., was founded in 1992. The company in its develops and manufactures high-quality nutritional, personal care, and weight-management products FDA-registered facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
The products are sold directly to Associates and Preferred Customers throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Mexico, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Thailand, France and Belgium.
Additionally, USANA’s wholly-owned subsidiary, BabyCare, Ltd., operates a direct selling business in China.
Over the last few years, USANA

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