Monthly Archives: October 2016

Why your small business needs an encryption strategy

Imagine a technology that would render your most precious information useless and incomprehensible to anyone who stole it or tried to read it without your permission. Customer data, bank details, financial transactions, contracts, invoices and employee records – the lifeblood of your business – all scrambled into a meaningless string of numbers to anyone you don’t
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Coming into the office sick: The effect of presenteeism on small businesses

It’s no secret that businesses in the UK have some of the longest working hours in Europe, and that employers across the country are dealing with employees who are not only spending longer hours at work, but also refusing to take their full holiday entitlement. While this is a widely-acknowledged issue, new research from CV-Library
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The contractor who started a business for contractors

Dave Chaplin is CEO of Contractor Calculator, an online portal that has been providing free advice and information to freelancers and contractors every month since it launched in 1999. Before he launched the service, Chaplin was an IT contractor and the proposed introduction of the IR35 tax legislation in November 1999 gave him the impetus needed to help
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British Small Business Awards: Recruitment Company of the Year shortlist

Recruitment Company of the Year is the latest shortlist announcement in the run-up to the British Small Business Awards. In this category, the judges will reward the recruitment company or job board that they feel best addresses the recruitment needs of small businesses, helping companies of under 50 employees find the right talent through offering a first-rate service. The Recruitment
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Dragons’ Den Series 14: Takeaway tips for entrepreneurs

I’ve been an avid fan of Dragons’ Den for many years, and have often wondered if there’s a recipe for success when it comes to the perfect pitch. Intrigued, I did some research into all of the investments that have been made over the last 13 series, to see if there were any common traits
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How To Kill Network Marketing Professionals With Recruitment Hype

 
Facts are facts, if network marketing was so easy, everyone would be doing it and everyone would be making a fortune.
One of the things that I have noticed from many people while prospecting in the Network Marketing industry is their ability to turn people off to their opportunity simply by the way they approach people by overselling and hype.
Network marketing is not for everyone.
It is not always easy. It takes hard work and perseverance.
Do you only want to bring people into your team who decided to join because it is easy, or do you want people who will work to become successful?
Network marketing concepts and principles are simple, but not easy.
If you are talking to a Network Marketing professional the fastest way to make yourself ridiculous is using the

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How To Kill Network Marketing Professionals With Recruitment Hype

 
Facts are facts, if network marketing was so easy, everyone would be doing it and everyone would be making a fortune.
One of the things that I have noticed from many people while prospecting in the Network Marketing industry is their ability to turn people off to their opportunity simply by the way they approach people by overselling and hype.
Network marketing is not for everyone.
It is not always easy. It takes hard work and perseverance.
Do you only want to bring people into your team who decided to join because it is easy, or do you want people who will work to become successful?
Network marketing concepts and principles are simple, but not easy.
If you are talking to a Network Marketing professional the fastest way to make yourself ridiculous is using the

Read more...