Monthly Archives: November 2016

Why customer-centricity is key to global expansion

As a small business, it’s vital to seek out all opportunities for growth. If your business is booming on a local scale, why not look to expand? The term ‘global small business’ might seem like a bit of an oxymoron but, with the internet, just about any business can be a global one. New markets
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British firms can no longer ignore opportunity singles’ day offers

Chinese consumers are expected to spend $20 billion in the Singles’ Day shopping splurge that claims to be the world’s biggest shopping event. In less than seven minutes after midnight on Friday, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said 10 billion yuan (US$1.47 billion) of products had already been sold through its platforms as consumers indulged the now
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Maintaining productivity on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Last year UK shoppers splashed £1.1 billion on Black Friday and £968 million on Cyber Monday, up from £720 million in 2014. Most employers have policies covering the use of office computers, internet and phones but all good employers will usually allow their employees some usage during lunch breaks, particularly in the run up to
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