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How I Built a Successful Company from My Parents' Attic at 17
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At 17, Simon Grabowski started his company, GetResponse, as a one-man operation in his parents’ attic. Twenty years later, his email marketing platform has customers in 182 countries.
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Recruiting College Students? 3 Tips for Finding Entry-Level Talent
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Looking for entry-level hires on college campuses? Here’s how to make the most of your recruiting events and find the best talent.
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Workers on National Living Wage set to grow four times that of typical earners
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Pay for workers on the National Living Wage (NLW) will rise nearly four times faster than for a typical worker over this parliament, according to new Resolution Foundation analysis marking the latest increase of the NLW to £7.50 an hour. Today’s 30p increase means pay for NLW earners is estimated to be 1.5 per cent
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Four things to know about Making Tax Digital in the new tax year
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The start of a new tax year is almost upon us, which means many business owners are currently gearing up to make changes that could help their business flourish in the next 12 months. But while these short-term improvements can be incredibly valuable, it’s also a good idea to start looking at other potential issues
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Picking the best type of loan for your small business
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Its important to remember that not all loans are created equally. Borrowing to fund your business could pay off in the long run, but only if you pick the type of loan carefully. Here’s what you need to know about all the different loans available to small businesses. Special category loans Financial institutions often offer
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A business owner’s guide to fire safety standards
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All businesses need to adhere to various safety standards and regulations – especially where fire safety is concerned. This much is known by anyone who owns their own business. But these regulations are often misunderstood as unnecessary restrictions, as frustrating (and expensive!) bureaucracy instead of as helpful, necessary measures laid out in order to keep
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Businesses still need to do more to tackle gender pay gap
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Young Women’s Trust, a charity for women aged 16-30 on low or no pay, is calling for more action to reduce the gender pay gap, as new reporting requirements come into effect in April. The charity fears that pay transparency, intended to encourage employers to reduce the gender pay gap, will be ineffective without enforcement
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How small businesses can avoid unwarranted tax investigations
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The deadline for tax return submissions may have passed but, no sooner than one source of stress is put to bed, many businesses fret over another potential headache just around the corner. Every year, HMRC carries out a number inspections of people’s tax affairs. As too many small businesses know, inspections are instigated when the
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ACN Addresses The Pyramid Objection
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ACN, Inc., the world’s largest direct seller of telecommunications, energy and essential services for home and business, is addressing one of the biggest challenges in the direct selling industry head on for the first time in a powerful video designed to educate people on what ACN and the direct selling industry are really about.
And more importantly, what they aren’t.
“Pyramid Scheme” – it’s a four-letter word in the direct selling and multi-level marketing industries because many people incorrectly assume that legitimate direct selling companies and pyramid schemes are synonymous. The fact is: they couldn’t be more opposite.
While there are pyramid schemes out there, more importantly, there are legitimate direct selling companies like ACN who provide individuals with an opportunity to build a home-based business of their own.
Educating consumers on the difference has become