How Much Could You Save with a Cleaner Office?

September 14, 2017


Germs are constantly multiplying in the workplace. One eye-opening fact is that the average work desk can be up to 100 times less hygienic than your kitchen table, and 400 times dirtier than the average toilet seat! When you’re working in close proximity with other colleagues, it’s no wonder that germs and illnesses can spread so quickly, leading to several employees needing sick days away from the office.

Whilst you might consider the recruitment of a cleaner an unnecessary expense, DCS Multiserve, specialists in industrial cleaning, investigate why it could be one of your greatest investments. In a recent report, it was revealed that sickness absences cost employers on average around £29 billion per annum. Here, we discuss the cost of sick days versus the cost of keeping your workplace clean and germ free. Could a clean office save you money in sickness pay-outs?

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7 Tips for Accelerating Business Growth without Breaking a Bank

September 10, 2017


Every business wants to emerge successful and be profitable, but in order to expand you’re going to need a vision of what you want to achieve and a plan to get you there. You don’t want to waste time, but you also don’t want to waste money.

If you’re like most business owners, you have a lot of great ideas about how to grow. But maybe you’re so busy working hard in your business that during the day-to-day struggle, you run out of time to work on your great ideas. Making a guide for you to follow will help get everything done.

Let’s focus on what you can do to make your business boom by incorporating different ideas without diminishing your available funds.

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4 Tips to Follow When Selling Your Business

September 5, 2017


You have nurtured a business venture for months, years, maybe even decades but you feel that now is the time to sell it. For any number of a myriad of reasons, you have come to the decision that it’s time for you to part ways and leave your entrepreneurial project in the capable hands of another like-minded businessperson. Your mind has been made up and you’re ready to set the wheels in motion, so what now?

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3 Ways to Cultivate High Employee Morale

September 4, 2017

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After nearly 15 years in the exhibit and trade show industry, entrepreneur Bev Gray started her company, now named Exhibit Edge, after a request for services from one of her clients. This was 25 years ago. Today, she stands at the helm of this, now, multimillion dollar enterprise. Her mission is to meet all the changing demands of exhibitors’ trade show needs in any venue. Throughout her career, she has discovered how important high employee morale is for any company. The following three steps reveal simple ways to develop it.

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What Does It Take to Turn an Idea into Business

August 29, 2017


You might have read countless inspirational tales about entrepreneurs who defied the odds and went from nobody to the owner of a towering global corporation but these stories often don’t help. Reading the advice that you should “follow your dreams” and “keep working hard” doesn’t really do a lot to help you with the technical aspects of building your own business and achieving the same level of success.

Perhaps part of the reason as to why you can’t find definitive answers online is that there’s no definitive mathematical formula to creating a profitable business given that the economy and the consumer are always changing. Still, that doesn’t mean there isn’t some rough form of science when it comes starting a business on the right track. There are certainly smart business practices and not-so-smart business practices. Here’s a rough sort of rulebook to get you on your feet and underway with creating your own empire. Let’s turn that innovative entrepreneurial idea into a grounded reality.

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9 Online Tools to Help You Better Manage Remote Employees

August 28, 2017


In this day and age, saving money on business expenses is at the top of the list of things to do for most business owners – and that’s why so many businesses are opting to hire remote employees to work from the comfort of their own homes, and sometimes, even a different country.

Hiring employees from different countries can often decrease staff wages significantly. Saving money on office space is also another reason for hiring remote employees. Sometimes, businesses do it just to improve working productivity.

Whatever their reasons for doing it, it’s important that managing their remote employees the right way is one of their main priorities. If you’re thinking about going down the same path of hiring remote employees, have a look at some of the top online tools that will help you get the best out of them.

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4 Ways Customization will Help Your Business Succeed

August 21, 2017


In business, it is important to remember that you are on your own path. Just because something works for one of your entrepreneurial peers, doesn’t mean that it will work for you. You should also consider the size of your business, and the size that you would like it to grow to. As your business evolves, you will need to adapt your outlook. One way to make sure that you are always considering the specific needs of your company, is to invest in customization. This will ensure that every aspect of your business is tailored made. Taking this approach can help to improve your company’s online presence. It can also impact the image that you are sending to your potential clients. Finally, it can affect the way that you train your staff, and the way that you run your organization. Below are four ways that customization will help your business to succeed.

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4 Ways for Small Businesses to Be Charitable

August 21, 2017


When it comes to running a business, sales and profits are important. For some business owners, the ethics and the way they run their business is also important. For others, giving back to the community is one of their key drivers. You might typically associate being charitable with large corporations, but there are things that small businesses can do to give back. When it comes to charity, there’s no such thing as a small effort, and any of the following can be great things that your business can do to help others.

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How to Start a Commercial Laundry Business

August 21, 2017


Starting a commercial laundry business is a golden opportunity to cash in on a profitable small business venture. Everyone wears clothes, and many of them don’t have the time to maintain and care for their apparel. Your job is to care for their clothes, on their behalf, in exchange for cash. Very simple isn’t it. But how do you start a laundromat? What do you need to begin regarding commercial laundry washing machine, capital, human resources, etc.?

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What do You Need before Starting Your Own Business

August 17, 2017


Starting your own business can be both demanding and exciting. While you may be itching to execute that idea you have in your mind for so many years there are few necessary steps you have to take before you can light up the “Now Open” sign. These involve government regulations and taxes, finding a workplace and letting the world know about your business. Continue reading to find out what do you need to do before you can open your doors for customers.

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