Does owning a business you have to kiss holidays goodbye? As a business owner of 11 years, I make sure that if I’m going to be going away on holiday, my staff are completely ready for the event. Being a business owner does not have to mean you can’t take a break every once in […]

Mobile Device Management – Is It Needed? We had a question come through about mobile device management and whether is it needed within the business world? Now in my opinion as a director of an IT company, I can say 100% that it is needed as soon as you are dealing with a business that

 A common belief is that everything slows down as the year-end approaches. People start leaving work early to catch up on last-minute shopping for Christmas and the New Year, fewer phone calls are attended because employees are either on leave or celebrating early, and new jobs are postponed until the new year starts. All these

In business, numbers are important. But all numbers are not equally important. Quantitative data has a way of becoming confusing, chaotic and irrelevant if the right parameters are not set. This does not mean you need to stop looking at them. What you need is caution. Be cautious that the numbers you are concentrating on

The Pareto Rule An Italian economist by the name of Vilfredo Pareto is known to have proposed the 80/20 rule. According to this rule, 80% of the results are delivered from 20% of the efforts. When applied to the business world, the rule means simply that 80% of the company’s sales or revenue comes from just

How to Decrease Your Operational Costs to Find More Profits Immediately Small businesses and start-ups are always looking for ways to cut expenses. In fact, so are well-established companies. In order to increase profitability, you don’t always have to introduce radical changes. Small things like cutting costs wherever possible can improve your financial situation. When

Adapt to Changing Business Environment and Keep Your Business Relevant The world around us is changing at a very fast pace. Keeping up with the changing trends is essential for all businesses. To survive you have to be ready to change and adapt. Trying to keep up might look like a daunting task but this