From January 1st 2021, as the UK leaves the EU, the rules for small businesses in the UK have changed. After a demanding year in 2020, SME’s can expect further reforms as Brexit takes place and adjustments to business start to take place. Brexit may be having an impact on your business confidence, but to […]
Making sure your audience is heard is the key to business success. Connecting with your customers and engaging with them on a personal level is paramount, whether it’s done online or offline. Historically, e-commerce has been quite an impersonal affair, but conversational commerce is increasingly making this a thing of the past. Conversational selling makes […]
As consumer tech advances, many customers now expect businesses to communicate with them in a user-oriented, tech-forward way. Conversational commerce is a growing trend where businesses use online messaging tools to directly interface with their prospects. It aims to mirror the live, consultative experience that you may receive from a shop assistant in a bricks […]
MPs have rejected to delay the EU departure date and Theresa May’s Brexit deal hangs by a thread. News outlets are reporting that the risk of exiting the EU with no deal has increased as a result of these latest Commons votes. But what would a no deal Brexit actually mean for small businesses and […]
The start of the year is a popular time for detoxing your body but perhaps your business needs a detox too? Now could be the time to clean up those bad practices holding you back and rejuvenate the body, mind and soul of your business. Just as with detoxing your body, you could break down […]
You may have made (and already broken) several new years resolutions, but have you taken the time to set some 2019 resolutions for your business? However unlike some of the more, dare I say, flaky resolutions we might set in our personal lives, business resolutions need to be clearly set, rigorously planned and methodically implemented. […]
So that was a bit of a surprise… or was it? Whatever you think of the political parties I’m not going to discuss their relative merits here. This isn’t a political blog. If you want political insight you will no doubt find the internet and social media networks rife with it over the next seven […]
As I write this article, we’ve entered week two of the Olympic Games in Rio, Mo Farah has just won his first gold medal of the games and Andy Murray has retained his Olympic Men’s Singles title. There are many more success stories, as well as a few disappointments. Whilst watching some of the Olympic […]
Welcome back new freelance friends! We’ve reached the end of our 3-part series on setting up a freelance business. If you missed the other two, please check out part 1 and part 2 to get up to speed. You’ll notice I haven’t mentioned much about sales and marketing in this series – if you want […]
Welcome new freelancers, we’re back with the next instalment in our 3-part series about starting a freelance business. If you want to get up to speed with part 1, you can check it out here. EDIT: Part 3 is now available here. All caught up? Now we’ll get on with the essential business of dealing with […]