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Redesigning the office space

Countless office spaces across the country are in desperate need of a style update. However with so many business owners facing numerous obligations –from taxes, to paying the bills, to organising staff leave – it can be difficult to put office design on the top of your priority list.Read

UK economy slumps yet again

New figures released on Wednesday revealed that the UK is currently experiencing its worst recession since 1955.Read

Dealing with PPI

A product which we are all familiar with due to ongoing media attention, it’s difficult not to have noticed payment protection insurance – or PPI. Read

Invest in good quality designer womenswear during the recession

The economic climate, unemployment levels and recession are hardly anything to celebrate. Yet we must find ways to pull through and make our pennies stretch a bit further these days. One good idea for women who love fashion and want to look on stylish and on trend is by investing in good quality ladies designer clothing.Read

Renewable vs non-renewable energy

For as long as we've been making and using energy, the default source has always been non-renewable. However, with sources diminishing and prices rising, time could be running out for the age old de facto standard.Read

Doing Business in the North East

With visitors coming to the North East on business trips from all over the UK and beyond, it’s hardly surprising that there are more than 1,300 accommodation options on offer. Read

Britain’s beauty habits revealed

When it comes to looking good, it seems that British people take things very seriously. Research has revealed that both men and women are employing all manner of beauty tricks and techniques to keep themselves looking good.Read

IT Tips For Your Business

The modern business world is increasingly IT-focused; even in manufacturing and industrial disciplines, IT allows for online ordering, automated quality control and order picking, and a broad range of other measures that help one company to gain a competitive advantage over the rest.Read

Identifying Opportunities

There are always opportunities, in any market - you just need to find them.Read

5 Negotiation Tips

It's not always easy to negotiate, particularly if the other guy is playing his version of hardball.Read

5 Negotiation Tips

It's not always easy to negotiate, particularly if the other guy is playing his version of hardball.Read

Tips for setting yourself up as a cab driver

Times have been tough in the North East but it is possible to leave the difficult job market behind and be your own boss. Self employment is something many of us aspire to. The ability to set our own hours, up our pay, and ensure, finally, that we see the benefits of our labour is very appealing.Read

Top tips for setting up the perfect home office

For many people, working from home is their ultimate goal and with the business broadband deals available today it is a real and viable alternative to the daily grind. By taking away the daily commute a lot of workers find that they have an extra two hours a day, which can be used far more productively than sitting and staring out of the window of your car.Read

Home and mobile working increases in line with better technology

It’s hard to imagine bit there was once a time when ownership of a powerful personal computer was the exception rather than the norm. In this day and age most of us own not one, but two computers; often a laptop in your shoulder bag and a smart phone in your pocket.Read

How to Start Moving Towards the Cloud

The Cloud is a public access WiFi provider with thousands of hotspots across the UK and millions of registered users. It is a means of providing reliable and fast broadband for businesses and their customers.Read

10 Tips to Boost Business Online

In order to win new customers and retain existing ones it is essential to be effective on the web. But many businesses overlook the most important and fundamental elements of online marketing, missing easy opportunities to grow sales.Read

How to Pick the Right Car Insurance Cover for You

Selecting the right car insurance can give you a headache. There seems to be a never ending supply of insurers, which all offer something different, and all claim to have the best deals. You must be aware that many insurers twist the truth so that it seems you are getting the best value for your money, when in fact there are nasty surprises waiting for you in their terms and conditions. Insurers put these nasty surprises there because they know most customers will not bother to read the fine print.Read

Business need to manage customer and prospect data effectively to optimise new business

A constant supply of new clients is the lifeblood of any growing business. Without an efficient and effective system for attracting new clients and turning them into repeat customers the prospects for growth of any enterprise will be depressed.Read

Problems with email marketing

Within B2B market research email marketing has long been one of the most cost effective ways of reaching a broad range of businesses and employees largely thanks to its ease of implementation and reasonable response rates. However, thanks to the increases in “spam” and the increased reliability of spam filters more and more B2B email marketing releases head straight to junk folders.Read

Is Facebook an untapped marketing channel?

Prima Facie you might think the title of this article is simply ridiculous. Claiming Facebook to be an untapped marketing channel is in many ways akin to claiming that television or print media are untapped marketing channels. All 3 mediums have become commercialised with extensive marketing and advertising efforts being put toward them. Social Networking advertising spends have been increasing exponentially year on year, Facebook’s advertising buying opportunities generate millions in revenue for companies and, of course, for Facebook itself. Company fan pages and walls provide the opportunity for real time customer interactions and have vastly improved customer service channel efforts. They are a communications platform and a marketing platform unlike any we have previously experienced providing us with customers prepared to share our advertising with their friends, take part in direct and indirect marketing and provide us a ready store of consumer data.Read

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