ZipBooks iPhone app review

ZipBooks provides a better than decent accounting software, and better yet, it’s free. For SMEs, it’s without a doubt the best software out there right now, given its functionality and price. The ZipBooks iOS app was just announced—but is it worth downloading? The answer is yes, but it comes with some qualifiers. I’ll share what makes the app so good, and some potential drawbacks to consider. Advantages: Go-anywhere invoicing and complete business connectivity Here’s a quick list of some cool features that connect you to your work: Dashboard: The app dashboard allows you to instantly view your company’s billing & collections, revenue, customers and more.…

Food Business: 5 Tips to Hiring a Professional Extractor Hood Installer and Repairer

In any restaurant business, it is crucial that your extraction system runs exactly as it should. Cooking can be a hot and smoky labour intensive activity that is made much more comfortable with the presence of an extractor fan and hood. Should your extraction system ever fail it is important to know how to find a professional installer and repairer to quickly fix the problem. In order to keep your kitchen running as smoothly and comfortably as possible you need to know exactly where to turn.…

3 Ways to Give Your Business a Makeover

Unless you’re a retro fashionista, it’s unlikely that you go around wearing the same styles people wore several decades ago. Fashion is constantly evolving, and not just because humans are prone to changing their minds. Change is an indication of progress, and if you’re still doing all of the same things you were doing years ago, you probably haven’t progressed very far. Companies work the same way. It’s easy to fall into familiar routines, but if you really want to succeed, it’s important to shake things up every now and then.…

How Customer Service Builds Business Relationships

When you think about what a business fundamentally does, “building relationships” isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Building relationships seems more suited for a counselor or someone who is involved in a service related job. Too often, people’s perception of a business is about selling people things. This is true only on the most basic level. However, when you think about what goes on in a transaction, communication is essential, and the building block of a solid relationship. The way to outperform the competition is to think in terms of relationships rather than just sales.…

Protect Your Tech

Over the past decade, or so, the way we do business has changed at a phenomenal rate. During that time, we have moved from using pen and paper to keep track of everything to doing everything using electronics. Paper ledgers are out databases are in. Security guards are a thing of the past, now we use remotely controlled CCTV, and digital alarm systems, to protect our businesses. Even production machines are hooked up to a network. Machine setters rarely go onto the shop floor to fix issues, or set up a piece of equipment for a new production run.…

3 Money-Saving Alternatives to Traditional Offices in London

High business rates are forcing many startups to abandon London, and leaving entrepreneurs to invest in the Caffe Nero loyalty card scheme instead. Life for small businesses in London has never been more challenging. For example, the West End has seen rent, business rates and service charge costs increase by up to 16% to £217.75 per square feet per annum since 2014. The 2017 business rates revaluation is aiming to help smaller businesses gain relief, or even exemption, from the tax altogether.…

Tips From The Experts: How To Actually Make Money From Your Investments

Investments aren’t a game of chance. The better you are at them, the more successful you’ll be. It’s a stark truth that varying amounts of money can be made depending on decisions made and actions taken. Investment options other than savings accounts aren’t guaranteed to make specific returns. There again, investing purely in ‘safe’ cash savings can’t be said to offer particularly good returns presently due to current low interest rates. If you’re bewildered about how to go about making your investments count financially, then expert advice is worth seeking and there’s plenty to be found especially online including tutorials for the beginner investor.…

Here’s What People Are Saying about Stockbroking

In the financial industry setting we have to today, there are tons of opinions about stockbrokers, traders, and stockbroking. A lot of people believe that those who are engaged in this are millionaires walking around the metropolis wearing fancy suits and working day and night. Allow us to debunk the myth as we talk about what people say about stockbroking. Stockbroking Is All Guesswork Those who have never tried stockbroking before would think that everything is just guesswork– that brokers and traders often make random bets based on the direction of the market they’re in.…

How Does Text Mining Enhance the Quality of Your Data for Business Intelligence

Since the past couple of decades, the recent advances in Information Technology and related applications have provided companies with the perfect tools to achieve business success by promoting a higher level of customer interaction and internal as well as external organizational capability and efficiency. The data analytics process has improved and increased the quality of Business Intelligence thanks to the introduction of text mining applications, which act as a filter to help companies reduce the overflow of excessive and unusable data that circulates internally as well as externally on the world wide web.…

How to Market Your Open Source Project or Business

Launching your own open source project is always exciting. You’ve worked on the project for so long and now it’s starting to attract users. Some businesses may be interested in using your open source solution, while home or personal users are beginning to contribute to the project as it grows further. The initial launch of the project is a critical moment. In order for an open source project or business to be known, it needs to have a good marketing strategy.…