An 8-step Guide to Becoming a Contractor

The prospect of ditching the corporate treadmill and going it alone as a contractor is an attractive one. With this model comes flexibility, the scope to work across multiple organisations instead of being tied to one firm – not to mention the financial rewards associated with being your own boss. In an ideal world, the switch from an in-house role to becoming a contractor should be planned carefully. With this in mind, here’s a blueprint for making a smooth transition… 1.…

Employment Advice for Employees: 3 Things you should Know About Employment Law

Regardless of your current employment status, you’ll likely be well aware of what it takes to be a good employee. The majority of these things will be personality traits (such as being hard working, self-motivated, and sociable), but there are still several other things to consider. Alongside luck and timing, employment law also plays a massive part in being a successful employee. The term ‘employment law’ is a rather general one. It mainly concerns employment contracts and statutory requirements, employee rights, and managing employees.…

Never Stop Learning Attitude Leads to the Road to Success

With the increased population on earth, competition in all spheres is also proportionally increasing. People find it more difficult to earn and struggle hard to succeed. Mere survival has become a Himalayan task for many. Even in this challenging scenario, there are people who achieved incredible success in their life; people who started from scratch and became millionaire; people who fulfilled all their dreams and returned significantly to the growth of humanity. When you go through their biographies and learn about their story of success, you cannot but wonder about the similarities in their way they have travelled for attaining their final goal.…

9 Places in London your Start-Up Could Thrive

You might think, as a fledgling business owner, that renting an office in That London is far out of reach – it’s too expensive for you and it’ll never happen. However there are some pockets of cheaper office space if you’re prepared to look. You may not have the pick of the finest commercial property St James has to offer, admittedly, but you can find office space to share with like-minded companies, where you can knuckle down and grow your enterprise.…

A Handy Guide to Understanding Business Management

It can be tricky to know where to start when understanding business management. Luckily, we’ve devised a handy guide to understanding some of the key points of this often-confusing subject. Remember, even the most experienced of business people will struggle with aspects of business management from time to time. No human being (well, none that I’ve met) can remember a twenty two page long contract, after all! These are just a few key aspects of business management; if you require information or advice on anything else, don’t hesitate to get in touch with a professional.…

5 Tips for Getting the Home Office you Want (Using Home Loans)

Buying your dream home office can be fun and exciting, but getting the funds for it is completely the opposite. Even though there are financing companies that offer simple and easy home loans, it is usually stressing and complicated, especially at first. The good thing is that it doesn’t have to be, as there are things you can do to speed-up and streamline the process. Here are the things you should remember when you are applying for your first home loan: 1.…

3 Ways Your Business Can Reduce Costs

All businesses look to cut out unnecessary expenses. With growing competition from overseas, this often allows them to remain competitive in the marketplace. For SMBs working on strict budgets from the offset, though, reducing costs can be the difference between survival or closing their doors. Here are three ways you can save money without sacrificing on quality. Reducing the Price of Your Regular Bills Many business owners chalk off their monthly bills as simply one of the costs of operation. However, these fees can often be drastically reduced with little effort on your end.…

Getting Ahead of the Competition: 4 Tips for your Small Business

It’s fair to say that the world of business can be quite competitive, especially if you’re only just starting out. The chances are you’ll be running a small and relatively tight ship right now, but given that there’s an ever-increasing number of start-ups popping up around our country, you need to try your hardest to get ahead of the curve. If you’re looking for a few ideas to put some life into your operations and help improve your small business in the long run, what follows is just a few suggestions you might want to give a try.…

Three Tests That Will Give Your eCommerce Security the Thumbs Up

Do you think your eCommerce site could be at risk from a cyber attack? The idea that hackers break into systems for fun is firmly in the past. Today, they’re a serious threat to businesses and their customers. Almost two thirds of victimised companies are forced out of business within just six months of an attack, unable to cope with the severity and the frequency with which they can occur due to their weaknesses in online security. Do you want to add to this statistic?…

Why Your Business Needs to Review its Insurance Policies

It’s vital that your business has the right insurance policies on all its vehicles. From van insurance to business insurance and even goods in transit insurance, it’s easy to get confused and think you have the taken out the right policies when you might not have. Here’s a quick guide to the main different types of insurance a business needs to be fully operational on the roads legally: Business insurance Often employees travel to work in their own car which they have taken out private insurance on unless they have a company car which is insured for business purposes.…