According to a recent study published in the Telegraph (read more about it here), more than 8 million people living in the UK run some kind of home-based online business. They sell or buy things on the web or work as freelancers for more or less remote employers. Under the strong influence of the Internet, the entire global workforce is experiencing serious changes in the way they earn for a living and find jobs. Thanks to this trend, a new form of entrepreneurship – webpreneurship – has seen the light of the day.…
Business enterprises require antivirus protection like any other home computer. Ample data of any company is available there, and if any competitor can lay their hands on it, the business would have to pull its shutters. For example, the rate at which it is procuring material for manufacturing some product, the formula of the product, the profit margin, bank balances, etc. All such sensitive information can be stolen by hackers, using malwares, viruses, worms, and Trojans.
How is antivirus for business different from consumer versions?…
As with so many other questions you may have when first getting your business together, hosting options do not have a black and white answer. What may work for one business will not necessarily fit in well for another. So, how do you navigate the hosting minefield without putting a foot wrong? Easy, you keep on reading.
The different options
When you first begin to look into the different hosting options available you’ll probably be wondering what the key differences are between them all.…
Owning a business comes with its own set of challenges but there are plenty of tools and software systems available that can make it much easier.
Google AdWords
When it comes to websites, Google has a lot of tools and resources available for business owners. One of these resources is AdWords, which allows you to reach a high volume of potential clients through a variety of avenues across the Google platform. It is actually the highest revenue generator among all of Google’s services, which shows its strong online presence.…
Data is the new millennium’s commodity, and the primary export of the Digital Age. We have entire industries that are now built on its retrieval and analysis, and everyone from retail titans to small business startups rely on it to some degree. As much as data can build a company, losing critical data can not only cost a company hundreds of thousands of dollars, but can also damage its reputation and waste precious time in recovery attempts.
How does data loss cause system downtime, and how can system downtime be mitigated?…
Making a mistake the first time is okay. Not learning from that mistake isn’t okay, though. Here are some common WordPress mistakes that other people have made so you don’t have to. If you’re currently making these mistakes, now’s your chance to fix them!
1. Using the wrong WordPress platform
You can opt for either WordPress.com or WordPress.org. The former is best for beginners who don’t want to bother coding and who aren’t too worried about monetizing their blog quite yet.…
In the 21st century the pen is truly mightier than the sword. Knowledge can unlock so many possibilities in today’s world that it pays to invest in products that can boost your brain power. These 7 gadgets won’t get you automatic membership to Mensa, but they’ll certainly make realising your potential a little easier.
Bose QuietComfort 20i
If you’re working on something that requires all your attention, the faintest of noises can prove to be a distraction. Whether it is office chitchat or the hushed whispers of other students in the library, there are times when you’ll just want a bit of silence.…
As the technology improves and the cost per unit continues to fall, 3D printing will become more prevalent in small business operations over the next half a decade. With the potential to be at the forefront of the most significant advent in mass production since Henry Ford developed the first commercially-viable moving assembly line over 100 years ago – 3D printing could oversee improvements in product development, lower overheads and reduce environmental impact.
Here, we look at five ways 3D printing could revolutionise small businesses in the next five years.…
One of the immortal phrases that still rings true when it comes to doing business in the modern world is, “You better shop around.” Nowhere is this more true than in the case of the Internet, where millions of potential customers congregate every single day in order to compare and contrast the goods and services of a growing number of suppliers.
Comparing And Contrasting For The Very Best Online Deals
People make use of comparison sites to determine what the very best deal is for the particular good or service they are interested in.…
The future is here now. We can expect revolutionary changes to affect business around the world. Companies who position themselves to meet the future will prosper. Those who stubbornly cling to traditional ways of doing business will go out of business. It’s that simple.
Expect business change to be as dramatic as the transition from analog TV to digital TV. If you remember, once the all-digital broadcasting system was switched on, the fuzzy TV reception problem disappeared forever.
Here are five mega trends that will transform the future:
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