A common mistake business owners tend to make is to mix their personal finances with the business ones. So when the tax season comes this can lead to a chaotic situation, one which can cause you quite a lot of stress and time you can’t spare. This is why it’s essential that you separate these…
Whenever someone mentions the term brand, a lot of people automatically assume this has something to do with major corporations such as Coca-Cola, McDonald’s or Facebook. Still, branding can be of as much use to smaller local corporations during their initial stages. Sure, the scale of these branding efforts is much smaller due to the…
Branding is the best way to truly stand out in the crowd of competitors. It helps your customers differentiate you from the other brands and also helps them engage with your business. Even though branding is a powerful tool in the business world, if done incorrectly, it may cause more damage to your business than…
Sooner or later, everyone needs a plumber. Water plumbing, sanitary plumbing, drainage, mechanical systems and roofing systems are just some of the things that both residential homes and major industrial complexes need to maintain on regular basis. This, however, isn’t something that an average citizen can do on their own. Because of this, starting a…
Since social media plays an important role in business marketing, any strong strategy should find an efficient way to incorporate them. Therefore, you should consider some of the following tips for developing a successful social marketing strategy. Develop a plan It all starts with a plan, so you need to make sure to have a…
Small businesses often encounter overhead issues. This situation is quite common, especially if you are new to the business world. However, there is a way to successfully fight this problem and, according to Forbes, that is strategic outsourcing. It allows you to save both money and time. How come? It’s simple. Paying a third party…
Until recently, beginner entrepreneurs only had two options when choosing their company location. They could run their newly-incorporated business from home, or rent an office headquarters. Both of these options come with a few benefits and the long list of disadvantages. Running your business from home may sound great in the first place, but after…
In today’s highly competitive enterprise world, being the new business can be quite challenging. A good way to getting traction as a new company is to apply the right marketing strategies; as a new business owner, you should be thinking outside the box with regard to branding and advertising. Here are five business marketing ideas…
Updating accounting books could be as tedious as to plan tax. But, if you do not keep clean accounting records, the task of calculating taxes could be a nightmare. For this, you need a proper accounting system in place; it would enable you to tweak your budget as often as you require to keep the…
With the rise of the Internet, everything changes – from pop culture expansion, basic information circulation and effective knowledge implementation, to business promotion/advancement – everyone seems to be living online. With such a dependency on the online world, the logical question imposed is: do we still know how to live and succeed offline? It seems…
If you are a small business owner who expected more commercial activity and profits in 2016, you should start preparing for the New Year with greater hope and optimism. Market analysts are predicting that 2017 will be good for the small business community, and the following five reasons explain how this positive sentiment will materialize:…
Surety bonds are often associated with insurance, owing to the fact that bonds are sold by insurance agents and are designed with loss coverage in mind. There’s a vital difference, however, between surety bond insurance and regular insurance. Here’s what you need to know about surety bonds. What Is It? The purpose of a surety…
No wonder Singapore is renowned for its pro-business environment, progressive tax structure, state-of-the-art infrastructure, strong intellectual property rights, skilled workforce and fairly flexible immigration policies. The prestigious Work Bank report has ranked Singapore first position in the world for ease of doing business for ten consecutive years. The Republic has long been considered as a…
The notion of office ergonomics is becoming more important with each passing day. Once major corporations, SMBs and one-person startups saw the connection between productivity and workspace, there was no going back. For example, sitting in an adequate office chair reduces chances of back-pain emerging, which in turn increases one’s chance to focus. Similarly, the…
No matter how good your product is and no matter how good the team you assembled is – building a brand is never easy. You’re up against hard competition in almost any industry. Besides that, a starting phase of your business is when you create a bond between your product and the consumer. This doesn’t…
Starting a new company is not an easy feat, and anyone venturing into the realm of start-up business will undoubtedly encounter some challenges. However, the scenario is quite different in Singapore. The Republic offers a pro-business environment that is conducive even for the new entrants. It has a prominent start-up ecosystem that attracts a huge…
There is a multitude of reasons to go for business relocation: Running out of space, worsened economic climate, a need for an upgrade, looking for new prospects, etc. Regardless of the rationale, know that there are many moving parts to keep an eye on. Weigh all the pros and cons, and pay special attention to…
Over the last few years, social media platforms and online interactions have increased many fold. Businesses are using more digital technologies than before. Ecommerce, online ads, polls and surveys have become standard for marketing operations. These technologies are all data driven. Even small and medium businesses today need data analytics at an unprecedented scale. To…
Even though the number of rubbish removal services in major cities around the world have more than doubled in the past decade not every one of them offers great commercial rubbish removal. In the developed world commercial rubbish removal is a whole different ball game and is a lot like industrial rubbish removal. The removal…
Infographic via Complete Web Resources, an Austin-based SEO consultancy and web design firm. There are a myriad of factors to consider when launching a small business, but many new business owners fail to consider the impact of their state’s business climate on their own business. Thankfully, this infographic breaks down the factors affecting small businesses,…
Mobile phones are everywhere you look these days, whether in shop windows or in people’s hands, you cannot avoid them if you wanted to. Buying a new phone can be a nightmare with so many phones on the market, and choosing one can take time. Getting rid of them on the other hand is quite…
Smart companies have been utilising innovative and exciting packaging as part of their consumer product experience for a long time now, but recent developments in commercially accessible technology mean that things are about to get very interesting. Many of us will know the giddy excitement that comes when we are eagerly tearing at the packaging…
For many entrepreneurs and small business owners, making the leap from home office to full-fledge office space feels expensive and overwhelming. It’s a big step to go from an at-home start-up to a more established business with rent, utilities, and multiple employees coming and leaving every day. Now though, in cities around the world, coworking…
When you think about farming, you always hear the gripe about big agro-business versus small farms, and how small farmers are being wiped out while Monsanto gets bigger. And somewhere in that argument someone will say that “a farm is after all, a small business.” Small farms, presumably, are those rustic buildings you see along…
A chargeback – a kind of refund in which the buyer prompts his or her credit card company to forcibly transfer money away from a seller – is a major obstacle for modern merchants. Whether the buyer demands a chargeback because of customer service objections, the product they received was not what they expected, or…
