Remember back when you decided to start your own business? You planned all the great things you’d do, having the career you loved and spending more time with your family. You’d only take on the clients you loved, and your days would be happier, more relaxed and stress free. Now, back to today – what’s on your to do list? If you’re like most small business owners it could go something like this: Read and deal...

Email. Love it or hate it, it’s a fact of life when you’re in business. Back in the early days, email was easy – in fact you probably got excited when you received one and raced to reply to it. Getting into the office on a morning and finding that you had 5 emails was a GOOD thing, even if 2 of them were fake hoax alerts from your best friend from school! But now, there’s no getting away from it, email is king....

It’s the bane of most small business owners’ lives – the dreaded credit control. You do the work, send the invoice, and then you wait… and wait… and wait. How long should you leave it before chasing? Was there something wrong with your work? Is the company you invoiced still even in business? All thoughts that go through your head when it comes to chasing money. Outsourcing your credit control is the answer and...

You must have been in the middle of the ocean for the last 2 years if you haven’t heard all the buzz about Social Media Marketing and how it’s the latest and greatest thing for your business. Some businesses embraced it, while others have stayed as far away as possible, or maybe just dipped their toes in to see what it’s like. Which side do you fall on? If you’re anything like a lot of small business owners,...