Small businesses are increasingly turning to hosted voice for a cost effective, simple-to-adopt, and reliable company phone system. Hosted voice, otherwise known as virtual PBX (private branch exchange), is a private phone system that’s hosted in the cloud and uses your internet connection to let users make, receive, and manage calls. Our post tells you […]
How to motivate your start up staff
The advantages of working as a start-up versus working for a large company are plentiful, and the thrill of being part of something fresh can be exhilarating for you and your team. However, it’s unlikely that as a start-up you can afford the same shiny employee benefit packages that of your big-business rivals can. Company […]
Why you work in sales Blog
‘Anytime you are tempted to up-sell someone, stop what you are doing and up-serve instead – Dan Pink, ‘To Sell Is Human’ Mention to most people that you meet at the Bar that you work in ‘sales’ and you are likely to get at best a polite smile and at worst you’ll find yourself drinking your pint alone. […]
Mobility, Flexibility, Efficiency
I see how much pressure there is for businesses to grow, how much there is to deliver and get really great results. How much competition there is out there, and you really don’t want to be out there spending money on things that don’t add value to the customer or helping you grow. When you […]
5 tools that make working from home a breeze
It’s trying times we face; Coronavirus has made working from home the new norm for many businesses. Suddenly we’re in a world where face-to-face interactions with our pals from the office are non-existent and our standard routine of commute, work, commute has been turned on its head. There are positives though. I’m sure many of […]
How to prepare for a conference call
Conference call tech has been around for a while now, 1956 to be precise. It has become the go to platform when you want to gather several people in separate locations. Just like any piece of tech there are certain things you can do to get the most from it. We’ve written about conference call […]
How video meetings enable flexibility
We all love a face-to-face meeting (if it’s worthwhile) but unfortunately the reality is they’re not always possible. The surge in demand for flexible working means that face-to-face meetings will become more of a rarity. Recent research found that in the UK, 92% of Millennials identify flexibility as a top priority when job hunting and […]
5 Useful Tips for Your YouTube Business Channel
YouTube is one of many possible social media channels that you might consider using for your business – but where do you start and how do you know what to do with it? Ultimately, you need to know that it is going to be of benefit to your business, and how. YouTube provides a forum […]
Dads need more flexibility to help with childcare
Workplace culture needs to change to support the growing number of dads wanting to take on more childcare responsibility and work flexibly. Employers have a crucial role to play in encouraging greater uptake of Shared Parental Leave, which would motivate more couples to share child‐caring responsibilities more evenly and help ease gender disparity in the […]
How to run a business using only remote workers
It’s amazing to think that the tech world has made it possible to run a business without paying for an office, or even needing to meet your employees in real life. Indeed, organisations like the Hoxby Collective do just that, with a team of talented individuals from all disciplines working collaboratively on projects across the […]