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Whether you’re a small business or a larger corporation, a consumer survey can give you valuable insight into the thoughts, habits, and opinions of your customer base. These simple questionnaires are designed to tell you what the customer wants, what they like, and what they don’t like. As important as the occasional survey may be, there are times when a survey is inappropriate or not beneficial at the time. When You’re Looking For Specific Feedback If you’ve just launched a new product or service, or are looking for customer insight into a specific part of your business, this may be a good opportunity to launch a customer survey. Be sure that when you create the survey, you’re asking open-ended questions to so that participants can leave as specific a review as possible. Detail … [Read more...] about When To Deploy A Consumer Survey (And When Not To)

Introduction Today Companies in various fields start focusing on bulking their employees insurances rather than harboring them individually. As with buying any product, there are usually benefits in bulk acquiring. Insurance Schemes are no different. These improvements might not be evident at first, but over time they show their value if SMEs start calculating their return on investment. How Do These Employee Insurance Schemes Become A Benefit Enterprises usually use these types of Insurance Schemes as boons for employees working for them. This way they can also attract new people a lot easier. Bulk Medical & Life Insurances for example can give benefits that their individual counterparts simply can’t provide. For example, things that have been prevented before such as … [Read more...] about The Importance of Employee Insurance Schemes in Small to Medium Enterprises

Your twenties is the time to do the things you can’t when you’re in your thirties and forties. Not that it’s impossible as you get old, but your life view changes. Even seasoned travellers can’t stand living out of a backpack once they hit the big 3-0. And, there’s the issue of being a weird, old person who won’t let go of her dreams. Give it up, girl; you’re no spring chicken! Yep, the time to travel is when you’re young, but there is a problem: money. Unfortunately, you might be free and single yet you’re skint and can’t afford the cost of the move. It’s a cruel world. But, the knife isn’t totally in just yet because there are ways to move abroad even if you’re another cautionary tale. It takes courage and a “screw it” attitude, as well as small bank balance, but it’s not … [Read more...] about How To| Moving Abroad When You’re Young And Skint

One of the most common complaints of small business owners is that they find the financial part of running a business complicated. Running the day to day operations of your small business is normally very easy because this is the industry you come from. If you run a barber shop, you have been, most likely, a barber and you still are. 90% of what you do is cutting hair, and the remaining 10% is managing your employees and making sure salaries are paid and the business if functioning properly. Then again, as a business owner, it’s not all roses and bird chirps. Those 10% of managing overhead management sometimes take up as much as 20% of your schedule. The more you grow, the more income you generate, the more employees you hire, that becomes a more prominent part of your role. That … [Read more...] about Making smart financial decisions for your business

In the past, working from home was a perk that companies offered as a way for employees to enjoy greater convenience and flexibility. But, in today’s world, working from home has become a full-time way of life for millions of people. According to one study, more than 3.7 million employees work from home at least half the time. No matter if you’re a stay-at-home mom looking to make more money or an entrepreneur working to ensure your small business venture is a success, there are many tools that you’ll want to have available at your discretion to maximize success. Keep reading to learn about 5 essentials for at-home workers. 1. A Reliable Computer Anyone who works from home will need access to a reliable computer. Depending on your line of work and how you like to work, you may … [Read more...] about 5 Essentials for Anyone Working from Home

Regardless of the industry you’re in, you probably hear about conferences all the time. From marketing conferences to tech conferences and everything in between, these events all promise great speakers, learning opportunities and the chance to network. You can connect with key people in your industry, or send your employees to make those connections. You can stay on the cutting edge of what’s happening, and stay competitive. In an article featured on Harvard Business Week, there’s a situation cited where Tim Ferriss, the writer of The 4-Hour Workweek, felt like attending South by Southwest in 2007 was a turning point in his career. He’s said in interviews hew as able to meet a lot of influential bloggers who end up being champions of his book and promoting it heavily. Even so, while … [Read more...] about Determining If a Conference is Worth it