If you would like to work towards sustainability in your city, you may want to start by establishing sustainability circles – small groups of people who care or have unique expertise or resources about the matter at hand. Members of the ‘circle’ meet frequently at the home, community room or coffee shop of a participant […]

Relocating your business to a whole new office can feel very exciting, like you are embarking on a significant new chapter in your company’s journey. However, your heart could sink as it dawns on you that you miscalculated – or perhaps just failed to see – how much space your firm really needed. Fortunately, even

The writers of the thirty-year-old series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, knew the ingredients of great leadership instinctively. Throughout the series, captain of the Enterprise, Jean-Luc Picard, would host high-level meetings in the ship’s conference room. Everyone at the table had an opportunity to share their ideas. Picard would sit there, listening, taking everything in,

Running a company in the modern world is, in some ways, easier than it’s been in the past. There are more and more tools that can help you with this moving forward, and it is important for you to do as much as possible to achieve this. Make sure you look at doing what you

Information architecture (IA) is the art of arranging the content of a website. Conveying information through a website is a very tedious task, and you need to make sure that you follow certain protocols to ensure findability and usability. Information architecture is a series of steps that lays out all the visual elements of a

As a business owner, you have a responsibility to keep your staff safe in the workplace. Offices can have more hazards than you might think, from falling stored items and trip hazards, to improperly handled fire practices. Here are the top ways to keep your office and your employees safe. Use a crisis response app.

As you run your business, you will not achieve success without experiencing missteps, mishaps, or mistakes. Even though you will experience challenges along the way, your success depends on the decisions you make. You need to identify your errors early, learn from them, and ensure that they do not happen again. To be an effective

Ever since Toyota introduced the production process known as lean manufacturing, it has revolutionized and redefined mass production practices all around the world. The lean manufacturing system or lean for short is a system designed for maximizing product value to the customer while reducing activities that consume resources. It provides a powerful formula for doing

What is the goal of every single business owner in the world? That’s right – profit! You don’t pour all of your energy and effort into a business idea only to make no money and keep going. That’s not how it works. You know that you want to do well in your business, and your

There are so many people out there that are fed up with the 9 to 5 grind. It takes over their life and they feel that they don’t have enough spare time to do the things that they really enjoy in life. In some cases, it isn’t the schedule that people hate, it’s just the

Everyone is always so focused on setting up a full-blown business, but what about all of you who already have that and are looking to take on something else? Once you get that hunger and fuel for money, the business you have might not sometimes be enough. There’s always money to be made with your

Are you afraid of losing your job? Many people are, as uncertainty is common amongst today’s workforce. As seen in this article, there are many reasons why some of us are fearful of becoming unemployed, including the chances of recession, redundancies caused by robot takeovers, and management changes in the companies we work within. And

Designer websites have been embraced entirely by big businesses. But nowadays, even smaller businesses are beginning to understand the importance of a fresh, modern website that is appealing to potential customers. That needn’t be hard to achieve, even on a small budget. It’s certainly no secret that online has proved, and is continuing to prove,

A lot of adults work in an office, but it isn’t a good fit for everyone. Thankfully, there are several jobs that don’t require a desk, such as construction workers and nurses. If you’re unsure which kind of work you would do best at, the four signs below indicate that a desk job isn’t right

Managing your finances can often feel overwhelming for any business owner. Just because you’re good at what you do in business, doesn’t mean that you will have a lot of experience in handling finances, and this can often be one of the biggest challenges for a small business owner. Nevertheless, good financial practices can easily

Creating a new product can make or break your business. That’s why you should have a good product development process which is suitable for the nature of your business and your management style. However, many entrepreneurs usually get stuck on ideation because they wait for the perfect product idea that would undoubtedly sell. So, how

Ask any person who has made at least a couple or three purchases on the Internet, as called the main sale of the year, and almost everyone will respond without delay – Black Friday. Originally invented in the U.S., this tradition has spread to other countries and gradually became a world-class event. Sales are held

Running a successful business means drawing on a wide range of expertise. You’ll need IT knowledge to implement effective tech solutions, an understanding of accounting to undertake tax planning and HR knowhow to enable you to manage your workforce, for example. With so many areas to consider, it can be tough for businesses to manage