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Shield Your Small Business: Essential Tips for Protection
You, as a proprietor of a small enterprise, are well aware of the long hours and devoted effort required to make your company a success. Your business is the result of countless hours of work and thousands of dollars in investment. Therefore, it is critical to take preventative measures to safeguard your small business from potential risks and challenges. https://bityl.co/Hkc4 To avoid potential threats to your company, consider the following: Invest in Business Insurance. Purchasing Tivly commercial insurance is a crucial measure to take in order to safeguard your startup. It’s a good way to shield your company from the consequences of things like accidents, theft, damaged property, and legal…
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CleanTalk…… What’s That Mean??
Y’all got dirty minds! Nooooo it’s not the opposite of talk dirty to me. For SHAME!!! AND in the words of my friend Miss Barbara “Tsk, Tsk, Tsk” People are SO sneaky, like really sneaky. It’s just getting worse and worse. That’s what makes cyber security so important. I don’t know if you’ve noticed lately but the amount of spam comments on Peanut Butter and Whine has gone WAY, WAY, WAY, (all gone), down. That’s all thanks to CleanTalk an anti-spam plug-in that has helped my site SO MUCH. All-in-One CleanTalk makes protecting all of your website forms – comments, registration, feedback, contacts, orders and other. No need to install additional…
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Why Your Start-Up Business Should Outsource IT Support
IT support can be very useful for a business of any size, but especially for small or start-up businesses. By outsourcing in your first year, you can improve your productivity, cybersecurity, and efficiency. By using an IT services provider, you can get support for your start-up and won’t need to worry about keeping up with all the developments in IT. Image – free for commercial use Better Security Security must be a priority for all sizes of business. Any operating systems that you use, as well as any devices, such as laptops, tablets, or smartphones, all store and transmit a lot of data. Security breaches are common fears for a…
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15 Ways to Increase Your Business Productivity
pixabay Whether you’ve just started a new business or you’re looking for new areas to improve, there are several ways you can boost your productivity. For anyone who runs a small business, it might feel like the to-do list is never ending. Procrastination can also get the better of you, and it can be challenging to prioritize when every task seems essential. In order to improve operations, you need to find new strategies to be more efficient and streamline everyday processes. It’s essential to motivate your employees as well. Here are fifteen ways to increase your business productivity. Learn to prioritize Firstly, you need to learn how to prioritize. You…
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How to Monetize Your Blog
Image Credit Maybe you have been running a blog for a while; you have a high readership, and now is the time to monetize; alternatively, you could be a startup brand or business who wants to gain traction right away. If you’re interested in monetizing your blog this winter, you’re in the right place. Below are some pro tips on how to get started. Sell Advertising Space One of the easiest ways to monetize your blog is to sell Ad space. The majority of platforms allow you to do this in the form of Ad space. You can allow display ads on there – ones not relevant to an audience…
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9 Ways To Avoid Disaster In Your Business Day To Day
You can’t always avoid mistakes and issues within your business. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. There are a few different things you can do to ensure the day to day running of your business is as smooth as possible and that any ‘disasters’ are dealt with as quickly as possible to avoid even bigger issues later on down the line. Below, you’ll find 9 ways to avoid disaster in your business day to day. Take a look and see what you should be doing: 1. Take Your Time Putting A Team Together First of all, when you put your team together you should take your time. This ensures…
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Cybersecurity: Keeping Your Business Safe Online
As we progress toward becoming a more technology-based society every year, we are witnessing an equally proportionate rise in the number of cyber thefts and hacking attacks that take place. Whether its a phishing e-mail that somehow dodges your spam folder, or it’s a data breach within a business, cybercrime is on the rise. Although large businesses provide more lucrative data for hackers to steal, SME’s are frequent targets for cybercriminals. Smaller organizations are less likely to have comprehensive security systems in place, making them much more vulnerable to an attack. Cybercrime is evolving with technology. Hackers are coming up with more elaborate methods and convincing scams to access your…
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Why You Need Managed IT Support
If you run a business, the chances are you have a website. Your website might just be an information hub for your customer base, but it is most likely a key part of your business operations. Your customers can book, buy and request more information on your products and services. Having an accessible online presence as a business has multiple advantages which will propel your company forward among competitors. Image credit. Some of the advantages of having a smooth running website for your business are: Accessibility. Particularly during the time of COVID-19, online accessibility is essential if you want your business to thrive. A younger customer base. The younger generations…
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Even Small Businesses Can (And Should) Help The Environment
If you run your own business, you’ve more than likely heard the term Corporate Social Responsibility. A phrase that’s become increasingly important to businesses as it becomes incrementally more important to the consumers that use them. Corporate Social Responsibility is essential if we’re to create a better form of commerce. One that acknowledges the necessity of its commitment to the workforce, and every link in the supply chain. What’s more, businesses are increasingly expected to show a commitment to sustainability and consideration for the environment. Indeed, millennial consumers in particular expect the businesses they buy from to have a strong focus on sustainability. And, crucially, they’re prepared to pay good…
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5 Hacks To Stop Your Business Getting Hacked
Pixabay. CCO Licensed. No company wants to be hacked. Unfortunately, cyberattacks are on the rise and small businesses are the most popular target. While some hackers will aim to directly extort money from you (for example, via a phishing scam or a ransomware attack), others will aim to infiltrate your system undetected so that they can steal important data and sell it on the dark web. These five tips will help you defend against both types. Change passwords regularly Changing your password regularly makes it much harder for hackers to try and gain entry to sensitive information. It’s possible that hackers may have already found your log-in details and put…
