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Why E-commerce Companies Need Fast Shipping
In the early days of e-commerce, if a consumer placed an online order and it magically appeared on the doorstep a week later, he or she was probably astonished that it showed it up at all. My, how things have changed! With Amazon driving the delivery bar ever higher, today’s consumers consider an order to be slow if it shows up in two days. They expect fast shipping. With such a tight delivery window, e-commerce companies have to work very hard and very smart to stay in the game. The infographic below, How to Speed Up E-commerce Deliveries, is essential reading for leadership and operations personnel in just about any…
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Still Needing To Work From Home? Here Are Some Tips To Help
Working from home has now become the normal for so many people, and so it may be something that you are getting used to. Not all of us had planned to do this, and many of us were initially not set up to take that plunge. But there are some great benefits to doing it. Flexibility when it comes to family life, savings on commuter costs and also the opportunity to work differently are just some of the benefits experienced. However, with the future looking like this is set to continue, what can you do if you find you are still needing to work from home? Here are some tips…
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Setting Up a Physical Retail Store in a Digital World
You would be forgiven that thinking that setting up a store in the modern age is one of the most obvious business disasters ever committed. After all, the e-commerce industry is thriving and is cheaper in many ways. And while there is a debate between setting up a store online and in-person, there is a lot to be said for the expanding physical brick-and-mortar setup. The retail industry is not dying a death, but it is changing. Many entrepreneurs are looking to bridge the gap between the online and physical experience, and this is where setting up a store can be a common-sense approach. But how do we set up…
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How to Make Your Cash Flow More Predictable
Does an unpredictable cash flow make it difficult for you to manage your business? When you’re not sure what your expenses or income will be in any given month, it can be difficult to know what you can afford to spend or even if you’re going to be able to survive for that month. However, even if your cash flow isn’t consistent from month to month, you can still find ways to understand it better. You can create a more predictable cash flow that helps you to manage your business more easily. Here are some of the steps that you can take to achieve that. Keep a Rolling Forecast Although…
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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 day to day. 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…
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How To Uplift Employees During Social Distancing Work Life
Now that we are in this pandemic and social distancing has become the norm, employee morale is sharply in focus. We want them to be safe, so they have to sit apart from each other. Socializing has become a chore and downright awkward. If you want to speak to people, you have to raise your voice, but doing so will increase the chances of spreading potential bacteria and or virus molecules. So bosses are left scratching their heads, as to how on earth can they make their workspaces tolerable and enjoyable and uplift employees once more? We have the solutions for you! A buffet on a Monday Mondays are the…
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Essential Modern Marketing Tips For Your Small Business
Modern marketing can be a minefield, especially for small businesses. While there have never been so many resources and so much information available, trying to take in everything can get overwhelming. Managing a small business is exhausting at the best of times, making any additional work extremely challenging. One of the most difficult aspects of running a small business is balancing the workload. Although the core aspects of the business take precedence, it’s vital that all bases are covered. Management and owners are often stretched to their limits, meaning important functions are neglected. Unfortunately, marketing is one of the operations that doesn’t get enough attention for a lot of small…
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How to Minimize Risk When Launching a Business
Have you been dreaming of waving goodbye to your nine to five job and launching a business of your own business? For many people, launching their own business is a dream come true. However, the potential risks involved in starting a new business may leave you feeling hesitant about making your dream a reality. Feeling concerned about the risks involved in launching a business doesn’t mean that you need to forget about your dream of running a company. There are ways to launch a business and keep the risks involved to a minimum; here is how you can mitigate some of the riskier elements of starting a company: Research the…
