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Choosing Cloud Software? Look Out for These Trends

Software as a Service (SaaS) has paved the way for businesses and consumers to test early cloud services. With SaaS being both flexible and financially attractive, businesses continue to take advantage of the simplicity and high performance the cloud offers.

Technology + Humanity = The future of services

Running your own business is awesome, right? There are not many other lifestyles that afford the opportunity to enjoy the kind of life you’ve always dreamed of, on your own terms. Time, money, flexibility… the chance to have it all.

Streamlining your Small Business for Greater Efficiency

One of the complexities of managing a small to medium sized business is having the ability to optimise your organisation, enabling it to run more efficiently.

Ready, Set, Grow: A Guide to Funding Business Growth

Almost every small business struggles through ups and downs on their journey to funding business growth.

Learn how to create business values in just 5 simple steps

When it comes to creating a vibrant company, values are absolutely foundational – in fact, they’re one of the most visible aspects of any company culture.

Avoiding Stockouts: 5 Preventable Causes of Out-of-Stocks and What to Do About Them

Stockouts almost always make it to the “worst nightmare” lists of retailers, and for good reason. Not only do they lead to lost sales, but out-of-stocks also result in reduced customer satisfaction and lower loyalty levels.

6 Retail Marketing Strategies to Help You Get New Customers

Whether you’re just setting up shop or been running your store for decades, acquiring new customers is always the name of the game.

We Asked Shoppers Who Their Favorite Retailers Are and Why. Here’s What They Said.

Who is your favorite retailer and why? We posted that question on LinkedIn last week because we wanted to learn more about the retailers that consumers love.

Three Must Have New Year’s Resolutions for Small Businesses

As some countries ring in the new financial year, now is the time to reflect and make New Year’s resolutions for your SME for the financial year ahead.

The 5 Best Xero Apps of 2018

We have scoured the marketplace to bring you the five best Xero apps of 2018. From reporting software to time management applications, we’ve covered a wide variety of apps designed to make your life easier.

How to Optimize Your Inventory: A Guide to Getting Stock Levels “Just Right”

How much money do you lose to stockouts and overstocked items every year? The answer might surprise you.

Handle conflict like a pro: essential team conflict management examples and tips

Conflicts are inevitable, even in the most engaged of workplaces. Regardless of the source of the conflict, if they are left unresolved, conflicts can quickly impact employee morale and productivity.

Choosing Between Local or International Suppliers

As industries increase in globalisation, establishing trading relationships with suppliers further and further afield, there is a concurrent and rather ironic push for consumers to support local entities and ‘shop small’.

Benefits of a Domestic Supply Chain

The success of a business, amongst other things, is largely dependent on their ability to supply their product or service to a customer exactly when and in what quantity they require.

Three Measures of Customer Satisfaction Compared

It is a difficult task to gauge customer satisfaction without some form of survey to do so. However, understanding the extent to which your customer base is happy with your services is integral to your company’s success.

The Power of Customer Success

Customer Success is one of the most important strategic priorities at Spotlight Reporting. The more we learn about Customer Success principles, strategy and practice, the more we can see the powerful resonance this could have for accountants in practice.

How to Deal with Difficult Customers: Nine Proven Tips for Retailers

Dealing with difficult customers can be… well, difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. With the right attitude and action steps, you can effectively navigate these tricky customer situations and emerge (hopefully) unscathed.

Got a Seasonal Business? Try These 9 Tips to Stay Profitable and Productive All Year

Every seasonal business – whether it’s a haunted house attraction open on Halloween or a summer souvenirs shop on the beach – dreads the off-peak season.

Are employee benefits the key to attracting and retaining employees?

Free healthy meals at work, discounted travel, opportunities for personal development and study, flexible working, and paid time off for volunteering – these are just some of the compelling employee benefits that leading company’s offer.

5 Things You Need to Know About Sourcing Globally

Global sourcing occurs when companies go beyond their home borders for sourcing goods and services.

12 Examples of Retail Stores That Will Inspire You to Run Your Business Better

One of the best ways to get inspired in your retail business is to see merchants like yourself who are killing it.

What’s Brewing in the Future of Coffee?

The growth of the coffee industry has been truly unprecedented and experts have been prepared for the bubble to pop.

How To Prepare Your Business For The Next Recession

There has been a lot of chatter in the media recently that another economic downturn might be around the corner. As The Wow Company found in their recent “How recession-proof is your business” survey, a surprisingly high number of UK-based businesses are not prepared for the next recession.

Choosing Cloud Software? Look Out for These Trends

Technology + Humanity = The future of services

Streamlining your Small Business for Greater Efficiency

Ready, Set, Grow: A Guide to Funding Business Growth

Learn how to create business values in just 5 simple steps

Avoiding Stockouts: 5 Preventable Causes of Out-of-Stocks and What to Do About Them

6 Retail Marketing Strategies to Help You Get New Customers

We Asked Shoppers Who Their Favorite Retailers Are and Why. Here’s What They Said.

Three Must Have New Year’s Resolutions for Small Businesses

The 5 Best Xero Apps of 2018

How to Optimize Your Inventory: A Guide to Getting Stock Levels “Just Right”

Handle conflict like a pro: essential team conflict management examples and tips

Choosing Between Local or International Suppliers

Benefits of a Domestic Supply Chain

Three Measures of Customer Satisfaction Compared

The Power of Customer Success

How to Deal with Difficult Customers: Nine Proven Tips for Retailers

Got a Seasonal Business? Try These 9 Tips to Stay Profitable and Productive All Year

Are employee benefits the key to attracting and retaining employees?

5 Things You Need to Know About Sourcing Globally

12 Examples of Retail Stores That Will Inspire You to Run Your Business Better

What’s Brewing in the Future of Coffee?

How To Prepare Your Business For The Next Recession

Getting business strategy at the heart of your success in 2018

Financial Mistakes To Avoid In Your First Business

8 Eco-Friendly Packaging Alternatives for Your Shipping Needs

Working From Home – Managing the Risks to Reap the Rewards

Where Do Your Customers See Value?

Social Media Lessons for Retailers

Is Peer to Peer Lending the Best Funding Option for Your Business?

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