As a result of imbalances in various socio-economic systems in the world, impact investing quickly rose as one of the top solutions an individual can use to create a positive change, enjoying a groundswell of interest. Today’s investors are also increasingly aligning their values with the money they have, and investments with a double bottom line approach are quickly gaining more traction. The reason behind […]

What is business credit? When’s the last time you checked your business credit score? If you’ve never checked it before, you’re not alone – nearly half of small business owners don’t even know they have one. Like personal credit, business credit is used to determine a business’ borrowing and lending abilities. It’ll be checked when you apply for business loans or when other companies want […]

One of the latest technologies which allow both the small and the medium sized businesses in having a sophisticated system in telephone without any sort of investment in this field is the hosted PBX phone service. The entire system of the telephone is maintained and operated by the hosted PBX service providers. The system greatly allows the employee to work from home or on phone […]

A cloud phone system gives you all the benefits and features of a business phone system without the initial financial outlay. The physical phone system is looked after by your telecoms provider within a data centre and the only hardware you see is the phone you will be using on your desk. How is the cloud system maintained? The responsibility of maintaining and keeping the […]

Last week in a discussion with a business coaching client, I asked if she had updated bookkeeping and accounting records that would help her make the best business decision for a big question about her business. “No,” she replied, she didn’t have updated books. Without them, any decision regarding product lines, pricing, or customer capacity is just a guess! Guessing is not the way to […]

The management of a business telephone system is something that many companies would like to place in the hands of a third party and never think about again. When they receive Avaya maintenance and support from a licensed service provider, they can do exactly that. When a company takes advantage of Avaya maintenance and support by implementing a fully hosted or managed telephone network, it […]

Have you met Siri? Well, of course you have if you are an iPhone 4S user. According to some user reviews, Siri is quite an extraordinary virtual assistant app in terms of helping you with your daily activities, such as setting an alarm, scheduling appointments, finding a restaurant, and even answering a few random questions bothering you all throughout the day. True enough that Siri […]

There are lots of responsibilities that come along with running a business. One of those is sending invoices to customers for products or services rendered. But if you’ve been sending invoices and not getting paid, you need to find out why in a hurry. After all, without money coming in, your company or employer probably won’t last long. For example, maybe patrons are not getting […]

If you’re one of the millions of home owners receiving unwanted phone calls and you want to put an end to these unsolicited calls once and for all, what can you do? Receiving marketing calls on a landline is frustrating enough and they seem to call at all hours of the day and evening but now is the time to complain and fight back. Here […]

There are few people that are brave enough to venture into small businesses and those that do will need to be business savvy and ready to really work at making their business work. Most small business have tight budgets, which means that they do not have the means to use expensive high impact marketing. It is for this reason that many small business owners look […]