Here’s 8 pretty fundamental financial spreadsheets that every small business needs to have. All are in excel. All are templates and all are downloadable. Profit and loss This spreadsheet will help you to prepare a projected profit and loss account as part of your Operating Budget, in a format suitable […]
All businesses, whether are small or big, should be involved in search engine optimization. With the right SEO strategy in place, any business can compete in search results with their competitors for exposure, traffic and sales. Furthermore, the return on investment from a successful SEO campaign is quite high, while […]
Making your office as energy-efficient, or as “green,” as possible is not just good for your company’s bottom line, but it can actually attract new customers. Consumers are increasingly looking for environmentally friendly businesses where they spend their hard-earned dollars, according to Time. Fortunately, there are a number of easy […]
Companies hire public relations firms as a way to expand their reach outside their immediate sphere of influence. Their role and relationship to the company is thus quite clear. How, however, do public relations efforts tie into customer relationships with the company? The answer is composed of several factors, the […]
Every week we feature companies that have been successful in accessing funding from Microfinance Ireland. Microfinance Ireland gives loans to small businesses and start ups in every sector up to 25,000 Euro. If you are interested in funding, check out the http://microfinanceireland.ie/how-to-apply/ Offaly Gearbox Offaly Gearbox is mobile garage concept, from, […]
Improving credibility; Have you ever wondered why you buy products or services from a particular site, and avoid buying from another site that offers the same products and services. The answer is credibility. The website you are buying from exudes a feeling of trust and reliability, which means you feel […]
While most people believe that online business translates to digital marketing, social media and a strong web presence, in fact, things are moving much faster with the focus of online business shifting over to unlimited access and automation. In this trend, many businesses have started transferring their accounting systems online, […]
‘Networking’ is one of the buzz words of the 21st century. There’s no doubt that the modern world is a networked one. We watch, listen and read online on different networks. We talk on them. We text on them. While many of us balk at the thought of ‘networking’, however, […]
Two state-of-the-art laboratories at Waterford Institute of Technology’s (WIT) €4 million Vision Research Centre, which houses the Macular Pigment Research Group (MPRG), were opened last week by Mr Paudie Coffey TD, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment. According to Prof John Nolan, Principal Investigator of MPRG, “The […]
In the first of a double bill on the job specification advice, we look at why it’s not a good idea to pull the old job spec out of the drawer and hand it to your recruitment agency. It pays to take a fresh look at the job specification, for […]
I heard you’re an exceptionally talented blogger. Of course you are, but you still probably make a mistake or two once in a while. We all do, so don’t sweat. However, you have to be very careful if you are guest-posting, as errors in such an endeavor, no matter how […]
With the numerous tales of how people made it big with almost nothing, it’s easy to jump into the startup world with full enthusiasm. Startup is a business developed around new ideas. If established successfully, it can have a potential ROI. Over the past several years, a large number of […]
Less than 10% of start-ups “pivot their business model between round A and 3 years after an IPO”. However, according to Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures the number is higher than that as he says that 17 of 26 companies “made complete transformations or partial transformations of their businesses” […]
A lot of Irish organisations are known for their presence on social media, and have begun to pave the way for companies using tools such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, along with many others, to speak to their customers in a way that no one else has tapped into. On achieving […]
Online marketing is huge for every type of business. As most people are connected to the web 24/7 via their smartphone, tablet or PC; making the most of your online marketing is crucial. There are many ways to go about conducting online marketing for your business. However, I have narrowed […]
An International SEO Campaign is an essential part of any organization’s effort to penetrate new markets or widen its customer base on a global scale. A business can easily establish itself as a stable business in the global market through international SEO. You can also build a strong foundation on […]
The world of business funding, and where and how to access new or alternative sources of finance can be a confusing one – especially for SMEs with limited resources and less time to spend on researching such issues. With that in mind, InterTradeIreland has developed and launched a new free […]
Small businesses that wished to maximize their presence online via the world’s biggest search engine would once turn their attentions to – among other things – Google Places. However, those who have checked more recently will have noticed its evolution into the perhaps confusingly-titled Google My Business. It’s an interesting […]
If you are running your own business and are a devoted entrepreneur, then you might feel overwhelmed sometimes. Being at the top of the game is not easy, but remember, it was not easy getting there either. Working-out, setting up a to-do list and resolving issues one-by-one, staying positive and […]
As you might know, I manage Twitter accounts for business owners who don’t have time to spend on Twitter. The reason I have a business in the first place is that companies are finally starting to recognise the importance of Social media in their marketing strategy. It’s not all about […]
