6 Ways to save money on your printing costs
Sometimes there is no way around it and you need to print something out. Whether it be important documents that need to be signed and posted or promotional material for your business, there are many reasons why printing is justified and necessary, and we’ve created a list of X brilliant ways to save money on your printing costs. By jannoon028 Shutterstock Invest in a good printer and quality ink The first piece of advice is to invest...
Equipment and software essentials every small business needs
The success of your small business comes down to you. However, there’s no reason why you can’t get a little help from the right equipment and software. These days small businesses are having to battle with industry giants and fight for elbow room against their competitors, it’s incredibly challenging but rewarding! And if you have the right equipment and software by your side, you’ll be able to hit the ground...
Homeworking? Here’s how to be more productive…
How many times have you heard someone state they get “far more done” when working from home? It’s easy to relate to this statement, as you’ve not got any of the distractions associated with an office based environment. However now that working from home is seemingly the new norm, how do you ensure you really are being more productive when working where you live? A few years ago now I wrote my Top 10 tips on successfully working from...
Improving your education: Basic business skills
What one characteristic unites the most successful people in business? It’s the fact that they know they still have more to learn. Pursuing a career as an entrepreneur is a process of continual growth, and it’s never more important to focus on learning than when you’re right at the start of your career. If you have a strong idea but don’t yet have all the basic business skills you need to turn it into reality, it’s important to know...
How Multi-Channel Marketing Can Put Your Small Business On The Map
Are you a busy parent with a small craft business that you run in between parenting? Many busy moms manage to find the time to be both a parent and an entrepreneur, this is by no means an easy feat and knowing how you can market your business effectively can save you a lot of time and stress. We all know that a business has to be seen on the internet to be successful in the digital age that we are living in and this is where...
School Holidays – Bad for Business.
And so Work-From-Home parents up and down the country are facing the barrel of the Easter Holidays. I read this week that 70% of new businesses are started by women – and I suspect most of that is driven by the need to find an income that fits comfortably around family life. It’s exactly why I started LittleStuff fifteen years ago – I had been made redundant, and could not find a job that would pay enough to...