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Boarding up doesn’t work. It’s ugly, ineffective and can actually harm the local community. That’s the opinion of Oaksure, a company that specialises in vacant property security. They warn that “Boarding up a property is expensive, causes damage and leaves a building vacant and vulnerable to a range of security threats.” But boarding up windows isn’t ...
When you own your own business, money is likely one of the major things that’s always on your mind. For many small businesses, there never seems to be enough money to accomplish everything you’d like to get done. However, there likely are some things you can do that will help you to cut costs in ...
The primary goal of a business is to draw in customers, and there is no better tool to do so than the internet. There are several different effective internet tactics to pull in more customers, but a company website is the most essential of them all. Every business needs a well-built internet site. The way in ...
Understanding correlations will help traders to look at two seemingly different markets or assets and observe how the market price fluctuates relative to each other. This will allow traders to develop opinions on markets that they may not have followed in the past. One market that attracts many traders is gold. However, it is not ...
If you work from home, your home is a big part of your business. It can even help you get tax breaks and part of your utility payments are considered business expenses. The thing is, you need to have a designated area of your home to use for business, not just your couch or your ...
Starting your own business can be a great adventure, but you need to make sure you have a clean slate when you do it. If you have a bunch of personal debt hanging over your head when you launch your business it could come back to bite you later on. Instead of adding to your debt ...
Having a company car can be a great way to always ensure your employees have a means to get around during work hours and for work purposes. Especially if you plan to take any clients or customers in your work vehicle, you’ll want to ensure that they’re comfortable and that you’re showing them a classy ...
As the first business rates revaluation since 2010, the coming changes on 1st April 2017 are set to be the most redistributive of the last generation. Businesses across London, both large and small, are expecting particularly significant increases for the next five year period. On top of that, according to the latest research from business rates ...
Running a business is hard work. One of the hardest things for a business owner is not knowing if the finances are going to work out. You raise money to start your business only to find yourself again looking at low funds once you felt like your business was finally getting a little upward movement. ...
If you get the itch to get started on your own business idea or plan, there's going to be an obstacle that you hit right out of the gate, and that's the ominous specter of money. Where do you get the money to start? Where do you get the money to keep going? And associated ...
