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One thing that all 5.5 million entrepreneurs in the UK have in common is the age-old adage that ‘time is money’. Time wasted is money wasted. The biggest way that business owners can waste money is by falling into common time-wasting traps. Throughout our workday, there are so many opportunities to get side-tracked by spending […]

Businesses are shifting to a digital workspace. With the influx of remote employees and 1.7 million people working from home in the UK alone, it’s important to have the right online collaboration tools in place to guarantee productivity, quality, and efficiency within your team.   Online collaboration tools save time, brings convenience, and encourages growth […]

We need to stop glamourising this always-on working environment. Being busy doesn’t necessarily mean you are being productive and it’s important to realise the difference between the two. Being busy means you are working hard and not utilising your time properly, which is stressful for any business owner. Being productive means you are working smarter […]

There’s no denying that we are in the middle of an environmental crisis. The ice caps are melting, our forests are being cut down, plastic pollution is at its peak and raging fires have swept over many continents. You may think that your SME leaves little to no environmental impact, but you’re wrong. From small […]

We know that finding the right virtual team can be a challenge. And there can be quite a lot of resistance to embracing this new way of working in your business. Over the last year, virtual teams have grown by 80% with a multitude of benefits including lower costs, improved production and access to an […]

If you write content for a living, whether for your own blog or for clients, we’re here to tell you that there’s a secret weapon you can use to level up your productivity and produce more blogs. For many writers and bloggers, more content means more revenue, and with a virtual assistant for bloggers on […]

Hiring a virtual assistant can be life-changing for your small business. Not only do they save precious time by taking care of mundane, monotonous tasks, but they also help you achieve a better work-life balance. When last did you switch off and focus on something outside of work? But the truth is that there are […]

The time has finally come for all industries to re-open on the 17th of May after the heavy (and long) lockdown in the UK. But your livelihood may hang in the balance, so don’t rush it. We urge you to recognise the opportunities that lie ahead. The post-lockdown boom could just be a once–in–a-lifetime opportunity to scale a business.     Consumers are desperate to get out there and spend their […]

Being an entrepreneur in this busy world requires a strong set of skills if you’re going to succeed with your business. Cultivating a mixture of hard and soft entrepreneurial skills is vital for all aspects of your business if you want to guarantee growth and a healthy profit margin.     Hard and soft skills? You might […]

Virtual teams are replacing physical ones faster than anyone expected – and for good reason too! Many business owners have found that having a completely virtual team opens a wider talent pool with many benefits that can’t be ignored. So much so that 80% of companies have shifted towards virtual team collaboration in the past year due to the […]