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We’ve all heard of them and we know exactly what they are, but how many of us actually put into practice creating budgets? We often complain about the schooling system not really equipping us with practical tools and skills we’ll actually need just for our survival, but if we only took the time to even try and implement half of what we learned we’d perhaps all hold a different view. I mean the basics of drawing up a budget make it a really simple process. What you do is just make a list of what you spend each month and…

When you have a small business, budgets can be tight, particularly if you’re the owner of a start up. Because of this, a slight rise in the cost of materials or spending a little too much in the wrong area can cause huge problems. Luckily, there’s loads of places where small business owners like you can afford to trim the fat, without damaging your enterprise. Here are some areas where you can cut costs and even increase the efficiency of your company. Lean and Green Going green is amazing for the environment but it can also have some huge business…

So, if you’re a new business owner, heck, even if you’re like me and are trying to scrimp and save for a trip abroad and trying to get some freelance work, managing invoices and so and so forth then I hope to the heavens above that this post will help you in some way. I mean, there’s a never-ending stream of apps and business apps out there aimed at small business owners and freelancers who are like you and I; managing life, free time, work and so on but of course, no matter what it is you’re doing, if you…

This is something that is a little out of leftfield for my blog but, it still relates and it also helps that I’m a fresh out of Uni student and planning to go on my very own budget travel trip around Europe. I’ve saved since I started this blog and I’m getting a good way toward hitting my savings goal but I’ll only hit my target come January (if my calculations and predictions are correct) so I’ll be booking and hoping to get on the plane come February. However, I can’t keep this trip quiet anymore, obviously, all my friends…

So, if you’re a small business owner, this is a post that might tickle your pickle as it’s something that can help you to save a bit of money whilst also, potentially improving the presence of your business online. This article probably isn’t for you if you think anything other than Search Engine Optimisation when you see those three letters in SEO. Plus, DIY SEO is ideal as you’ll want to get it right because no one will care about your business as much as you do. I decided to take a look at 3 actionable, invaluable DIY SEO tips…

One of the joys of going into business for yourself is the opportunity it gives you to network with some key players in different industries. I’m talking here the power players of industries such as banking and finance, whom you get to meet at times purely based on their interest as to why you’re perhaps at a coffee shop during the day, when everybody else who is employed is slaving away in an office somewhere. It’s rather ironic how those people in top management are so interested in what us entrepreneurs, freelancers and business persons get up to in our…

There are so many different common business practices that claim to ensure your business’s success. With all businesses being different to each other there are a lot of things that work for certain industries that don’t work for others. By following these 5 generic business practice tips below you’ll be able to ensure your business is successful and on track to ensure successful future expansion in no time: Set Expectations No business is a roaring success without goals and targets to work towards. By clearly outlining your company’s long-term objectives, you’ll be able to illustrate to colleagues your vision for…

Annual business plans are usually set down well ahead of Christmas, but mid-season is as good a time as any for realtors to count their blessings, review the current market situation and results achieved in the first half of the fiscal year, and define tangible objectives for the months ahead. Overview of corporate performance to date can provide valuable cues on the pace of business growth, but without insight into fresh market tendencies, you shouldn’t bank on peak end-of-year outcomes. If you’ve been too busy to read up on the latest trade developments, it’s not too late to do so…

The life of a student is all about focussing all your resources, efforts and attentions on one goal, which is studying towards getting whatever qualification you’re chasing. Pretty much every other area of your life suffers, despite it being constantly preached that you need to strike some sort of balance.One of these areas in life which suffers the most is your finances, unless you’re one of those rare breeds of rich students. So in your efforts to save as much money as you can on what is probably an already very meagre student’s budget, one of the avenues through which…

Getting straight into it, the single best way for students to generate some extra cash is by exploring some ways to make money online. Yes, you can perhaps get a part-time job at a bar, restaurant or anywhere else near your students’ residence, but for every job of that type there are many students who are looking. You’re unlikely to even land a job with those promotion agencies that famously hire students to tell other students about various offers and perhaps sign them up. So how do you go about making some extra cash online as a student? How NOT…