Holiday season can mean many things to you and your customers; the extra pressure of the end of the year and scrambling to capitalise on the last chance before the break to improve your numbers. The end of the year can cause a general lag in business. Whatever the situation, there is always the opportunity to benefit.

Consider these seven holiday sales tips: Read More

Most businesses function in a give and take fashion - while you may be providing a service or product, you are also needing to pay someone else to supply a service or product to you.

The natural order of things would suggest that if you pay on time it would be a fair expectation that you would be given the same courtesy by your customers. Unfortunately getting paid on time, every time, is a rare luxury. But with a few simple strategies you can attempt to make it a more regular occurrence. Read More

Think of it as maintaining a healthy business lifestyle - a daily dose of vitamins helps keep things running smoothly. Keeping up with the ever-changing technology that impacts on your business life is a must. Staying abreast of the newest wave can give you a distinct competitive advantage.

Read vitamins as tablets and you can start thinking about the most known tablet device today - the iPad. However the development does not stop there. With every viable IT manufacturer getting its hands into this lucrative pie, the tablet is fast replacing its predecessor - the laptop. Read More

Running a successful business means learning how to do things more efficiently than your competition.

The traditional 9 to 5 workday is a distant memory for many of us as we conduct our business on the go. One of the strongest strategies (at no cost!) to embrace is using good old Skype, a technology that has been around for a while now and continues to improve. In case you have been hibernating Skype is an internet based peer to peer communication network. On the most basic level, Skype can be used to make phone calls from computer to computer for free (providing you are both on Skype - and joining is free). Read More

This holiday season make a difference in your community and secure your company a brighter future. By being a part of a local charity, organising a fundraiser or donating products/services to local giveaways and holiday raffles, you're not only participating in the holiday spirit and helping those in need, but you are spreading your company name with little to no effort. You will be garnering positive attention while securing widespread marketing techniques at the same time. Read More

Closing a sale is the most critical part of the sales process for a small business. The more efficient and confident you become in your techniques, the more revenue you and your team can generate.

Prepare for a close by testing your techniques: run analytics on your offer using questionnaires or mock interviews. This preparation will leave you feeling confident and will reduce the chance of a client throwing a curve ball. Read More