January, 2019 - Converge

7 Ways To Make Your Courier Business Stand Out

January 10, 2019January 15, 2019 ConvergeTeam

There is an awful lot of business out there that is available for couriers, but many people don’t really know whether they should go head and set up a courier business or not. There are already so many options on the market, that it can feel like you are saturating it a little if you start out. The thing is, as long as you can make it so that your courier business can offer a different service than others, you’re going to find success. Parcel delivery services are always in…

Why Efficient Software Is the Key to Scaling Your Business

January 10, 2019 Jason Fleagle

Your business might already be quite successful. Perhaps you’ve got a neat little side hustle writing blog posts for people that need content, or maybe you’re drop shipping products around the world with your unique business. Whatever you’re doing, it’s important to start thinking about how you can scale your business to take more orders and reach a larger audience. We feel that software is the key to efficiently organizing and scaling your business. Sure, you might want to pour money into advertising and some people might spend their capital…

Aspects of Production that Small Business Owners Need to Focus On

January 10, 2019 Jason Fleagle

Small business owners tend to spend a whole lot of time focusing on setting their business up. They focus on product design and product development, determining what they want to sell to the consumer market and whether there is any demand for it out there. They will spend hours mulling over market research results and implementing results into their ideas process. This, of course, is extremely important. You need to know there’s a market for what you intend to offer out there. But at some point or another, you’re going…

How To Open Your Own Successful Hotel

January 10, 2019 Jason Fleagle

Whatever your reason is for wanting to open up a hotel, there is not a more exciting prospect than opening and running a business that reflects your personality, and allows people to experience the beautiful place in which you open it. Whether you’re new to the hotel business or you’ve been in it for a while, there are some fundamental things that you must think about if you want to begin a new leisure venture, so follow these easy tips if you want to get your idea off of the…

Take Care of Your Profits, by Taking Care of Your Staff

January 10, 2019 Jason Fleagle

Making great business decisions when you have staff can seem a bit daunting. More so if you are a small business and have been burned in the past (feuds between employee and employer). It isn’t uncommon for there to be some bad blood in the early days of a startup, or indeed a little bit later one when you are in a growth period. You need to think about policies and procedures, how to protect your products, and protect your staff it can all be a bit of a headache.…

Selecting Sensational Staff Benefits For Your Medical Practice Team

January 9, 2019 Jason Fleagle

Did you know that it could cost your healthcare business more to retrain and rehire new staff than it could to retain them in the first place? Studies have shown that losing a staff member and conducting a search to rehire someone else can cost a fifth of that person’s yearly salary, and you owe it to your practice to invest just as much energy into retaining the people you have on your books. One of the best way to keep people is planted in the benefits that you offer…

Top Reasons Why Your Retail Business Might Not Be Killing It

January 9, 2019 Jason Fleagle

If you always wanted to have your own shop and showcase your style and your taste, you are in a big competition with other businesses, and it might be time to think your business strategy through. You might be stuck in the 20th century when it comes to marketing, or you simply don’t know your customers enough. If your retail shop is not killing it on the high street, here are a few areas you should review. Location Chances are that your initial business idea is good, but you are…

Office Design Hacks For Your Home

January 9, 2019 Jason Fleagle

Decorating your own office at home has to be one of the most exciting things about working for yourself. You are able to control exactly where the office will be, what it looks like and how comfortable it is for you to work in every single day. Today we are going to have a look at a few different ways you can make your own home office which stands out from the rest and provides you with the ideal place to work. 1. Lighting The main thing which can scupper…

Is Your Company Spending Too Much On Tech?

January 9, 2019 Jason Fleagle

Modern machinery and software can help companies to cut costs in many cases, but it can also have the opposite effect for those that choose the wrong type of tech or pay for extras they don’t need. Here are a few ways to ensure that you’re not overspending on technology for your business. Focus on tech that meets your needs A lot of companies get sucked into paying extra for technology that they don’t actually need. If you only ever need to print off documents once in a blue moon,…

What Does It Really Mean To Empower Your Employees?

January 8, 2019 Jason Fleagle

Over the past five years, small business owners have continually been told that they need to empower their employees. This fact is often treated as sacrosanct, but ultimately, empowering employees is an overarching term that doesn’t actually mean very much at all. To provide some clarity and actionable objectives, below, we’ve looked deeper into this important subject. What is employee empowerment? The business-employee relationship is inherently unbalanced. The business has to operate in a certain way in order to succeed and grow, and employees thus have to produce work that…

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