February, 2019 - Converge

Best Ideas For Keeping Your Workforce Healthy

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 ConvergeTeam

As we slowly begin to emerge from a long, cold winter, as a small business owner you may have felt the strain of sickness hitting your bottom line. With flu, colds, stomach bugs and more in circulation, it’s likely that your workforce may have had a fair amount of time off – and as a start-up, this tends to impact productivity and profit disproportionately hard. It’s not just the cost of having people off – it’s the goodwill it may erode with important clients when projects are delivered late or…

Past And Present: The Simple Ways To Stand Out To The Customer

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Before your business gains a reputation for goodness, and the customers come in their droves, you’ve got to work hard at making your business stand out in the right ways. You can argue that this is more difficult than ever before, not just because there are that many more companies out there in direct competition with you, but the customer is more selective in who they would align with. It’s not just about price, but it’s about ethics as well. But when it comes to standing out to the customer…

Prime Areas of Your Small Business to Outsource

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 ConvergeTeam

When you have a small business, you’re likely to take responsibility for the majority of your business’ workload for the first few months of setting up at least. But as time goes on, you really could benefit from outsourcing some of your work. This will help your business to flourish and prosper. But how? Well, read on to find out! We’ll take a look at some particularly beneficial areas to outsource and how exactly they can help your business to move forward! What Is Outsourcing? First things first, what is…

Giving Your Business A Great Reputation

February 15, 2019February 18, 2019 ConvergeTeam

There are many things that you need to try and be aware of in business if you are to be as successful as possible. One of the things that becomes very important in the early days for most is trying to ensure that your business gains a good reputation. You need this, after all, in order to make sure that you are going to get plenty of customers come flooding through the doors, so it is essential to really have a good sense of how to make it happen. As…

No, You Can’t Get Rid Of It Without A Plan!

February 14, 2019February 18, 2019 ConvergeTeam

In a society addicted to consumerism, more and more individuals have developed a habit of extreme decluttering. Everything – or everyone – one doesn’t need is thrown away. It’s no surprise that Marie Kondo’s show on Netflix is a hit for the Millennial generation. Finally, we are taught what we need to keep, how to organise our belongings, and more importantly, what needs to disappear from our homes. Anything that doesn’t spark joy when you hold it has to go, according to Kondo. However, while she’s helping many to clear…

5 Ways of Making A Positive Change To Your Community in 2019

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Most of us have a yearning to make a positive change to our communities. We start the year with all the best intentions, but as the months go by, and life gets busier, these good thoughts begin to fall by the wayside a little bit. We finish off the year regretting the opportunities to help others in the community and quite often, this is down to a lack of creative ideas for how we can help out. Here, we look at a few ways that you can make a difference…

Involved In An Accident And Don’t Know What To Do?

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Let’s face it, accidents happen an awful lot of the time, and it can be stressful and damaging, not only to your body physically, but mentally too – even if the accident didn’t happen to you personally. There are so many things in life that we can’t and never will be able to control, and the sooner you accept that, the easier your life will become because you aren’t constantly fighting with issues that waste all of your energy for nothing. What you should be focusing on, is the things…

5 Ruinous Things That Spell Disaster For Your Small Business

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Success and profit. That is what it is likely that you are hoping to get from your small business, but achieving these things can be a massive challenge. Especially for a small company where the margins for profit are tiny, and any little problem can quickly escalate into a major disaster. Luckily, if you know what to look out for you can prevent potentially ruinous situations from decimating your small business. Read on to find out more. A PR nightmare What is a PR nightmare? Well, sadly it is something…

3 Of The First Things To Do In Any Product Development Phase

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 ConvergeTeam

The product you create and sell is arguably one of the most important aspects to your business at all. After all, what your customers actually end up with in their hands dictates readily what it is that they think of your business, and it is likely that the more effort you put into this, the more likely it is that your customers will be truly happy with you as a business and recommend you to others who are likely to benefit from your products too. So understanding how to create…

How To Show Off Your Small Business

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 ConvergeTeam

In an already competitive environment, small businesses can often be dealt the toughest hand compared to bigger, more established companies. So how do you show off your small business so that it can stand out amongst the sea of already saturated competition? Be Bold And Daring There’s a risk that comes with running a business, and as soon as you come to terms with that, it’s time to start testing yourself and your company to see what it can achieve if it is more bold and daring. Taking bigger risks…

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