Ever dreamed of starting a family business or considered investing in a franchise opportunity with friends? Businesses owned and operated by families can have incredible staying power. Volkswagen, Samsung, and Nike - all family-owned companies - are among the world’s most successful, leading brands. It can be fun and rewarding to [...]
It’s been said that a business partnership is a lot like a marriage, and the comparison holds when things go skewed: the end of a partnership is a lot like divorce. Solicitors will be involved, and assets will need to be divided. However, a separation need not be overly dramatic or [...]
Eighty per cent of staff turnover is caused by bad hiring decisions, according to the Harvard Business Review. There are many reasons why your staff turnover is high and finding these snags in your recruitment process is the key to reducing this. The most frequent reason is lack of personal development; [...]
This month is all about the people problem; we will give you some great insight and advice on how recruiting and managing good people is vital for your business’s growth. Effective recruitment is crucial for your business, and with these simple must-haves, you’ll have a highly qualified team that can progress [...]
There are loads of key tips that we can take from this month; the first being that social media is a great way of expanding your brand awareness and gaining new leads. We delved into how this will impact your social media presence and how you can work in conjunction with [...]
As a business, you may be focusing all your attention on trying to find new customers; this is good for the short term. But are you neglecting your existing and loyal customers? Existing customers are the ones that have helped you grow your business, maybe from the start, or maybe in [...]
If you want to increase sales on your e-commerce site, you should not only focus on how much traffic is arriving at your website, but also on your conversion rate. Your conversion rate is the percentage of visitors to your website that actually go ahead and buy from it too, and [...]
Social media is vastly growing year on year, and is a great way of advertising your business through social posts and paid advertisement, so why wouldn’t you consider this? Facebook ads are a particularly attractive option for small business owners looking to get involved in online advertising. Compared to competitors like Google AdWords, they [...]
New from Accsys Accountants! Each month we will be focusing on a specific business topic and will be sending you blogs throughout the month that will give you some great insight and advice, useful to your business. At the end of the month, we will also provide you with a round-up of everything we [...]
Customer feedback is a great way of gauging if your current clients, or customers, are satisfied or dissatisfied with your product or service. This is a vital tool as it allows you, as a business owner, to know where you need to make changes to improve your customers experience and to adjust your actions [...]
