Boost Revenue with Mobile Solutions

Could you improve your closing rate with a mobile app?

If you own a tablet or mobile phone but aren’t taking advantage of mobile sales tools, you’re missing out on the opportunity to shorten your sales cycle and boost your bottom line.

From CRM apps to invoicing and payment technology, there’s a mobile solution for your small business that can make it easier to convert prospects to customers – and entice customers to buy.

Look into these key mobile sales solutions that can streamline your sales process and increase your revenue.

Nine Ways to Become a Better Investor

Everyone would like to become a better investor. People get into a twist trying this method and that only to abandon them for the next new thing. There's an easier way, and it involves following a few simple suggestions.

Getting Your Business Through Tough Times

If your business hasn't gone through hard times, while great, is likely to happen at some point. As much as we'd like to think our businesses will never experience slow times, many aspects are beyond our control that can negatively affect the business.

The following are four tips, to help get your business through a difficult period.

10 Money-Saving Tips for Freelancers

While working at home as a freelancer sounds like the ultimate dream for anyone who tires of the rat race, freelancers still have more than their fair share of financial matters to worry about. In fact, perhaps the most important trait that any freelancer should have is the ability to be fully responsible and accountable to themselves, and saving money is something that you will be wholly responsible for.

How to Learn From Failure in Business

Any successful business owner will tell you; failure is an unavoidable part of your journey to greatness. In fact, almost 20% of businesses will experience failure in their first year, with many folding before their fifth year of operation.

Preparing an exit strategy

Research indicates that if a business is prepared for the owner's exit they are more likely to endure than businesses that are unprepared. The following are guidelines for an exit strategy that will help your business live on while giving you a satisfactory result.

End of financial year is quickly coming up, so it's time for businesses to take stock, to ensure that companies operate tax effectively and ensure business finances are in order for the coming financial year.

Move Beyond Hiring Interviews

The employment interview is a relatively familiar task for most people. A nervous candidate meets with the employer or supervisor, answers questions regarding their experience, strengths and weaknesses, and education. This method has been used by employers since before the development of human resource departments.

A businesses goal is to expand and help a wide audience. However, mistakes can hinder their chances for growth. Worse is when they are consistently repeated. Don't be the same; outlined are some of these mistakes to actively avoid.

In an ideal world, you and your accountant would be more than just "client" and "advisor". Together, with combined skills and a shared 'mission', you are more like strategic partners. Key to achieving such a partnership is strong communication between both parties. At your next accounting meeting, ask the following four important questions.