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How to Make Your Workplace a Safer and More Attractive Environment

When you design your office space, safety isn’t always the top thing you think about. Of course, you take care of the basics, ensuring there aren’t any obvious safety risks to yourself or your employees. However, beyond that the risk of an employee getting seriously injured just feels like a rare, unlikely scenario. Unfortunately, things can and do happen and if you haven’t taken the necessary safety precautions, you could find yourself in pretty serious trouble – both financially and with the law. If you’re looking to make your workplace safer and more attractive, below you’ll find some of the…

Three Ways Entrepreneurs can Keep their eCommerce Website Secure

You don’t need to look very far into the news to find a story about a damaging cyber-attack; take this recent example from the UK which saw the computer systems of a number of businesses – and more notably the NHS – affected by ‘ransomware’. Not only did this mean these systems had to be shutdown, it also demonstrates how vulnerable older systems can be and how those without the right protection can easily become compromised. As the sole owner of an eCommerce business, what you shouldn’t do then is live in fear, or simply neglect to get your company…

How to Successfully Manage Your Commercial Property Portfolio

In recent years, the amount of people who are choosing to chase their entrepreneurial dreams has been on the increase and with more millennials entering the workforce, experts believe these numbers could continue to grow. As such, now is the perfect time to invest in commercial property. Owning a large portfolio of commercial properties can be a successful and very lucrative investment. However, just like owning a business, the success of this venture requires time, dedication and hard work. As such, here are some tips to help you effectively manage your commercial property portfolio, to make sure you’re getting the…

Sunshine Purchased by On The Beach for Seven Digit Figure

UK based online beach holiday company, On The Beach, has recently acquired UK travel agency Sunshine, thereby increasing their reach and ability to attract exclusive contracts for their greatly increased customer database. Both parties are very much looking forward to coming together. Sunshine.co.uk a UK-based online travel agency, has been purchase by On The Beach, a beach holiday specialist headquartered in London. The company purchased Sunshine for £12 million, seeing the company as ‘highly complementary’, and therefore an excellent target for an acquisition. The news is positive for Sunshine as well. By combining forces with On The Beach, who have…

3 Ways to Make Your Family Business More Profitable

Family business owners have been put on their heels during the recent wave of online startups and the rising tide of platform economies, but there is still a place for family tradition on Main Street. In the past few years, family business owners have needed to take holistic steps toward becoming more profitable in order to survive. The remaining businesses are competitive and more profitable because they have abandoned the cozy paradigm of the local economy and embraced the techniques that globalized corporations use on a daily basis. Small businesses that are still run by families have adopted these ideals:…