5 Ways to market your Business on a Budget

After carefully crafting a business plan, your next step should be to create an online presence so you are ready to promote your products or services. Whether you are a startup or an established business trying to cut your marketing spend, there are a number of cost-effective marketing solutions.

Liat Karpel Gurwicz, Head of Strategic Marketing at Wix.com, has compiled five ways of how to market your business on a shoestring, both offline and online:… Read more >>>

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Changes to the taxation of landlords – how it could affect you?

I’m sure many landlords will be aware of the significant changes in legislation likely to erode their taxable income. Below is a quick walk through the changes and how we could help alleviate the impact!

Changes to legislation for B2L landlords: Tax relief on finance costs will be restricted to basic rate tax from 2020, this being phased in from 2017 – 2020. Relief on interest payments… Read more >>>

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The real honest approach to building success in your business.

Look let me hit straight off the bat with this post, the reason most people are unsuccessful with their business is this: THEY ARE LAZY.

That’s right I said it, they don’t do enough, now I’m not saying they don’t have great, honest intentions. What I’m saying is they are stuck in the work life mentality, the 9-5, Monday to Friday grind. They look for all the shortcuts, don’t dedicate the time, and still maintain life the same as… Read more >>>

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Recommended Books

It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be: The world’s best-selling book
by Paul Arden

It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world: a pocket bible for the talented and timid alike to help make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible.

The world’s top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes, and creativity – all endeavours that can be applied to aspects of modern life.

This uplifting and humorous little book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom – all packed into easy-to-digest, bite-sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or business, this book is a must.st-selling book by Paul Arden

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She Means Business: Turn Your Ideas into Reality and Become a Wildly Successful Entrepreneur
by Carrie Green

There has never been a better time to say yes! With a computer and an Internet connection you can get your ideas, messages and business out there like never before and create so much success. In this book, Carrie Green shows you how.

Carrie started her first online business at the age of 20 – she knows what it’s like to be an ambitious and creative woman with big dreams and huge determination…but she also knows the challenges of starting and running a business, including the fears, overwhelm, confusion and blocks that entrepreneurs face. Based on her personal, tried-and-tested experience, she offers valuable guidance and powerful exercises to help you:

· Get clear on your business vision
· Move past the fears and doubts that can get in the way
· Understand your audience, so you can truly connect with them
· Create your brand and build a tribe of raving fans, subscribers and customers
· Manage your time, maintain focus and keep going in the right direction
· Condition yourself for success…and so much more!

If you’re a creative and ambitious female entrepreneur, or are contemplating the entrepreneurial path, this book will provide the honest, realistic and practical tools you need to follow your heart and bring your vision to life.

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