The Four Pillars for Securing your Business
Before your small business becomes a household name, you will need to secure it – both physically and digitally. This will include finding a good location and installing security and doing the same virtually: find a domain and set up security to prevent cybercrime. The foundation that you build will make all the difference. In…

Social Media: A Valuable Marketing Tool for your Business
The basic premise of marketing, is to endorse and sell the product or service the business in question is providing and ultimately, in an era where almost every line of work involves using technology, Social Media is proving to be a highly effective means of promotion – particularly in business. So, in this time of…

Expert Thoughts on the Bitcoin Phenomenon
Nearly everyone who knows about Bitcoins has an opinion on its future. A multitudinous sea of optimists are saying that Bitcoins have ushered in a new era in international monetary operations and exchange and they believe that Bitcoins will do for money what the automobile did for transportation. That said, traders are flocking to Bitcoins…

Optimizing Collaboration Costs in Business
Collaborating between various members of a team is an inevitable part of running a business. While business collaboration has long been heralded as the cost-optimal way to delegate tasks and increase productivity, a research paper released by Harvard professor Jennifer Mueller found that collaboration itself comes at a cost. For her research, Mueller studied the…

How to Protect Your Website against DDoS Attacks
Technology definitely has its advantages, we can all agree with that. Unfortunately, there will always be people who want to exploit technology to their personal advantages on the expense of others. Small and online businesses should be wary and educated about the potential threats such as DDoS attacks and various security threats such as HeartBleed…

How to Start Your Own Courier Business
It’s remarkably easy these days for anyone so minded to start their own courier business. All it takes is the right vehicle, and the drive and entrepreneurial mind to go out and find clients, providing them with top quality service and peace of mind that their deliveries are in safe hands. If you want to…

Checklist for Starting a Courier Service
If you’re planning on setting up on your own and launching a courier or delivery service then there are a few things you need to have in order to get off to the best possible start. Some of these things are physical and tangible, but others may be a little less obvious yet just as…

How to Start an Engineering Firm
Though many engineers out there are working for well-established companies, earning significant amounts of money to apply their skills to all kinds of projects, some make the bold leap to set up their own firm and go it alone. With enough experience working in your particular field, and the wherewithal to go out and start…