Why You Shouldn’t Use A Template For The Website Of Your Small Business

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There are a lot of questions surrounding the design and presence of your startup’s website, and those questions should be at the forefront of your mind as you go about getting your business up and running.

Website templates are available fairly cheaply – the idea is you just provide the content and stick it into a pre-packaged design. It’s certainly an option that works for some, but we reckon you’ll attain more success in your business if you actually hire a professional web designer.

Could ‘Corporate Culture’ Be Holding Your Small Business Back?

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Startups have reputations of being versatile and free from constraints on employees and the way they work. They’re often thought of as the more fun companies to work for.

And when we think of what we call ‘corporate culture’ – and a lot of different practices and values fall under that name – we generally don’t think of small businesses.

Having said that, a worrying number of startups have policies on the books that actually prove counter-productive – and they probably haven’t even thought about how things could be different.

How Working In The Cloud Could Save Your Small Business Money

There’s a good chance you’ve heard discussion of working ‘in the cloud’, using ‘cloud storage’, and similar terms. It all sounds a bit abstract.

Perhaps because it sounds somewhat hard to pin down, many small business owners and enterprising individuals end up not making the most of the tools available to them – a real shame, as embracing cloud technologies can not only save you money, but can save time, provide a more productive workflow and give you greater security and peace of mind.

So what do people mean when they talk about ‘the cloud’?