7 Reasons Why Less Qualified People Are More Successful Than You

You’re smart, right? I mean, you might not be a genius, but neither is that guy that just got your promotion. It’s not the first time this has happened either. It seems like you’re always getting passed over for the gigs that come complete with more responsibility and a bigger pay check. Some less qualified […]

How to Run A Blogger Link-Up

More and more, I see my fellow bloggers running link-ups, or posts on a predetermined topic that encourage their fellow bloggers to write posts on similar topics and post a link to it on the original blog. For me, it’s been a great way to engage in the blogging community as well as find out blog […]

How to Balance Work and Life as an Entrepreneur

As an entrepreneur, it can be difficult to separate life from work. Your work follows you wherever you go, especially with smartphones, tablets, and lightweight laptops. It can be quite easy to work every hour of the day you aren’t sleeping, which leaves no time to spend with family, friends, or alone. While working is […]

7 IFTTT Recipes for Small Business Owners

IFTTT is a fun, free tool that can automate repetitive tasks with an easy to use interface. IFTTT stands for “If this, then that.” It only takes a few minutes to automate different parts of your business.  If you’re a small business owner that does a lot of business online (or wants to), look to […]

North-East SME Programme Creates 170 jobs in a Year

A scheme designed to help the north-east’s businesses to grow and expand has led to more than 170 jobs being created in the last year alone. The Business Acceleration for SMEs programme, which was launched in 2012, was designed to help 400 small to medium-sized enterprises develop their sales to the process industry through a […]