SMARK-IT

With the recession firmly behind us and the country moving towards recovery we realise that there is opportunity ahead, we are also currently in an environment where more smaller businesses need to start up to support the economy and serve the private sector with employment. The worst affected sector in unemployment has been 16-24 year [...]

Since starting my business in 2009 I have always been involved in networking and attend many events across the country that are delivered in various formats. What I have found is that networking is great when you are starting up a business, it provides a platform for exposure, building a client base and also identifying [...]

Today we learnt that Roy Hodgson has left his post as Club Manager by ‘mutual consent’ after only being in the post for no more than 9 months, the pressure we see on Premier League Managers at present is mirrored by the pressures of managing and running your own business.. so what makes someone want [...]

I am sure many of you have come across the Pareto Principle in some way or form, the Pareto principle (also known as the 80-20 rule , the law of the vital few, and the principle of factor sparsity ) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. What is interesting that this message [...]

During the start of 2009… I fell victim to redundancy.. being in a mid- high managerial position and the overall job marketplace looking bleak it was decision time for me.. do i stick it out and try to secure another role in an overcrowded market or do I take the steps to stasrt my own [...]