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One of Franchise Direct’s first reports on franchising, written in 2009, was based on the automotive industry. Franchise Direct’s new Automotive Franchise Industry Report has re-examined automotive franchising after three years in order to assess how it’s faring as the automotive industry comp... Read More

Discover the 5 things you must be doing before you even start your new business. Tips on how to start your own business and ensure that it will grow and expand. Read More

All organisations would benefit by improving their commination skills.

Where you work, how much money, time and wasted effort are lost to the effects of:

1. Clumsy communication

2. Avoidable misunderstandings

3. Unnecessary or poorly handled conflicts?

If your answer is “TOO m Read More

Learn tricks that you can use to make your new business more attractive to potential clients. Find out what you can do to look professional even if you are only starting out and lack such things as big client base, testimonials, recognition amongst peers, connections and more. Read More

Following on from the initial launch of the GMPRI [Global Monetary Policy Index] this research note focuses on the Developed Markets sub-index. The first point to note is that we have developed history for the index back to January 1999 (data file is available at the bottom of this article). While Read More

Are fewer ads always better? Google recently announced that it will penalize sites with more than three ads above the fold. Frequently, these sites are low-quality sites with super-SEO’d, thin content landing pages designed to have people quickly bounce off the site when they click on one of the ad Read More

Since Valentine's Day is a working day at the office, you will probably spend your day with your co-workers. Here are some ideas on how to celebrate Valentine's Day in the workplace. Read More

With the Google Panda update radically changing how Google's algorithm works, it is now even more important to submit your content to as many social networking sites as possible. Google now is more interested in how many votes your content gets, compared to the amount (and quality) of back links th Read More

Effective leadership skills for managers

If you want to develop effective leadership skills for your managers, then check them against the following list of leadership skills and see how well they measure up:

1. Are they goal focused or a drifter?

2. Are they specific or vague?

3. Are Read More

LinkedIn is just one of the platforms you can use to grow your business. Are you making the most of LinkedIn?

This video contains tips you can use to improve your profile and connect with potential clients. The video was taken during a workshop given with Erno Hannink about how to use social m Read More