How to start a successful property portfolio

Are you looking to start a property portfolio but you’re not sure where to get started? Here are some top tips on what you should do.

How to boss birthdays (literally)

We’ve all heard the saying ‘work hard play hard’ but how exactly do you do that? Being a boss, it is important to make your team feel valued. Celebrating your team’s birthdays is a great opportunity to do this and show your team just how much you appreciate them.

Why cyber security is so important for therapists

Therapists are becoming an increasingly prevalent part of people’s lives as an increased focus on better mental health gives more people the confidence to seek assistance when it is required.

Habits that can make or break your startup

Starting a business is a very personal journey and one that requires absolute attention and effort. Entrepreneurs often create businesses that reflect who they are as a person – meaning that personal habits and motivations can commonly creep into business proceedings. However, it’s important to ensure that you recognise when you are doing something for the benefit of the business or yourself because these lines can become blurred when you are at the helm of a startup.

Do you need to review your EDI policies? Telltale signs that new training may be needed

Equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) has been an important internal metric for businesses to track for some time and has only grown in importance in recent years. As we understand more about the systemic biases that affect marginalised communities in society, so too do we understand the need to provide a progressive and equitable atmosphere in private enterprise.

How to build a brilliant omnichannel customer experience

Businesses are finally beginning to understand just how vital omnichannel customer service experiences are. A customer would head into a brick-and-mortar store to make a purchase. These are single-channel customers.

The secrets that will improve your employment prospects

By 2020, more than 220 million people around the world were unemployed. That means the global unemployment rate was at 6.5%.

What is a principles-led business?

The world is currently experiencing a mass shift that is caused by the pervading attitudes among millennials, or Generation Y, and Generation Z (collectively those aged 20-50) as among the most valued group of employees and customers.

Building a better and equal future through technology

Technology is something that aids our progression forward, but can it be used as a force for good and point us in the right direction as we move to the future?

When term sheets are tightening and VC’s are closing ranks – what should you do?

The front pages of the newspapers tell us that the economy is on a precipice. Interest rates are rising, inflation is at a 40-year high, and many report that venture capital is pulling back.

Is Tik Tok really for my business?

With TikTok becoming one of the most used social apps, but a lot of people still thinking it is aimed more for the younger generation, are businesses missing a trick not being on TikTok?

How to increase your online banking security

Over 1.9 billion people around the world use online banking. This means we’re moving towards a cashless society, so you need to ensure your online banking is safe and secure in the long term. Here are our top tips to increase your online banking security.

Medical AI founder credits team sports for combatting loneliness proactively

23-year-old MedTech start-up founder, Moises Barbera Ramos, attributes his childhood playing team sport as the reason why he has created his own support network while founding his own business, Drill Surgeries.

Irish tech firm Xtremepush wins ‘Online Initiative of The Year’

Irish tech firm Xtremepush has won Online Initiative of the Year at the Europe FinTech Awards 2022 for the work they did with one of Ireland’s biggest financial institutions to reduce online fraud.

A third of SMEs set to fold without further funding

One in three UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) say their survival is dependent on accessing finance by the end of the year, new research from NerdWallet has revealed.  

Video prospecting: what is it and how it can advance your sales strategy

There is evidence to suggest that people only retain 10% of a message when reading it, but as much as 85% when viewing a video.

How Brands Tell Stories To Create Customer Loyalty And Recognition

Storytelling may be as ancient as humanity, but it remains an excellent way of creating emotional engagement.

SHIFT BUSINESS FESTIVAL 2022 FOCUSES ON CLIMATE CHANGE

SHIFT Business Festival 2022 will be held in Turku, Finland on August 24-25th. One of the main themes of this year’s event is climate change. This current topic is approached from the perspective of innovation and technological development, looking for new solutions together.

Why can’t you find an IT specialist for your startup?

The IT market is experiencing a crisis all over the world – the number of vacancies is declining, while the number of specialists open to new offers is steadily growing. There are many reasons for such changes in the IT market. The main now is the  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the economic crisis and its consequences in all spheres of our lives

SHIFT 2022 DISCUSSES LEADERSHIP IN DIGITALISED WORLD

SHIFT Business Festival 2022 will be held in Turku, Finland on August 24-25th. One of the main themes of this year’s event is leadership in a digitalised world. At SHIFT, you can gain answers to the following questions: what opportunities the constant change brings, and what kind of solutions to the new challenges can be found together.