All "office" articles
- Might now be a good time to buy a post office?
- If ideas emanating from the government are acted on, the fortunes of the beleagured post office network could be revived.
- See more in: post, post offices, post office, mail, royal mail, buy a business, buying, government, news analysis
- The virtual office
- Why not take advantage of increasingly effective technology to avoid the worsening problems of commuting and property values, and increase your flexibility to boot?
- See more in: communications, telecommunications, virtual office, remote working, work from home, mobile working, IT, guides
- Relocating your office
- Moving house is supposed to be one of the most stressful events in your life, and guess what: moving office isn't a walk in the park either. Rosie Rogers of ReallyMoving.com gives her advice on minimising disruption.
- See more in: office, relocating, moving, relocation, guides
- Work from home: an introduction
- It's cheaper – significantly – it means you avoid the dreaded commute, and you can spend more time with your family. But there are drawbacks to running a small business from home.
- See more in: work from home, communications, telecommunications, virtual office, remote working, work from home, mobile working, IT, start a business, startups, guides
- Practising what you preach
- A salesperson should truly believe in the product they sell. Mobile working technology specialists Interchange Group clearly do.
- See more in: communications, telecommunications, virtual office, remote working, work from home, mobile working, IT, guides
- Buy a franchise: office and IT training franchise
- The Pitman Training franchise opportunity is ideally suited to those with sales experience and sales savvy.
- See more in: franchises, franchisor, franchisees, buy a franchise, interviews, opportunity, services, training, IT, office, clerical, secretarial, computers
- Post offices
- The post office is a traditional business which is adapting to the modern environment. Are you ready for the challenge?
- See more in: post offices, retail, franchises, buy a franchise, guides
- Property investment: types of property
- Part two of our property investment guide examines the pros and cons of different types of property.
- See more in: property investment, offices, premises, industrial, retail, leisure, guides
- The inclusive workplace
- Running a small business is hard if you're haemorrhaging staff, and pivotal to retaining your workforce is a creating a great workplace.
- See more in: recruitment, offices, interior design, decor, workplaces, employment, employees, HR, guides
- Getting the stationery right
- Trivial as it might sound, getting your company stationery right means complying with legal requirements. Andrew Small of Franaccounts takes you through it...
- See more in: stationery, guides, start a business, startups, legal
- Relocate to... Manchester
- The northern hub for life sciences, financial services, professional services and the creative industries, this former industrial city has transformed itself.
- See more in: relocate, relocation, Manchester, regional, regions, guides
- Buying a post office – Darren Houghton
- Darren and his wife swapped the rat race for rural life in Devon – and couldn't be happier.
- See more in: buy a business, post offices, Devon, retail, interviews
- Resources guide: protecting ideas and finding training
- Includes contact details for the Patent Office, the British Venture Capital Association and two training providers.
- See more in: resources, links, directory, IP, intellectual property, training
- Sandwich shops
- Over two billion sandwiches are purchased by Britons each year – making it a £3.5bn industry. It’s a business you can cut your teeth on, along with a loaf or two.
- See more in: sandwich shops, food, retail, guides
- Larry Page and Sergey Brin
- Fast becoming the generic verb for an internet search, Google, invented by Page and Brin, enjoys acclaim that the indexing systems of yesteryear's information purveyors - libraries - could only dream of.
- See more in: Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Google, internet, online, search engines, profiles