8 ways to become more productive in 2018

The new year is upon us and with it millions of new year’s resolutions, some of which will invariably be followed more than others. If you haven’t picked your target for 2018 yet, then why not aim to simply be more productive? Working to a fuller capacity won’t only boost your business and output, it’ll also imbue you with ...

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How to use the gig economy to drive your start-up forward

With news that start-up creation in the U.S has reached a 40-year low in 2016, it’s safe to say that the home of some of the world’s most successful start-ups isn’t doing as well as it has done in the past. Indeed, there were between 500,000 and 600,000 new companies created every year from the late 1970s to the mid-2000s in the U...

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The benefits of working remotely when starting a new business

Starting a new business can be difficult at the best of times, but remote working can be an often overlooked option that helps many of the challenges faced by new companies looking to get their business off the ground. Freeing up finance Entrepreneurs seeking investment for their new venture can have their dreams doused by shrewd lenders being ca...

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Will working remotely take over offices?

Ever more people are working from home. In an experiment by Nicholas Bloom, remote workers worked 9.5 % longer and were 13% more productive, which poses the question about remote working possibly taking over offices completely in the future. If this considerable increase in time spent working and worker productivity could be replicated across the b...

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Which businesses are best suited to working remotely

Whilst it's true that working remotely can offer fantastic benefits to a plethora of different businesses, it's fair to say that some are more suited to working remotely than others. Why's that? The benefits of working remotely are simply better suited to roles of a certain nature. A teacher can mark coursework from home, but a plumber ...

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