• Tool Box DIY
    Engineering,  Gadget

    A Complete Guide To Stocking Your Tool Box This Spring

    Spring is finally in the air, folks. The weekends are a little warmer and the flowers are beginning to sprout. Any houseproud DIYer loves this season. Why? Because it’s a chance to get out in the garden and start working. It’s chance to give the whole house a deep, spring clean. Best of all, it’s time to take on a new set of DIY jobs. The house often looks a little worse for wear after the cold, harsh winter. It takes a battering from the winds and suffers at the hands of the cold frost. It means you’ve got to throw off those winter blues and breathe new life into…

  • House Building Scaffold
    Management,  Marketing

    Start a Home Building Business With These Tips

    If you’re reading this, then it’s probably because you want to start a home building business, but don’t know how. So, here are a few tips to help you get started on the road to success: Cover All Bases One great tip I have for you is to do more than just build houses. Offer your clients the full package, cover all bases. Include plumbing and electric services in conjunction with building the house. This saves clients the time and effort of calling separate plumbers and electricians to sort all of that out. And, it also sets your business apart from the competition because you’re offering these extra services on…

  • Woodworking Tools
    Business Tools,  Logistics,  Management

    The Top Mistakes People Make When Starting A Woodworking Business

    Woodworking is an industry very much in demand today. Sure, it’s a more traditional sector than IT, for example. But, more of us are willing to pay for top-quality goods made out of wood. As you can appreciate, it’s also a lucrative industry to be in. The industry is one where you could have just about anything made out of wood. Examples include decorative figurines, lavish staircases, cabinets, and treehouses. Woodworking is a niche that also combines traditional techniques with modern technology. As a result, woodworkers are more productive these days. One interesting thing to note about the industry is this. People make all kinds of mistakes in their woodworking…

  • Moving Truck Lift. Photo by Johann H. Addicks. License: CC BY-SA 3.0.
    Logistics

    Make Your House Move Much Easier With These Incredible Ideas

    When it comes to moving house, you need to prepare yourself. You might have finally bought your first house and be looking to move into it. Or, perhaps you’re moving to another rental place. Either way, you have your work cut out. Now, there are a lot of things you need to make sure you account for to help the move go more smoothly, and these are just a few of them: Hire a Van Think about how you’re going to transport all your stuff to the new home. If you have a car, you’ll be able to take some stuff in the car. But, in reality, you’re going to…

  • Global Business
    Logistics,  Management

    Easy Ways To Expand Your Business’s Horizons And Find New Clients

    As a business, there are times when your current business model just can't help you grow any longer. Perhaps you've tapped as much of the potential customer base your budget can allow or you're not achieving growth quick enough. When you need new customers to bring in more income, sometimes you need to broaden your horizons, instead. Managing existing business is always important.

  • Construction Company
    Logistics,  Management

    Five Tips To Losing Less In Your Construction Business

    Construction is a business that involves a lot of risk. We’re not just talking about risks of injury or accident (though there is that). There’s also a lot of risk of seemingly small decisions and oversights that can lead to major losses. To survive in the construction business, you need to learn fast to cut these kinds of losses out of the system where you can. This involves being on top of planning and maintenance. In this article, we’re going to look at five ways to make your business more efficient. You’ll lose less from mistakes, your employees and your practices. The best employees As much as you rely on…

  • Make Money Online
    Online Business

    Can You Really Make Money Online?

    When most people see an advert that promises that they can make $10,000 a week from their bedroom, they get suspicious. And this is understandable. Most claims like that are a form of click-bait to take you through to the real sell, which is usually a lot less attractive.

  • Truck Road Train
    Logistics

    4 Ways To Get Started With A Transportation Business

    So, you’ve got a passion for being on the road, huh? If you’ve been working, or you simply have a good knowledge of what it takes, why not think about setting up a transportation business? Now, when I say transportation, I’m opening up all sorts of avenues. You might be thinking about the traditional long-haul truck driving professions, but there’s much more to it than that. I’m here to present four ways in which you can get involved in this business for yourself. Importing/Exporting Goods OK, let’s start with the obvious one. You can set up a business to send goods to and from different locations on behalf of businesses.…

  • Travel Map
    Travel

    How To Travel Solo Safely

    Travelling solo as a woman is brave, exciting and really fulfilling. Here is a handful of ways to keep you safe while you're there. Knowing lots about the place you're heading to will serve you well. Find out any areas to avoid, plus local customs and traditions. Also, find out what the currency is, and any visas or jabs you need to get.

  • Sailboat
    Engineering,  Gadget

    100-Year-Old Technologies (That Haven’t Changed Much and Still Rock)

    "They don't make 'em like they used to," many nostalgic, wistful people will say. There are two things wrong with that statement. The first is that it's usually said as though that's a bad thing. Most of the time, technology changes for the better. The other thing that's wrong with that statement is that there are plenty of things we use today that we still make exactly like we used to.

  • Taxes Small Business
    Accounting,  Finance

    Does My Small Business Have To Pay Tax?

    Assuming you’re new to the business world or are still just a small company, your tax situation may not be clear. Of course, if you are a giant mega-corporation then you’ll be shelling out that tax money just like the rest of us. If, however, your size and profit margins are small, your situation may be a lot different. Businesses range from a whole host of types, from start-up to nonprofit, and each will be privy to their own set of requirements. Start-ups may be able to use tax reliefs, but at the same time, all business owners will have to pay certain taxes pertaining to their company. So, if…