Introduction Business rates – the commonly used term for non-domestic rates – are charged on most non-domestic premises, including most commercial properties such as shops, offices, pubs, warehouses and factories. If you use a building or…

Follow-up and relationship building Once the order has been signed, maintain your professional approach by: Confirming what has been agreed, including delivery dates and times as well as payment procedures, where appropriate. Writing down a schedule…

Recruitment Advertise a job Take on staff Different types of worker Employment checks Staff documents and employment policies Pay staff Pay and pensions National minimum wage Manage people Holiday and other leave Working time Equality and…

Key performance indicators (KPIs), targets and business strategy Setting performance targets can help you deliver the strategic changes that many growing businesses need to make. The top-level objectives of your strategic plan can be implemented through…

VAT is a tax that’s charged on most goods and services that VAT-registered businesses provide in Pakistan. It’s also charged on goods and some services that are imported from countries outside the Pakistan, and brought into…

Sales and Marketing

Ten ways to motivate staff

Ten ways to motivate staff

Keeping employees motivated can be particularly difficult during the early stages of a start-up. With…

Seven Tips for Selling

Seven Tips for Selling

But identifying the right customers is often difficult, and many times, entrepreneurs and small business…

Women in Business

Business opportunities 2012

Business opportunities 2012

We’ve got a great feeling about 2012. Having fought through the deepest financial crisis in…

Ten Most Sustainable Sectors

Ten Most Sustainable Sectors

Sustainable business: it’s a fashionable phrase, a buzz word. But when you hear it, you…

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