Small Business & Startups

Expert advice on navigating your business and tips and tactics to being your own boss and forging a successful career.

  • Do These Things to Be Promoted to Manager

    Do These Things to Be Promoted to Manager

    Anyone wanting to take the step to becoming a boss can get caught up in a familiar loop: Every job description they look at requires past management experience. But how do they get the experience if no one will hire them without it?


  • The 7 Deadly Sins of Managing People

    The 7 Deadly Sins of Managing People

    Every wage-slave has looked at their boss at some point and thought, “anyone could do that job.” But once you move into the big role yourself, you quickly realise how difficult management actually is. Your employees are only responsible for their own conduct and performance, after all, but you are now responsible for everyone’s conduct…


  • Why You Should Contact the Manufacturer Directly (and How to Do It)

    Why You Should Contact the Manufacturer Directly (and How to Do It)

    Between labour shortages, ongoing supply chain issues, disruptive winter weather, and various recalls, you may have found that some of your go-to products are noticeably absent from the shelves of retailers in your area. And perhaps you’ve already tried all the usual ways of dealing with shortages like these, including looking online, befriending store managers,…