Small Business & Startups

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

  • Cloud Security Remains Challenging As ‘Cloud First’ Slows Down

    Many companies have been adopting a ‘cloud first’ strategy but momentum on that front is slowing down as security risks and challenges take hold. That’s the main finding from a report released by McAfee this week, with data loss and cyberattacks affecting deployment plans and the perception of the cloud as a safe option.


  • Klout Is Dead: Will Anyone Care?

    For about 15 minutes, building a strong Klout score was a big deal. The service looked into all your social media feeds, assuming you gave it access, and then worked out how influential you were. It was acquired for a ludicrous $200M four years ago by Lithium Technologies but the service will be shutting down…


  • How To Fix Your iPhone If It’s Hit By The Black Dot Bug

    A new iPhone messaging bug has been discovered that affects the current version of iOS as well as the beta currently doing the rounds with developers. The ‘black dot’ bug can overload iMessage if sent to your iPhone. The good news is there is a way to avoid it crashing your iPhone every time you…


  • Digital Transformation Is Critical To A Great Employee Experience

    If you think about it, many of the things we take for granted in our workplaces, that are delivered by Human Resources (HR) departments are point solutions that fulfil specific needs but don’t often work all that well together. On-boarding processes bring staff into a company, there are training and development programs and a bunch…