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How Often To Post On Social Media?
Posting once on social media every day will get you some engagement, shares, and traffic. But wouldn’t scheduling two social media messages a day get

From Forces to Fiction: Meet the former Army Officer turned Published Author
Charles Cordell was brought up in Cornwall, near Falmouth, and spent time as an archaeologist before joining the British Army. He served in a range

Business Crisis Management
The crisis management definition is preparing, managing, and recovering from any unexpected events that could harm a business. Crisis management and business continuity plans are

Dropshipping Fulfilment: Understanding the Supply Chain and Fulfilment Process
Supply chain is a fancy term describing the path a product takes to go from conception through manufacturing and finally into the hands of a

Second ERS Gold Award Honour for X-Forces Enterprise
X-Forces Enterprise (XFE) has retained Gold in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), the highest badge of honour for organisations that support the Armed Forces

Recruiting: Ask The Right Questions
Bringing new people into your business can be a daunting prospect. You’ve worked hard to build your company from the ground up, so when the

The Magic Of Customer Expectations
The rise of ‘customer power’ in recent years is no accident. Rather, it comes from a hard-headed financial view: namely, when all is said and

Overtrading: How To Avoid Or Overcome
Overtrading can happen to any business and in the worst cases can lead to insolvency. After all, if a business can’t fulfil its orders, it

Dropshipping Model
Dropshipping is a retail fulfillment method where a store doesn’t keep the products it sells in stock. Instead, when a store sells a product using

Gearing Up for Good: Meet the Royal Navy Veteran Turned E-bike Retailer With Purpose
James Rodrigues has had 16 heart attacks. In 2009, he suffered 10 days of attacks, which led to him being diagnosed with terminal heart disease.

The Wellbeing of Small Business
The FSB’s survey also found that 24% of respondents currently have a mental health condition such as anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress. 16% of small business owners