Keep working flexibly and don't ditch the technology

If a new study of over a thousand SME's has shown that 60% of those who have a fully mobile workforce are more likely to forecast growth in 2009, we think that's a clear message to rethink your old work practices and let technology drive more efficient ways of working. The study also shows that 10% of those with a mobile work force are less like to have been negatively affected by the recession.
You can get more info and view the full report, including a 10-point checklist, here.

3 steps to getting a proper business email address

If there’s one thing that really puzzles us it's a ‘business’ with a personal email address or one where a child answers the ‘business’ phone number.

What kind of impression does that give out? In our view it’s the impression that you’re not really serious about being in business at all.

Now that times are getting tougher it’s those businesses that look the part and deliver a good service at the right price who are more likely to prosper. Because it is such a simple thing to do to get a proper business email address we wonder why people still persist with using their personal email. So to help everybody out we’ve put together a simple 3 step guide to setting up a business email account. And while you’re at it, why not think about using a telephone answering service too?