Weather risk
Author: Dan Tomlinson, Managing Director, Allianz Risk Transfer Every romantic wants to see snow on Christmas morning. However every retailer’s greatest fear during the Yuletide festivities is watching the snow fall, and the high street slowly empty of rampaging shoppers. Andy Street, CEO of John Lewis, in an interview with the Evening Standard this month, […]
Looking for an outstanding PR/design/digital agency?
There are plenty to choose from and the vast majority of them are honest, hard-working and will do a good job for you. The most important thing as client is to be clear about what you need from an agency, and it’s vital to go in with a firm, and realistic budget. Depending on the […]
What Is Success?
What is Success? How do you measure success? Dictionary reference measured success as attainment of one’s goal or attainment of wealth. The attainment of higher social status etc. If this was true, how come we have millionaires from our every walk of life being caught for drugs and alcohol abuse, or famous people we know […]
Top tips to get started taking card payments
With the introduction of chip and pin back in 2004 and contactless payment now being more widely used, the card has become somewhat of a household or rather, ‘wallethold’ item. Counting your pennies to pay for a taxi is soon becoming a thing of the past as even the traditional hackney carriages are now accepting […]
Is it time you started searching for a CRM system?
By Mike Richardson, Managing Director, Maximizer Software As a small business or freelancer you might be tricked into thinking that all your contacts can be managed with the aid of a simple spreadsheet, but this approach won’t take you far from the era of the rolodex and little black book. In the digital age, CRM […]
Cookies- how to make sure you haven’t bitten off more than you can chew
We have all heard of cookies, that is the small amounts of data sent from servers and stored on a user’s device when they visit websites. Cookies allow internet shoppers to use online shopping baskets and provide businesses with useful information about the internet traffic visiting their website. However, if you run a website which […]
Professional portfolio – How important really is it?
The short answer being extremely. Your portfolio is what first sets you apart from other applicants. An insight to past projects, key skills, accomplishments and experiences that aim to impress, especially in an interview environment. Think of your portfolio as a showcase into how you work and the level of quality you work to. So […]
When & how to choose the right CRM
A company will know when they need to invest in a CRM type system. It is likely that as a growing business you have become reliant on excel spread sheets and access databases to manage things like customers, suppliers, your sales pipeline and even sales orders. When a business requires all data (this includes customers, […]
Working with a textile printer
Part 1 Here at Fashion Rider, we’re all ears at the moment as we’re taking in requests of what you’re struggling with most in your business. A surprising number of you have told us that finding a good textile printer, which tailors to your needs as a designer, is one of them! As a professional […]