Tag: IT
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Computer hardware: the basics
Computer hardware is the most easily identifiable part of your IT infrastructure and is one of your most important business assets. While software is needed to make any hardware useful, without the correct hardware your software may not run efficiently or even at all. Therefore, as with any business investment, you should choose your computer…
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Starting a business: the basics
If you are considering starting up a new business, you need to consider a number of factors to ensure the best chance of success. As well as your product or service, you will need to think about what you will call your business, what sort of structure it will have and how you are going…
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Starting a part-time business
Starting a business, although highly exciting, is a big step to take. Sometimes before you take the plunge into full-time business ownership, it might be better and easier to think about doing it on a part-time basis, as a way of ensuring the business idea will work. If you are employed part-time, or have young…
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Make best use of standards
Standards can help you ensure your products, services or business systems meet fixed specifications or quality benchmarks. Their use is voluntary, but can bring a range of business benefits. They can help you: This guide sets out what standards are and how they can benefit your business. It also covers the management system standards that can…
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Outsourcing
Outsourcing is when you contract out a business function – a particular task, role or process – to a third party over a substantial period of time. This third-party organisation takes control of the function and becomes responsible for its success. Outsourcing may save you money, help you be more flexible and manage growth effectively.…