Takis Athanassiou's Blog, page 78

The Pitfalls Of Event Planning

See How You Can Succeed In Event Planning Related Activities

We live in a working world where Millennials now make up the majority of the workforce, and with that come certain trends. You see, two of the main characteristics of Millennial workers are the desire to be their own boss and the desire to explore the world.

[image error]

Image Source: Pexels

The concept of spending their whole life in an office, working their way up the corporate ladder until they retire and then die just isn’t attractive.

As...

Steer Your Small Businesses Through Stormy Weather

Starting a small business can be difficult. Even when you’ve taken the hard work to get it up and running, and things seem to be going well, you can fall on tough times, whether due to a slow economy, a lack of funds or a reduction in the number is sales you make.

[image error]

Image Source: Flickr (via AIRSOFT PAL)

If this should happen to you, it is important that you stay calm, avoid apportioning blame and take action to make changes that will see your business through.

Here are some simple survival...

The YOU Revolution

The post first appeared on leadershipInitiative.biz. Here it is reprinted with some minor adaptations!

I still remember my first personal computer! The fantastic ZX Spectrum of Sinclair Research Ltd. It was an 8-bit personal computer without a monitor and hard drive having just 16 KB RAM! Exotic technologies at the time!

[image error]

Image Source: Pixabay

The ZX Spectrum is was something you could attach to your TV and you could program it to do various things (it permitted calculations mostly, specifi...

How Cloud-Security Has Improved

Everything that involves computing these days seems to be heading toward the cloud. Everything has been improving – getting better and better – and security is no different.

[image error]

Image Source: Pexels

For some time there was a question mark hanging above the security of cloud storage and questions were often asked of cloud providers about their ability to really protect the sensitive data it looked after.

However, this stigma has started to change and what were once seen as facts are now viewed...

8 Effective Ways to Beat Stress

Today’s post is written by Hannah Ross. Hannah is a practicing psychologist and runs a private clinic. She is associated with Assignment hub as a part-time content manager and enjoys writing and producing various types of content.

Stress is a common problem which majority of us face these days. Either you are a student or a business professional you won’t be oblivion to it. For instance, the intriguing pressure on students to meet deadlines, excel at all sorts of activities at their campuses,...

Start Your Business Right For The Best Chance Of Success

There are so many startup guides on the internet. Some of them are great, others less so. The issue is they are mainly generic and as such hard to apply to your business. There is something to say for this, however, as it forces you to think of ways to apply the tips to your business which of course helps as it stokes ideas and pushes you to think in depth about aspects you never considered.

[image error]

Image Source: Pixabay

This is never truer than with a startup.

Look at all of the businesses who m...

What You Need To Learn About Your Customers

The customers come first. That’s one of the most important lessons a business owner has to learn and most learn it early. Their needs are what drive the business.

[image error]

Image Source: Pixabay

However, you don’t cater to them just by creating a product or service that fits their needs. You’re going to have to dig a little deeper if you want to find success.

There are three kinds of information, in particular, that are going to make it a lot easier to create that customer connection every successfu...

Baby Steps: What Are The First Things Every Business Needs?

When it comes to starting a business, it can be seriously difficult to know where to begin. Businesses are often so multifaceted that it can feel like many of them must have simply sprung up from the ground, fully formed. Of course, that’s not what happened.

[image error]

Image Source: Pexels

In fact, even the most successful businesses started from the bottom with just the bare minimum of resources in place. But as they say, you’ve got to start somewhere; it doesn’t matter if don’t have everything that...

Making Your Run-From-Home Business Look Like An Empire

Working from home is becoming a more practical and sensible option for many business start-ups. However, revealing to clients that you run things from home can come across unprofessional and convince people that you’re only a small business, when you may want to look big.

[image error]

Image Source: Pixabay

Fortunately, there are many ways to convince clients that you are a large business, even if you’re not. Here are just a few methods.

Grow Your Online Presence

A huge online presence can convince peop...

What Is E-Learning

E-Learning is described as the delivery of training or education through digital or electronic methods. Students can acquire qualifications or develop new skills using electronic devices such as a laptop, mobile device or tablet, accessing educational material often delivered through a learning management system (LMS) which is hosted online.

[image error]

An online training course can be delivered in multiple formats, from the most basic PowerPoint presentation and PDF documents through to advanced inter...