Business Insights and Resources

There’s plenty of help out there for small business owners who are looking for it. Whether it’s guidance, advice or other’s sharing their experiences, there’s a wealth of business information available. The Business Insights and Resources section of the Hotfrog Small Business Hub brings together useful links, articles, podcasts, videos and more to help you and your business.

  • MBA insights on small business administration

    Small businesses have come a long way from the days when a local family ran the local store. Today, as Elaine Hirsch explains, most small business owners are professionals backed by years of education and experience, trying to outsmart others in an extremely competitive environment.

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  • Prepare yourself for Cyber Monday shopping frenzy

    Predictions have online Christmas spending to peak on Monday 5th of December. As a small business owner, are you ready for cyber crowds knocking at your door on that day? Find out what to expect from Juliette Garside.

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  • Smartphones - Outperforming all dedicated devices

    Your life, as the life of most small business owners, probably depends on your extremely intelligent and trustworthy smartphone. But what does this dependency mean for the endless number of dedicated devices we no longer need? Watch Lara Lewington’s video to understand smartphones’ impact on the future of the technology industry.

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  • Book Review: Shark tales - How I turned $1,000 into a billion dollar business

    Barbara Corcoran is a well known entrepreneur in the business world who turned $1000 in to a multi-million dollar business. Carol Tice provides a review of Barbara’s successful book ‘Shark tales: How I turned $1,000 into a billion dollar business’.

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  • The adventures of "Jam Boy" - How I turned my Gran’s jam recipes into a successful company

    A truly inspirational tale from a young Scottish boy who started making fruit jam from his parents’ kitchen to create an iconic product and brand - SuperJam.

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  • British particularly vulnerable to cyber attack: Chatham House

    Cyber crime appears to be affecting more people around the world these days but according to think tank Chatham House, British are particularly vulnerable to being attacked online. Misha Glenny explains what are the risks are we facing.

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  • Ten small business web apps to help you increase productivity and efficiency

    Being a small business owner, you can get all the help you need. The following web applications will help you increase productivity and efficiency levels by 110%.

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  • Enhanced web hosting from 1&1

    If you are looking for a simple and affordable web hosting platform to publish your small business’ website, the newly refurbished 1&1's My Business Website could fit the bill.

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  • Vanished from Google: Sir Brian Souter

    Transport magnate Sir Brian Souter has lost his website in a sea of Google algorithms and rankings and there is nothing he can do about it.

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  • The Etsy.com story

    If you want to turn your passion into a profitable, fulfilling business, a simple concept and a kitchen table could be all you need. Fraser Doherty tells you how the guys from Etsy.com did it.

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