Published March 20, 2017
Austria is a relatively small nation with a population of just 8.5 million – the big plus point from a trade point-of-view is that, being located right in the centre of Europe, it has over 48 million people within a 400km radius of Vienna, its capital city, which means exporting to Austria will put your products and services within reach of a lot of potential customers.
It’s also one of the wealthiest nations in Europe, with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per head of €33,200 compared with a European Union (EU) average of €25,700. Austria’s high standard of living and relatively low living costs results in high non-essential disposable income.
If you want to take advantage of this, here’s everything you need to know about exporting to Austria…
Published March 10, 2017
The internet of things (IoT) is the name given to all those devices that are connected and communicate with us, each other, and compatible apps over the internet.
The idea of the IoT has been around for decades, at least since 1989 when the first connected toaster (!) was mooted at that year’s Interop Internet networking show – a year later, at the 1990 Interop, a Sunbeam Deluxe Automatic Radiant Control Toaster was connected to the internet, and so the fledgling IoT was born.
And now pretty much every electrical device you can think of is connected, from televisions, to printers, to fridges – and we all know the endgame is that the machines will one day rise up and take over the world, but that’s another story…
Published March 8, 2017
It might surprise you to learn that marketing is the UK’s hardest working industry, especially if you know anyone who does digital marketing for a living.
If you’re in marketing yourself, though, you’re more likely to spend more time checking and sending emails when than those in other industries. And being ‘always on’ isn’t good for you or your productivity.
So here’s why you need to take a break from your marketing job.
Published March 3, 2017
A conference call is a reliable and cost-effective way to conduct meetings remotely, and is the ideal way to keep employees in the loop when working from home or away…
Published March 1, 2017
Walking into your home and having everything automated by one voice activated system sounds like science fiction, but it’s very much science fact. Rapid advances in technology means the number…
Published February 20, 2017
There are more than 1,000 British companies operating in Australia, including big names like BP, HSBC, Virgin, British Airways and BT, as well as hundreds more SMEs.
There are 1.2 million Britons currently residing full time in Australia – that’s almost 2% of the population, with a further 500,000 visiting each year. So it’s clear to see there are ties between the two countries to be exploited.
If you’re thinking of doing business down under, here’s everything you need to know about exporting to Australia…
Published February 10, 2017
Losing a job can be quite tricky, especially if you have a steady career with a stable company – even if you fall way short of being a model professional, it can take a lot to get your P45.
That said, it can also be all-too-easy to lose your job, especially if you’re prepared to go out in an ignominious blaze of glory – punching a horrible boss, or trashing your work station in a fit of pique ought to do the trick.
In reality though, if someone kills their career, it’s usually a slow and painful death, and will probably contain one of these seven deadly workplace sins…
Published February 6, 2017
Cyber crime is on the up – the total costs of cyber attacks reached an estimated $400 billion in 2015, according to figures from Lloyds Banking Group, and this figure is expected to quadruple to a staggering $2.1 trillion by 2019.
And although it’s the attacks on larger companies that make all the headlines, all businesses are at risk, as research from Microsoft has found a fifth (20%) of SMEs have been targeted by cyber criminals.
2016 was a landmark year for cyber security as two of the biggest hacks in history were revealed, with internet giant Yahoo at the centre of both after suffering a double strike that saw more than a billion email accounts compromised.
Here are the biggest cyber attacks of 2016…
Published January 25, 2017
The proposed $4.8 billion sale of American search and tech giant Yahoo to telecoms firm Verizon has been put on hold following a series of high-profile data security breaches that saw more than 1 billion email accounts compromised.
Published January 11, 2017
How would you feel about leaving the car at home and strapping yourself into a jetpack to tackle the daily commute?
It’s a scenario straight from science fiction, but one a Chinese tech firm is looking to make science fact in the not-too-distant future – so could the Martin Jetpack really change the face of commuting forever?
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