Tools - Ben Breen

Cloud Accounting 'Peace of Mind': FreeAgent Review

Image: thotmeglynn at Flickr I’ve been grappling with ‘doing the books & records’ for my own small businesses since 2001, and it’s always been

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Why Your Small Business Should Be On Pinterest

Just like a real-world Pinboard, Pinterest allows you to pin things you love and then share with others Oh no! There’s a new social network in town. If you’re still trying to get your head around Google+ then this one

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7 Reasons Your Google Apps & Social Media Data is At Risk

Photo: ViaMoi at Flickr Here on planet Earth, in 2012, the number of small businesses and startups that should not be networking, communicating, collaborating and organising online, is fast approaching zero. Hint: ‘Online’ is where customers, employees and partners are. Google Apps

Books

The 10 Best Business Book Reads of 2011 including the One About the World's First Blogger

I aim to read one business book a week, but generally only manage 2 or 3 a month. I see reading books as one of the best possible investments in time but I want the very best return. I’m very careful about

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Setup An Automated Online Store: Shopify Review

Want to sell products to 2 billion+ online consumers but don’t know where to start? Been offered crazy ‘all-over-the-shop’ quotes for a basic website with a PayPal button? Worried about security? For your customers and for you? Been thinking that