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Examples of popular open source products and types
Common types of open source software and examples of applications for small business accounting, project management, etc.
Choosing computer hardware for your business
Key things to consider when you choose and buy computer hardware for your business.
Promoting your business online
Low-cost ways to promote and market your business, products or services on the internet.
Recycling waste in your hotel
The benefits of recycling waste in your hotel, and consideration for starting a recycling scheme including which materials are suitable for recycling
Distance selling
The rules and regulations on distance selling (eg phone, mail order, online) and how to do it effectively.
Selling through retailers, wholesalers and other distributors
The benefits of selling to intermediaries and the key points to consider including how to manage your distributors.
Making your sales channels work together
How to manage your sales channels to increase sales including reviewing each channel and supporting them with advertising.
Reaching customers overseas
Reaching customers in overseas markets and the challenges you should consider such as resources, research and local laws.
Advantages and disadvantages of face to face sales
The costs and benefits associated with selling in person such as building personal relationships and persuasion.
Material efficiency and reducing waste in your hotel
How to reduce waste and use materials more efficiently in areas across your hotel including procurement and office, bedroom, kitchen and cleaning consumables
Save water in your hotel
Use water more efficiently in your hotel in guest rooms, catering, laundry, swimming pools and grounds maintenance, investigate alternative water sources
Ten top tips for resource efficiency in your hotel
Easy-to-follow tips for improving energy, water and materials efficiency and reducing waste in your hotel, from controlling bedroom temperatures to recycling
Energy efficiency in your hotel
Save money, enhance your reputation and help the environment by making your hotel more energy efficient through best practice environmental techniques
Negotiate and close the sale
How to manage a negotiation, and ways of getting the client to commit to your product or service
What is open source software?
What is open source software, how does it work and how is it different to proprietary, closed-source software.
Tips for selecting open source business software
How to choose what open source software to use in your business and make sure that you get the most of it.
Find support for open source software
Where to find support and training for implementing open source solutions in your business.
Using the internet for business
Reasons for using the internet in business, main considerations and common pitfalls businesses should be aware of.
Advantages of using internet in business
Using internet in business can increase your profits, reduce costs and help you work more productively.
Types of e-commerce business models
Basic e-commerce models are business to business (B2B) or business to consumer (B2C), although other models exist.