This week, we're featuring a video post from our friends over at Salon Business Secrets. Enjoy this great video sharing how to choose the perfect name for your beauty salon.Whether you are just starting out as an independent, opening your first salon, looking to rebrand an existing salon business, the name you choose is extremely important. It’s the thing you will be known for, the thing you want people to talk about, it will be the very first thing a prospective client knows about you and if all goes well, you will be living with this name for a long time. Read More

Considering that your staff are undoubtedly the most valuable asset in any business, it’s important to recognise the best way to motivate them. We don’t all have the luxury of Terry Tate Office Line Backer around to motivate staff   (love this guy!). Read More

It’s the ultimate dream - making money while we sleep. But how do we go from frazzled small business owner juggling a million and one tasks, to a zen-like entrepreneur who is making money in their sleep, or while sipping a cocktail in the Bahamas? Read More

When the time comes to book your next holiday what’s the first thing you do? Probably head over to TripAdvisor! When you are in need of a new book but unsure what to read next, It’s most likely that you’re straight onto Amazon.com to compare reviews and buy.  We literally live our lives by recommendations and reviews.Online reviews have transformed that way that we consume products and services. In fact, when it comes to buying decisions ‘Customer Reviews’ rank 4th in importance.  Read More

Ever feel there's not enough hours in the day? Well, let's look at the fluff and admin we can clear out to let that extra profit come flooding into your business.  Read More

Get out the fanfares… We have an announcement to make. Read More

We have a tonne of small businesses in the UK and that equals a whole load of admin! That's why we enlisted the help of FreeAgent, who are our booking system's admin integration. To help all the small businesses who sign up with Appointedd the chance to banish any admin stress.  Read More

Pauline Quigley is the founder of Cake Cetera, a fantastic startup that sends people cake and French macarons by post anywhere in the UK. If you ask us, that’s nothing short of genius. Read More

After much deliberation, tea, cakes and multiple cups of coffee, the Appointedd team decided to use Stripe as the software's payment processor.We looked into a vast array of different payment processing companies to assess our options and to find out which company would fit best into our system. Eventually, after looking at who ticked the most boxes, it was Stripe.   Read More

Starting a business is a whirlwind of emotions. You feel incredible moments of elation and painful crushing lows.  Read More