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Despite having the smallest population in the Nordic and Baltic region, Iceland has a thriving economy and is ranked as one of the top 15 countries in terms of per capita income.

It’s also ranked 13th in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings, so it’s safe to say the population of just over 330,000 is doing something right.

If you’re looking to do business in Iceland, you’re going to need a cost-effective and reliable conference call provider –  here’s how to quickly and easily set up a conference call between UK and Iceland.

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We’ve been banging the work from home drum for years now, but even we can see that it’s not for everyone – at least not full time. Since the pandemic kicked off, many workplaces have adopted a hybrid model where possible – that’s when employees work a couple of days at home and spend a couple in the office.

But if you’re having to work at home all the time, there’s a chance that you could be getting tired of being stuck in the same spare room and sick of staying at home all day. If this sounds like you, here’s how to beat work from home burnout.

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Set right in the heart of the Carpathian basin Hungary can be an attractive proposition to many UK businesses looking to widen their European net as it’s the gateway to the Central and Eastern Europe region (CEE).

Other economic factors to note are that inflation was set at a record low in 2014 at 0.0% with core inflation at around 1%, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2015 is forecast at 2.8%, but is expected to slow down in 2016 to 2.2%.

The UK is currently the seventh largest investor in Hungary, mainly for retail, telecommunications and professional services sectors.

So if you’re thinking of doing business in Hungary, keep in touch with clients or colleagues by setting up a regular teleconference, or conference call – it’s not only cost-effective, it’s convenient – requiring nothing more than a landline or mobile phone.

And here’s how to set up a conference call in just a few easy steps…

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Hong Kong is, for many, the gateway to China and the Far East and a region with rich historical links to the UK having been under British control between 1841 and 1997.

It’s also the world’s eighth largest trading economy, has been ranked as the world’s freest economy for the last 20 years, and one of Asia’s leading financial and business centres.

It’s also about 6,000 miles away so not somewhere you can easily commute to!

So if you’ve business associates, clients or work colleagues in Hong Kong, why not conduct your business via conference call? It’s cost effective, requires nothing more than a landline or mobile and can be set up in a few simple steps.

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The UK is being hit with record temperatures. It looks like things could cool down over the coming days, but we’re still going to see soaring summer temperatures. But did you know that smartphones really don’t like the heat?

The option to work outdoors during the warmer months has to be the one of the greatest perks of working remotely,  and if you’re planning to spend as much time out in the sun as you possibly can, you’ll need to take care of your smartphone – it’s not just during the winter months your mobile needs looking after, the summer months can also play havoc with your handset.

So, to help make sure neither yourself nor your smartphone suffer a meltdown this summer, here’s are four ways to help ensure your smartphone survives the summer…

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An EU member state, Greece offers a gateway to countries in south east Europe, the Middle East and around the Black Sea. If you’re thinking of exporting to Greece, or you’ve business interest over there, it can take a lot of time and money jetting out there to oversee things, particularly across the islands.

So why not try keeping in touch via conference call instead?

Here’s how to do so in three simple steps using nothing more than a landline or mobile phone.

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Given the problems that business owners have had over the past few years, from the pandemic to the current cost of living crisis, there’s a good chance that many have used up some or all of their emergency fund or taken out credit to keep ticking over.

If you’ve ever tried to get a loan or credit card, you’ll be well aware the importance that your personal  credit score plays – if you’re after the best deals, you have to work hard to get your score up to the required level. But what about your business credit score?

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Germany is Europe’s largest economy, and the fourth strongest in the world, with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of more than €3 trillion. Germany remains the UK’s largest export market in Europe and second largest globally after the US. Its consistently strong economic performance offers long-term growth potential for UK businesses.

If you’re thinking of exporting to Germany, or you have colleagues or clients out there, instead of taking the time and money to fly across the continent, it makes more sense to stay in touch via teleconference, using your landline or mobile.

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Intellectual property is a set of legal rights put in place to stop a person or business stealing another’s ideas, designs or products.

Just having an idea isn’t quite enough to secure intellectual property rights though, you’ll have to have something more tangible in place – so while having an idea for a book won’t count, any words you have written towards that book will.

So, if you’ve come up with the prototype for the next must-have piece of tech or a winning idea for a new business, here’s all you need to know about intellectual property in the UK…

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