What a year. How was 2016 for you? What interested you in the past year?
Below are the top 16 articles, features, guides and tools that drove the most engagement from readers (unique sessions and shares) on ThinkBusiness in 2016. It shows what people interested in business are interested in reading.
1: New ways of marketing
Ireland’s top bloggers and vloggers.
2: Business planning – starting and growing
The ThinkBusiness business plan template.
3: Human resources
4: Ideation
Five small business ideas that beat goliaths.
5: Human resources
Job interview questions you may find useful.
6: Innovative sectors
Off the beaten track – Ireland’s hidden tourism gems.
7: Management guides
Phrases you shouldn’t use at business meetings.
8: Marketing and sales
How to network successfully at events.
9: Ideation
Great business ideas and why they worked.
10: Innovation
Garry Broe – saving the HSE a fortune with one simple idea.
11: Strategy
10 of the worst business predictions. Even the greats get it wrong.
12: Marketing
A free marketing plan template and guide.
13: Innovation
10 world-changing Irish inventions.
14: Starting
A guide to starting a business in Ireland.
15: Sectors
The resurrection and re-invention of the barber shop.
16: Tax advice
How to pay yourself if you are a sole trader.
What did we learn in 2016?
What can we learn from this list of articles, guides, interviews, and utilities? First, there is an appetite amongst our readers for innovative business ideas and insights into sectors that are doing well. Second, there is a real desire for useful advice and practical guides on how to start and grow a business. And third, we saw a keen interest in articles on how business owners deal with the practicalities of running a business, for example, tax advice, and HR guidance.
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