Communication at all level is vital for small firms, one expert has stated.
Richard Ellis, a spokesperson for the Public Relations Consultant Association, explained that all firms could benefit from improved relations across all levels of their business.
He said: "It is vital for all businesses to communicate well with their clients, staff, suppliers and investors. Individual circumstances will dictate the communications need."
Mr Ellis added that firms should consider what their goals are, who it needs to reach and what it wants to say to them.
Doing so will allow a company to decide if they have the resources available to them to carry out the task, or, if not let them look at bringing in someone to assist them, he concluded.
In related news, Ben Camm-Jones, news editor of Web-User, recently claimed that user generated content such as reviews and other feedback is a vital communication tool for online retailers.