The Pitch Doctor: A brand new you
Paul Boross is a presentations and pitch specialist. He has worked closely with a wide variety of high-profile figures, from Richard Branson to Ainsley Harriott and organisations such as Google, MTV...
View ArticleDee’s blog: Caring or couldn’t really care less customer service?
“Thank you… we’re delighted to welcome you as a new customer… in fact we are cock-a-hoop… head over heels… doing handstands in the corner, chuffed to bits that in a tough climate you like us and trust...
View ArticleHow further education can help small businesses meet their recruitment and...
Graham Hoyle OBE is chief executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers. He is supporting a new campaign to promote further education to employers. Find out more about...
View ArticleThree ways for managers to engage top performers
Melany Gallant is a Certified Human Capital Strategist at Halogen Software By Melany Gallant If you’re a people manager you know how wonderful it is to manage those employees who are la crème de la...
View Article‘We said we’d only buy British for a year, but it’s tough to tell whether...
By Vicki Owen and Neil Craven Campaigners are calling for a standard Made in Britain scheme to cut through the bewildering array that is confusing rather than helping patriotic shoppers. The Department...
View ArticleWinners of everywoman in Technology Awards announced
A woman leading a business producing tissue organs, the founder of a business allowing people to share digital content, and a woman with an idea for an online community for people with disabled...
View ArticleRisk of disaster as firms ignore tax deadline
Vicki Owen A SHOCKING 50 per cent of small businesses have failed to put any money aside to cover unexpected tax liabilities or to pay for an accountant to close their books, despite the end of the...
View ArticleAnger as rates appeals run close to 250,000
Helen Loveless MORE than 200,000 appeals by firms against their business rates are still outstanding. It follows criticism by industry leaders of chancellor George Osborne for failing to freeze...
View ArticleJoin forces and share secrets to slash rent bills
Vicki Owen SMALL firms are being urged to join forces to help negotiate lower business rents. Experts say that businesses could save themselves as much as 15 per cent on their business rental costs,...
View ArticleBusiness department announces appointment of two entrepreneurs
Carlisle Baker-Jackson ENTREPRENEURS Lawrence Tomlinson and Rekha Mehr have been appointed as ‘entrepreneurs in residence’ at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Business minister...
View ArticleFunding crisis deepens as giants ditch bonds
Helen Loveless EXPERTS are warning that the lending crisis is getting worse as large companies ditch bond funding for shorter-term alternatives such as bank loans, forcing small firms to the back of...
View Article‘Thatcher unsurpassed for enterprise
Helen Loveless POLITICIANS have failed to live up to former prime minister Margaret Thatcher when it comes to true support for entrepreneuralism in the UK. That’s according to Stephen Fear, serial...
View ArticleBank loan snubs force manufacturers to lend cash to small business customers
Helen Loveless MANUFACTURERS are increasingly being forced to finance business customers’ purchases as the banks’ take a hardline approach to lending. Figures show that the value of ‘sales finance’...
View ArticleOwners fear legal problems of hiring new staff
Helen Loveless MANY small business owners say they are intimidated by the cost and legal issues involved around taking on more staff, particularly when it is their first hire. And even if they do take...
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Dad wasn’t a fan of women in construction – but then I bought him out
Helen Loveless IS there still a glass ceiling for women when it comes to running businesses and reaching the top? A second annual report into the number of women on boards, carried out by Cranfield...
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