HSBC has launched a brand new Business Growth Grant competition. If your business has a turnover of between £100,000 and £2m and you are looking to grow and expand then this could be for you. You need to demonstrate how the grant will help you boost your business, either here in the UK or overseas. [...]
You may well ask the question what does a business advisor do? The answer will always vary depending on the personal knowledge of the person who is responding and at what stage they are at in their business. A simple description of the role of a business advisor might be ‘a person who translates the [...]
It must be some six years ago I first met (virtually) Emily Coltman who was at the time working for a regional firm of accountants. Emily was not long qualified but she was very interested in new technology and how this could help the smaller business, so no wonder that Emily has ended up as [...]
No one seems to be sure whether the economy has or has or not emerged from a recession. There is constant speculation as to whether the economy will go into a double dip, that is appearing to emerge from the recession and then bouncing back into recession again before taking a continued steady path towards [...]
Selling to your mum, your family or your friends is unlikely to generate sufficient revenue to keep your business running or to make you a healthy profit. It is also unlikely that they will be able to give you the critical ongoing for feedback that your business will need for survival. Recent announcements about the [...]
Customers, customers, customers, there is no getting away from how important customers are to every business. Most businesses would be more than happy to welcome as many new customers as their business could cope with. There is no doubt that having an endless stream of customers would be a dream come true for every business. [...]
From time to time there are products that you come across that really do offer some benefit to smaller business, Serif PagePlus is one such reasonably priced product. Here is our review for you: Serif PagePlus X5 is an amazingly functional piece of software. There is no need to be an IT expert in order [...]
At times it may well seem like running a business is a 24-7 occupation. In that there are always numerous tasks to be done. However, one area of your business that may need additional attention is the customer retention side. Simply hoping that your customers will remain loyal to you……..is not a strategy. Having a [...]
Growing a business takes commitment, hard work and possibly an element of risk. In many cases it will require a change in mindset. That is to start working ‘on’ the business and not ‘in’ the business. This does not mean relinquishing control. In essence it means setting up policies, procedures and internal steps that will [...]
Falling sales, declining sales, reduced sales, slumped sales or decreasing sales. No matter which term you prefer to use the understanding remains the same. That is your business needs to sell more of its services or products in order to improve turnover and profitability. Without sales most business would cease to exist. The ongoing priority [...]
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