New research shows workers in the UK dress up for work for fear of being judged on their professional performance, with nearly half of respondents admitting to judging colleagues by their attire.
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How to boost your professional reputation
From helping someone else out to following through, strengthen your professional reputation with these simple strategies.
Boston and London join forces for launch of new £10m startup accelerator
A £10m startup accelerator was launched today with support from the British government and leaders in the UK innovation community.
Reclaim Your Life From Stress
When stress weighs you down, and life becomes overwhelming, it’s time to make a change. Sometimes getting started is the hardest part.
What UK Businesses Should Prepare for In The Case of Scottish Independence
Polls on the vote on Scottish Independence show that the two sides have been neck and neck in the past few weeks.
How to end your meeting on a positive note
How you end your meetings can make the difference between whether your team’s time was wasted or well-spent.
Dragons’ Den Best & Worst
In only six episodes, series 12 of Dragons’ Den has already given us plenty of brilliant and just enough terrible pitches.
Create the value in Digital Marketing
Digital technology continues to re-write the rules of marketing, demanding that we operate in a commercial environment where the landscape is constantly changing. Marketing has always been a mechanism for understanding what consumers want: and it has never been more relevant.
Caffeine mainliner, self-improver or procrastinator? What’s your stress personality?
BM Columnist Julian Hall takes an irreverent look at human behaviours under stress and explains why, in reality, it’s no joke.
Employment law crib sheet
The essential back-to-school reading for the busy small business owner.
5 sins that will send a conference audience to sleep
We’ve all been there; politely sitting through a number of conference presentations mentally compiling shopping lists or daydreaming about the summer holidays instead of actually listening.
Beyond networking
For many smaller businesses (particularly business to businesses) marketing equalled networking. But as a central way of promotion, those days are your business are long gone.
Building relationships within your industry – what’s in it for you?
When you’re working on your own, it’s easy to forget about networking and building relationships with other people in your industry, or to think that it’s not worth your time.
Use Science to Remain Calm Under Pressure
The ability to keep your wits in a crisis isn’t a character trait; it’s a skill that you can learn in minutes.
Habits of Remarkably Successful People
Successful people don’t get that way by accident. They engage in a set of simple but powerful habits that ensure their success every day.
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