Category: In Business

The need to build resilience has never been more necessary than in today’s climate. Stories of cost-cutting employers and constant increases to already demanding workloads are common, with all having felt the strain of the recession.

In short, it’s about learning to let go of the little things. Here’s how to focus on what really matters when you need to make a big decision.

With all the distractions in trying to make a venture take off, it’s important to take stock and make sure you’re getting the fundamentals right.

Let’s be honest, bookkeeping is a massive pain for all start-ups and small businesses, but admittedly, it’s a necessary evil.

To rise above the ranks of companies that fail to provide distinguished service, you’ll need to implement a series of key processes and a culture of responsibility.

The media tells us on a regular basis that we’re coming out of the recession, but with inflation down last week and unemployment rates up, the hard times are still upon us.

John Ritchie, Chief Executive Officer at Ellipse discusses why your business brand is so important to its growth and success and poses some important questions to get your thinking about your brand and how you want your business to be perceived.

This time last year, the Federation for Small Businesses published research showing that there were an estimated 4.9 million businesses in the UK. During straitened times, it is the innovators and inventors who come to the fore with new and exciting ideas.

Smartphones aren’t the only reason to abandon those paper cards in your wallet. Try this better networking technique.

Do you know what you want to accomplish today? This week? Within the next year? I do a lot of couching with entrepreneurs and executives who have different degrees of acknowledgement of their goals. Some people prefer to take opportunities as they present themselves, while others would rather have a detailed plan of what they want and when they want it.

If the thought of going it alone by setting up your own company has crossed your mind, you might wonder what you need to do once you think you’ve had that ‘eureka moment’.

How to ensure that brainstorms don’t turn into braindrizzles.

Why should retailers sit up and see the potential of mobile marketing? A sheer number of people are now equipped with smartphones and tablets.

There are around 4.5 million small businesses in the UK — with more and more launching every week.