I believe that we are going through a massive transition as a civilisation. It’s not too dissimilar to what the renaissance was to the dark ages or the industrial revolution to the agricultural age.
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Aiming for a better you in 2014?
What do you as an entrepreneurial leader have in common with the applied physicist who now manages a company of over a thousand people, the novelist now running a human resources division, or the money manager who became a school teacher?
What’s your working style?
To get more out of your team, first figure out how your employees (and you) work best–and then assign tasks accordingly.
10 most innovate ways to promote your business
Are you stuck for ideas on how to get your business recognised? As part of a small or medium size enterprise you may not have the budget of large corporations, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get the word out. Being creative with limited resources can in fact be much more effective than going head to head with big advertisers.
Angels Den secures £3.5M investment for businesses in record funding year
2013 was a record year for Angels Den, with deals closed worth £3.5 million. In just 12 months, 36 businesses were funded, with an average deal size of £97,000.
Content Marketing for SMEs – Write Copy That Sells
If you work in an SME you are always looking for new ways to increase your sales and grow your business.
Top tips on resolving conflict
Do you value friendly relations with your colleagues? Are you proud of being a nice person who would never pick a fight?
Innocent, Seedrs & Zoopla entrepreneurs to host ‘Start-up Kitchen’ workshops
The brains behind some of the biggest London based startups will be on hand next year to offer London’s entrepreneurs the ingredients for growth at a new “Start-up Kitchen” in Hackney, east London.
Do you need to ‘Clear the Air’ in your company – and how do you do it?
Do you clear up misunderstandings in a respectful healthy manner or do you let them fester? Perhaps you prefer the direct approach. Emotional Resilience Expert Julian Hall takes a closer look at what a healthy assertive Sharing culture may look like.
10 Things to Do Every Workday
This list will help you get stuff done in and out of the office.
New ‘Leader Lender’ emerges to drive British businesses back to recovery
British business leaders past and present are rolling up their sleeves and doing their bit to help fellow British businesses succeed, by harnessing the power of crowdlending to invest in UK plc, a new report released today has found.
Traits of a great boss
The best managers have a fundamentally different understanding of workplace, company, and team dynamics. See what they get right.
Glass half full business thinking
Would Pollyanna have made a good businesswoman? Could a little girl with an incredibly infectious positivity bias have made money in austere times? Or would her optimism have gone no further than the homeless people of whom she was one?
Coolest office spaces in the UK
The office is the engine room of any business. But where are the coolest office spaces in the UK? Here’s our rundown of the 7 most impressive office spaces out there at the minute.
Half of Brits are disappointed with office atmosphere
Forty six per cent of employees in the UK describe their working atmosphere as “bad” and “mostly disappointing” according to new research.
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