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How to Overcome the Fear of Selling

Children learn to understand the meaning of the word ‘no’ at an early age. By the time a child (now adult) leaves education, and starts out…

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Protecting your business

Firms that have valuable equipment on work sites are particularly vulnerable to theft and vandalism. For those that are reliant on these tools and machinery, this…

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Are you a Fox or are you a Hedgehog?

Being a successful entrepreneur is hard work and people around you often doubt whether you have the credentials to be one.

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Top Tips for SMEs Dealing With Seasonal Fluctuations

All business are prone to seasonal fluctuations at any time depending on what industry they're in, and whether they're annually, monthly or even weekly, it's important…

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How to deal with negative people

Though you can't always avoid the complainers at work, you can make certain that they don't bring you down with them.

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What not to say in a meeting

Meetings can be a huge time drain. That's why it's in everyone's best interest to do all they can to keep them productive.

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Top 5 Auto Enrolment Pitfalls for Small Businesses

With the introduction of auto enrolment pensions there’s been a lot of talk about the problems it can cause and some small businesses are even threatening…

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5 tax traps to avoid in the new tax year

The UK’s tax system is a vast quagmire of rules with lots of pitfalls lurking in wait for unwary small business owners.

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How to make your business cyber streetwise

The web has revolutionised way we work and businesses of all shapes and sizes rely on it to keep their companies running effectively every day

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How to keep the cash flowing

A healthy working capital is the lifeblood of any business, big or small. Unfortunately, hitting the right balance between money coming in versus that due out…