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Over half of UK small business owners will turn to their husband, wife or partner before anyone else for straight talking business advice, according to a national survey of small business owners published today. Spouses and partners were preferred to accountants, trade bodies or other local businesses and bank managers.
The winners of the 2010 NatWest everywoman Awards, which recognise the success of the UK’s most inspirational female business owners, have been announced at a glittering lunch in London at the eighth annual award ceremony. celebrates successful entrepreneurs who are playing their part in helping to pull the UK out of recession and acting as inspirational role models for the next generation of aspiring business women.
Stay-at-home mums, who feel under attack by a Government that is clawing back their Child Benefit, are restoring their financial independence by creating businesses at home according to entrepreneur Krista Waddell
The boss of a leading Derbyshire based manufacturing company has issued a rallying call for UK manufacturing firms to pull together to help boost output and prevent work going abroad.
You’ve got great plans for your business, fabulous ideas for new products or services, a marketing strategy that just can’t fail – and yet despite your best intentions you haven’t actioned any of them.
Two UK and one Irish company have just been announced as winners at the finale of the prestigious European Business Awards 2010.
The IT system specialist SAP has announced the winner of the inaugural Go for Growth Excellence Awards for Professional Services 2010. The award forms part of the online community that has been created to share thought leadership and innovation amongst small to medium sized business.
Today, economic changes are happening at a breakneck pace. The combination of technology, global marketplaces and the recession have forced many companies to re-examine their strategy and take a serious look at what the company of the future will look like. Neal Gandhi, the author of Born Global, offers some advice on expanding globally.
Research finds that only 16 per cent of British small and medium sized businesses are prepared to offer flexible working, compared to 69 per cent of their stock market listed cousins.
Ten of Europe’s most successful businesses will be announced at the finale of the prestigious European Business Awards 2010 on Tuesday 16th November.
Lord Young will deliver one of his first major speeches as David Cameron’s new enterprise adviser at the grand final of BusinessZone.co.uk’s competition The Pitch 2010 in London on 16 November.
When you have a great product, a product that you believe everybody could, or should, want, if only they knew about it, it is incredibly disheartening if you cannot find a successful way to get that product to market.
With the UK economy still feeling the impact of the recession, research from small business e-commerce company Alibaba.com has revealed that owners of small and medium businesses and start-ups are missing an opportunity to reduce operating costs and drive revenue, which could help safeguard them against another financial downturn.
This time, I want to talk about a couple of growing pains that we had building a team. To start with, I think it’s important to explain a bit about the growth of A Suit That Fits to give you some context.
4Networking, the business breakfast network started by entrepreneur Brad Burton, has unveiled its plans to launch in the USA, Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and ultimately to create the world’s first, joined up global business network.
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