An impressive increase in turnover to more than £1-million, a massive increase in sales, the opening up of new markets and a rise in net profit – it’s every start-up company’s dream, and one which James Caan helped realise for a determined couple.
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Budget 2011 – Entrepreneurs reaction
We spoke to four of the UKs leading entrepreneurs and business leaders to get their reaction from George Osborne’s first full budget. Do they feel it is budget for business and sustainable growth or did he not go far enough?
Are you killing your business? Mistake Five
There are seven common mistakes that people make that can kill their business. Number five is “bringing in the wrong people”. This article looks at how you can avoid this mistake.
Top 10 tips for staying active at work
Are you fed up with feeling overworked, stressed and exhausted? Can you feel the weight pile on as your time sitting at a desk increases? Do you want to be fit and healthy but don’t have time to join a gym?
A (Red) nose for business: SMARTA auction themselves for Comic Relief
The brains behind business website smarta.com are inviting small businesses and entrepreneurs the chance to make a unique contribution to this year’s Red Nose Day… by auctioning themselves off to the highest bidder!
The Apprentice & Dragons’ Den inspires new wave of entrepreneurs
Rising coverage of entrepreneurs on television is helping to persuade more people to consider a career as their own boss, new research published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) shows.
Barclays £450,000 boost for this year’s best British business ideas
Barclays has announced that it has launched its ‘Take One Small Step’ competition for 2011 which aims to find Britain’s best business ideas and reward them with a total £450,000 cash injection.
Are you killing your business? Mistake Four
Are you killing your business? As a business grows, it’s crucial that your actions don’t strangle it. There are seven common mistakes that people make that kill their business. This week I am looking at Mistake 4 – You Haven’t Got Anyone To Bounce Ideas Off.
Business owners agree dismissing an employee by e-mail is unacceptable
New online research from a monthly SME survey reveals that 98% of senior decision makers in small to medium business enterprises believe face to face to be one of the most acceptable ways to inform an employee that they are losing their job.
Rachel Bridge offers workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs
Being made redundant could be the best thing that ever happened to you, according to Rachel Bridge, The Sunday Times’ enterprise editor and leading business author.
Meet the finalists of Mumpreneur Idol 2011
The annual Mumpreneur Idol competition, which awards the best of the UK’s female entrepreneurs who are juggling raising a family with starting and running their own business, has reduced it’s 200 entries down to a short list.
Lord Sugar: Childcare should be discussed openly in a job interview
Employers should be allowed to ask potential women employees about their plans for children, Lord Sugar said today.
Are you killing your business? Mistake Three
Don’t be the reason your business fails. There are 7 deadly sins that an kill a business. Mistake 3 is “Growing Too Quickly Before Your Model Is Proven”. Here Hilary Briggs explains why this is a problem, how to spot it, and what to do differently.
Peter Jones creates 40,000 playground ‘Tenner Tycoons’
Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Peter Jones is heading up a new initiative to unleash the entrepreneurial spark in schoolchildren up and down the UK with a £400,000 investment pot
The importance of delegation
I’m very lucky, as I’ve always found delegating comes naturally to me. I think it comes from naturally wanting to do the exciting stuff and letting others take the initiative and do the hard graft!
