Two entrepreneurs who appeared on Channel 4’s The Secret millionaire have selected online mapping service Gaist as the winner of Northern England heat of the nationwide small business competition The Pitch.
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Sellafield Apprenticeship scheme wins top annual award
Sellafield Ltd received a top accolade for its Apprenticeship scheme at the Apprenticeship Awards, organised by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS). The award recognises the firm’s success in using apprentices to meet the needs of its business and the community it operates in.
Running a rural business: Did you say bridal jewellery or bridle jewellery?
As the owner and director of a successful rural business employing over 30 people across two locations in the East of England, l was approached recently by Business Matters who asked me if l’d like to become a regular columnist.
‘Localised’ Internet Marketing activity branded a scam
Businesses are being warned to be on their guard following a string of cold calls from suppliers offering ‘off the shelf’ localised internet marketing campaigns which could leave struggling SMEs out of pocket by hundreds or even thousands of pounds.
Social entrepreneur goes from major surgery to glittering award success
The founder of a social enterprise who was once given a month to live has won the Scottish heat of 2010’s biggest search for Britain’s best new business.
Salaries drop over £2600 in last six months
The average annual salary has dropped by more than £2,600 in the last six months, it has emerged today.
Confessions of a British worker: “How clean is your desk?”
Divorce papers, an Ann Summers bondage bear, an antique bugle and toilet rolls were among the odds and ends reported to be cluttering British officeworkers’ desks, according to a recently published survey.
Business missing out on the value of customer advice
Advice from customers has the biggest positive impact on business growth yet almost half are missing out on this valuable insight, a new study has revealed.
The road to recovery
Given our natural cynicism, it was easy for us Brits to get the sandbags out and put the defences up as we went into recession, but it has proved far more difficult to come out of it.
Brad’s three top tips for getting the most out of networking
There’s lots of advice I could give you about how to get the most out of networking. If you ever want my help with that come and ask me. But these are the most important things to remember, in my opinion:
Ten tips for establishing a better way of working
Innocent, the distinctively non-corporate drinks company, has achieved international success by adopting a very different approach to business. Martin Addison of Video Arts gives ten tips that other organisations can learn from Innocent’s fresh example.
Government to cull business websites to save millions
The Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, has today pledged to scrap hundreds of unnecessary and expensive government websites and slash the cost of the remaining sites to save millions of pounds.
Reviewed: Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Oxford
Arriving at Raymond Blanc’s legendary retreat Le Manoir was a pleasure from the moment we arrived in the car park where an extremely helpful man appeared, greeted us and took the car keys. We achieved instant calm as we stepped through an opening in a hedge and heard the expensive whirring of a helicopter coming in to land. We had arrived.
Raising capital gains tax will ‘devastate’ entrepreneurs, warns Lord Sugar
Raising the rate of capital gains tax would have a ‘devastating’ effect on entrepreneurs, Lord Sugar has warned.
PRS for Music waive charges for office World Cup viewing
PRS for Music have announced that workplaces who are introducing TVs and radios to let staff watch the World Cup will qualify for a free PRS for Music licence – required for any copyright music played as part of TV or radio broadcast – through a trial scheme.
