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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Keeping Business Overheads Low With the Help from Public Spaces
For newly launched businesses, keeping control of finances is a necessity and those that act nonchalantly about expenses will often pay the price later down the line.
Crisis of SME Lending and how to circumvent it
Despite a growing economy, SMEs can still find it difficult to fund their expansion plans. Freddie Bellhouse, director of call handing agency MessageBase, looks at the different options available for business owners.
Supermarkets call in the police on Black Friday
Police in UK have been called to keep shoppers in check today for Black Friday.
Don’t get left behind in the enterprise mobile app dev (r)evolution
In seven years we have gone from Blackberry and Nokia to iPhones, smartphones, tablets and wearable devices. Today mobility is king. Employees like – and expect – the same experience they have at work as the one they have at home.
Winning new business is biggest worry for SMEs
More than one in three businesses in the UK (35 per cent) have said that generating new business is their biggest concern for the next six months, according to new research by commercial finance broker Hilton-Baird Financial Solutions.
Latest SME Finance Survey shows a continued move away from traditional bank funding
While the appetite to seek finance may be on the rise for UK micro and small businesses, the latest information from the BDRC Continental SME Finance Monitor, released today (Thursday, 27th November), highlights that many continue to shun traditional banking products and are looking towards alternative financial providers, their supply chain or dipping into their own personal funds to finance future growth.
Continue to communicate when disaster strikes
Rafael Cortes, Communications Director for communication systems integrator, Foehn, explains how businesses can mitigate potential disasters with modern telephony.
First generation farmer wins £10,000 in national competition
20-year-old William Hinton from Wiltshire has won a nationwide competition to find Britain’s top farming talent.
Healthier Staff Can Boost the Bottom Line for Businesses
More London organisations are recognising that investing in staff’s health and wellbeing makes business sense.
What do women in business really think the challenges are?
More and more female entrepreneurs are identifying business opportunities in the global marketplace and taking advantage of them.
Independent retailers set to hear those till bells ringing with Christmas campaign
Independent retailers across the UK are hoping to entice Christmas consumers with a shopping challenge over the next month, as part of the Celebrate an Independent Christmas campaign.
Why You Shouldn’t Be Proud to Be a Workaholic
Scientists to busy professionals: You really need to stop humble-bragging about your insane schedule.
New initiative gives start-ups and SMEs free access to finance advice
Our Hub’s free launch event on 26 November at London Bridge will be providing SMEs with expert advice from industry leaders and finance experts.
Creating ‘Brand You’ and why it matters
When people think of the world’s most powerful brands, Apple, Coca Cola, Microsoft and Virgin often come to mind first. The commercial success enjoyed by these companies is strongly tied to their brand image and reputation.
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