Two thirds of SME’s did not seek outside sources of finance last year and relied instead on the personal savings of business owners and entrepreneurs according to new survey data.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
The Curse of Mummy Guilt
Has being a business woman made me a failure as a mother? I unexpectedly take stock but what do I find are the answers?
Quotas the “only way to increase number of women in boardrooms” say women’s business networks
Compulsory quotas for women in the boardroom are a key way forward, according to a new poll of influential women’s business networks, carried out by leadership consultancy, White Water Group.
The supply chain must source the crowd and go social
Karsten Horn, director of international sales at Inventory & Supply Chain Division at optimisation specialist INFORM, discusses why crowd sourcing will shake up business processes in 2012. He also explains why the supply chain must be prepared to become more ‘social’ with its operations, in order to drive competitive advantage and thrive in the long-term.
Why Don’t Companies Want Business from Start-Ups?
Almost a year after Start Up Britain was launched, there are still very few special deals being offered. There are thousands of startup companies – who wants to sell to them?
Building your business for growth
If you are looking to grow your company you need to build it in such a way that it can handle the gowth – just growing without the right foundations will inevitably lead to disaster. One of the most important areas is staff.
The top employee annoyances uncovered
Anthony Pearlgood, commercial director of PHS Datashred and chairman of the information destruction section of the BSIA, discusses how irritating office habits can affect the security of your organisation.
Women Must Be Thought Leaders… or Else…
When it comes to standing up and being noticed, it’s a well known fact that women face a greater challenge than men. Recent reports have suggested that it may take up to 60 years for women to have equal presence in top positions. Even though there are some excellent female thought leaders out there, it seems that there is still not as many compared to the number of men. So there is no time to lose for more women to be bold, opinionated thought leaders, just like their male counterparts.
Online Video Marketing: The Small Business Strategy Guide
‘Companies everywhere are recognising that video has become the factor that can provide an edge over the competition’ – the wise words of James Leal-Valias, creative director at iStockphoto, writing for Business Matters a few weeks ago under the title ‘Design for Small Business: Integrating Online into Your Marketing Mix’.
The unexpected experiment
I tempted fate and suffered the consequences. How would I managed without my phone for nearly 24 hours? I dreaded the thought but found out anyway.
Become a Business Celebrity and write your Book Today!
Over the years I have heard so many people say to me that they do not have the time to write a book and that they cannot afford the cost of publishing it. My response is always, quite simply, you cannot afford not to write your book.
Forum of Private Business calls for tax breaks for private lenders
With another recession looming, the Forum of Private Business is calling for the spotlight to be placed squarely back on small firms’ finances in the form of tax breaks for private lenders.
Keep you mitts off Private Exec Pay
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s statements that he is going to get ‘tough on exec pay’ in the private sector are ‘ludicrous and totally unrealistic’ according to Will Davies – co-founder of one of Britain’s fastest growing property maintenance companies.
Micro Businesses don’t officially exist by Government’s definition
The Autumn Statement was another list of help for business from the Chancellor. It was all good stuff, but again here is nothing in there for Micro Businesses. The Government can’t do anything specifically for us because we don’t officially exist. The only definition that exists is for SMEs, up to 10 employees and €2m turnover.
We need a new definition.
Is impatience a Friend or Foe?
What makes us, or more specifically me, as impatient as I am? Is it technology or genetics? How does modern technology affect how I expect others to behave?
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