Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
When we are younger, numerous options seem open to us: we can dream of becoming a professional football player, actor, astronaut, vet… It all changes when, around the age of 16, adults try to focus our goals into ‘realistic’ ambitions, encouraging us to follow the same single path as they have trodden to some degree of success.
When delivering a sales presentation, one of your aims is to build trust with your audience. As sales guru Zig Ziglar says; “if you get people to like you, they will listen to you, but if they trust you they will do business with you.”
Breaking products and choking on a drink, and that was only Touker! Tonight’s episode was filled with surprises.
Every sales professional knows that information is power, and that it’s critical to take a data-driven, strategic approach to approaching prospects and closing deals. Or do they? I’m still seeing sales teams make four key mistakes that are undermining efforts and wasting opportunities.
Just as David once felled Goliath with a well-aimed pebble, so too are startup businesses disrupting their larger, more established rivals with one small, newly developed tool: digital-first apps.
The technological world is growing around us at a rapid rate. More and more businesses are relying on tech to do everything from accounts to hiring, but this reliance also has many fall-backs, chief of which is cyber security.
We saw many rejections and even tears in tonight’s episode, but why did only one pitch manage to fully convince a Dragon to invest?
Tattoos? Piercings? Rainbow hair? If it doesn’t impede your staff’s ability to get the job done, today’s changing norms say you should probably allow it.
The old adage that one should never mix business with pleasure is rather tired, and should not be taken as gospel. Running a business with friends has as much chance of being a revelation as it does a disaster.
Rob Eaton shares his four main secrets to sales success.
We certainly missed our form of ‘business’ entertainment last Sunday as Dragons’ Den missed a week and made its return tonight.
Mental health is a hot topic in the news agenda at the moment and it’s an issue that small business owners need to take seriously. Here, Andrew Kinder, chair of the UK Employee Assistance Professionals Association, runs through some of your options to minimise the impact of mental health in your organisation.
Sharon Stevens-Cash, director of award-winning Derbyshire digital marketeers Gravity Digital, helps de-mystify the online world for businesses with definitions of ten terms that will probably crop up in your next digital marketing meeting.
There seems to be a consensus that 2016 was a rotten year. With the divisive President-elect Donald Trump inaugurated this week and Brexit discussions not yet bringing anyone comfort about the future, for many managers the challenge now seems to be how to motivate colleagues, many of whom have been distracted or depressed by recent world changes.
As we’ve said our goodbyes to 2016 and welcomed in the New Year, what are some of the key trends to keep an eye on in the upcoming months?
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