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Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Dragons’ Den: Plenty of activity to end the series
The final episode of the series graced our screens, ending on a pitch who very nearly blew their chance of receiving investment.
How to improve workplace efficiency
As targets and workloads increase each year, there’s a greater need to improve our efficiency in the workplace.
Dragons’ Den: The best pitch yet?
One particular pitch stood out tonight, not just from the other pitches in the episode, but of those in the series… but was it the best?
Matthew Taylor’s timley Employment Review needs to clear up grey areas
From what I’ve read and heard, Matthew Taylor seems like a decent bloke, and someone I’d love to sit down and talk to as part of his Review of Modern Employment, that he is currently carrying out on behalf of the Government.
The key to a successful small business? Get every worker familiar with technology
Small business in the UK is booming, with 2016 accommodating the birth of 500,000 new businesses across the country. The entrepreneurial spirit in the UK is defiant in the face of an uncertain 2017, an attitude I am wholeheartedly impressed by.
The new career path
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.
Eight ways to gain trust in a sales presentation
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.”
Dragons’ Den: Finally, a Dragon gets his baby!
Breaking products and choking on a drink, and that was only Touker! Tonight’s episode was filled with surprises.
Top four mistakes sales people make by not understanding their prospects
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.
Growing your business? The right infrastructure is vital
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.
Start-ups: Cyber security advice you need to hear
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.
Dragons’ Den: Ending on a soup-erb pitch
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?
It’s time to forget the dress code
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.
Overcoming the taboo of going into business with friends
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.
