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Trade Mark

Trade mark tips from Trade Mark Direct

12 top tips to ensure you are up to date with your trade mark rights...MORE

Happy Workers

12 Hot Tips for effective staff management

Employee relations in key performance areas such as business communications and skills are often neglected in a busy workforce, leaving staff confused and unhappy...MORE

Business abroad

How to budget when abroad on business

Head of award winning company, AutoAlert Ltd, Richard Harris shares a dozen tips to help smooth the path to entrepreneurial success...MORE

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12 top tips for entrepreneurial success

Head of award winning company, AutoAlert Ltd, Richard Harris shares a dozen tips to help smooth the path to entrepreneurial success...MORE

Judith Germaine

Why is it hard to buy your service?

During a time where businesses are faced with a sceptical buying audience, selling services can be difficult. Judith Germaine provides advice on how to get customers to buy your service...MORE

Penny Power

Creating culture online

Penny Power looks at the ups and downs of the online world for business...MORE

Deborah Collier

E-business in 2010

E-business strategist Deborah Collier of Echo E-Business delivers valuable e-business advice for the year ahead...MORE

Andy Preston

Cold calling

Leading sales expert, Andy Preston explains how SMEs can overcome the problems they face with cold calling...MORE

Robert Craven

Is Twitter for losers? Or a way forward for business marketing?

In the new era of social networking Robert Craven explores the “Twitter revolution” and whether its benefits reach out to the world of business...MORE

Xenios Thrasyvoulou

Broadband fuels UK home business revolution

Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder and CEO of freelance marketplace PeoplePerHour.com, explains why home businesses are flourishing in the UK using broadband.........MORE

Miles Rees

The importance of using trade mark

Dave King of the Intellectual Property Office concentrates on trade marks and why registering and protecting them can be so important........MORE

Judith Germain

The perfect time of year to reflect on business performance

Judith Germain talks about how it is the perfect time of year to reflect on business performance and help your business blossom......MORE

Penny Power

Make 2010 the year you master the online world

Penny Power, founder of Ecademy is here to talk you through top tips for making your business known online, as well as sharing her predictions of the online world.....MORE

Deborah Collier

Beat the recession through online tactics

E-business strategist Deborah Collier of Echo E-Business shares some valuable online tactics that small businesses can adopt to beat the economic crisis....MORE

John Dunsmure

Business growth management

The British Chambers of Commerce introduce their business growth clubs and highlight how they can help you reach the next level and continue to grow...MORE

Isabella Moore

The business benefits of translating

It is reported that every UK SME loses an average of 325,000 Euros in business because they don’t possess the language skills necessary to trade effectively overseas...MORE

Carl Hopkins

The pros and cons of 'mates rates' when starting a business

Marketing guru Carl Hopkins looks at the pros and cons of ‘mate rates’ when starting a business....MORE

Steve Hickey

New to e-commerce?

Steven Hickey of ekmpowershop talks about how e-commerce can help your business...MORE

Robert Ashton

Less might mean more: government spending cuts are not all bad

As the government makes spending cuts in the public sector Robert Ashton explains how it might not be such a bad thing.... MORE

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Exploit your ideas and help your business grow

Miles Rees, business outreach manager at the intellectual property office takes us through an introduction to intellectual property... MORE

Robert Craven

How to run an effective board

Robert Craven talks about the ways in which you can run an effective board.. MORE

The Silver Lining: A good time to start business

Bobby Lane explains how it's a good time to start a business.. MORE

Laura Rudman

Making the right business decision

Laura Rudman from Red Apple Cunsulting shows us the benefits of using a decision tree to choose between several courses of action...more

carl hopkins

You reap what you sow

Carl Hopkins, star of Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire examines how social enterprise and charity involvement can add another dimension to your business... MORE

 

Economic Recovery? Only if we collaborate

Martin Wing, Vice President of Consumer Practice at Kepner-Tregoe talks about why we need to join forces... MORE

Brian

Why franchising?

BFA’s CEO Brian Smart tells us why a franchise should be a more attractive option now more than ever... MORE

 

SME's misssing out on 'referral economy'

Chris Stening, MD of Easynet Connnect argues that 'referral' economy is still alive but small businesses are missing out... MORE

Jonathan-Kestenbau

Shot in the arm for growth

Jonathan Kestenbaum, takes a look at a new direction for SMEs mid-recession... MORE

John Dunsmure

Get business online

Why Networking sites should not be dismissed... MORE

Ed-Rimmer

Credit insurance schemes don't hit the mark

Rimmer urges the government to offer longer terms on credit schemes... MORE

Emma-Wimhursth

Wipe the sand from your eyes

Understand your finances and spot the gaps in
teething areas in your accounts... MORE

Alan-Gleeson

Duct tape Marketing

Alan Gleeson looks to our international cousins for marketing lessons with a punch to accelerate your business activities in 2009... MORE

Ed-Rimmer

Cashflow is key

As the global economic slowdown continues despite some indications, a potential end may be in sight.... MORE

 

Accurate Forecast

While it's impossible to predict the future a well considered financial forecast can help your business.... MORE

 

 


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