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SOWING the seeds of recovery might be overstating the case, with the economy a long way from recovered. However, there is no doubt that the record number of start-ups in the UK during the past 12 months has created much-needed growth to lessen the impact of the public sector job losses which are about to…… Continue Reading
WHEN starting in business, find the right bank. Shop around. Look at which offers the best services and rates for you. Stay with a bank where you might have held a long-standing personal relationship. The better the bank knows you, the more they can help.… Continue Reading
WHAT a waste of money. We can all relate to those five oft-used words in life and yet for some businesses they represent far more than just a throwaway line. Because research shows that small, medium and even large firms are expected to throw away millions of pounds this year in sending waste to landfill…… Continue Reading
MOST people think of home start as a service provided by the AA and RAC when your car takes exception to those icy winter mornings and yet it applies to business too. Government figures suggest more and more graduates and school leavers have chosen to start up on their own. Running costs are lower from…… Continue Reading
IT seems the world has gone digital marketing mad – some would say with the emphasis on dig! Because according to Naked Leader devotee Mark Durkin, a professor of marketing at the University of Ulster, we are digging a hole for ourselves when it comes to communicating with our customers, to the detriment of our…… Continue Reading
IT was 1970s/80s band The Specials who famously belted out the lyrics ‘you’ve done too much, much too young’. Well, in today’s economic climate, that message doesn’t really apply to the younger generation as far as getting their feet under the table in the job market is concerned – although help is now at hand.…… Continue Reading
IMAGINE a time four years from now when the world’s charities are fed thanks to a single wave of cash generated over a 24-hour spell. Where companies across the planet unite in a jaw-dropping initiative to hand over their net profit from a single day’s trading to the benefactor of their choice. A day when…… Continue Reading
COMMENDABLE though ‘Del Boy’s’ catchphrase was on Only Fools and Horses, don’t fall into the trap of thinking, ‘this time next year I’ll be a millionaire’. Think yourself as wealthy, NOW. Act in a successful way. Live that success and be the success you want to be. Don’t wait until the goals you set yourself…… Continue Reading
AT first glance the letters ABFA look like they might represent the Arabian Football Association – or perhaps even the Abba Fan Club! As you may well know, it actually stands for Asset Based Finance Association and the organisation is there to help companies find alternative ways of bringing in cash. Or Money, Money, Money…… Continue Reading
EMPLOYEE engagement – is the company you work for doing enough of it? With many staff still enduring job cuts and pay freezes – while bonuses continue to roll in at the top end – there is resentment in many firms across the globe. And yet, against the background of economic gloom, large companies reckon…… Continue Reading