Watching TV can help you improve your leadership, says Robbie Swales of drama-based training provider Steps.
Category: Scaling Up Your Solo Business
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Customer Understanding? Just Ask
Organisations are looking to exploit the benefits of SEO and SEM investment by creating a relevant, responsive online experience that reflects the individual needs of each customer to drive engagement, loyalty and revenue. But while complex analytics, segmentation and data gathering exercises are undoubtedly improving the way information is presented back to customers based on their activity, customer profiles are still essentially guesswork.
Are you one of life’s ‘initiators’…or merely one of the ‘herd’?
Are you the person that gets all your friends together for dinner? Are you the one that makes work meetings happen? Just one in five people is an ‘initiator’ who takes responsibility for organising the majority of their personal and business meetings, according to new research published today.
Many small businesses forget about the importance of owning their businessname.com
The first step to running a small business is to own your domain name, explains Sally Tomkotowicz from Names.co.uk
Simple steps to sustainability
Spiralling energy prices, new government legislation and a growing focus on green IT is leading organisations to increasingly look at ways they can lower the power consumption of their IT assets.
Little Chef allowed to continue selling their famous Olympic Breakfast
With the Olympic Games opening ceremony happening this week many businesses are seeking to exploit the marketing opportunities and coming unstuck, however roadside restaurant chain Little Chef’s great ‘Olympic Breakfast’ has received permission to continue.
Terms of Endearment: Avoiding Late Payment Penalties
Whether late payments happen by accident or design, they may soon be attracting penalties for businesses. Lucy Beck, UK sales director for Palette why organisations should get control of their accounts payable and build better relationships with suppliers.
Advice on keeping cash flow going over the summer months
As many people look to escape some of the wettest weather on record the ICAEW has provided some helpful tips for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) on how to cope while staff are away.
Reputation Management
Often mistakenly associated only with negative publicity, reputation management should be a key part in every company’s communication and marketing strategy.
How SMEs can boost their business with an injection of fresh ideas and talent
SMEs are being touted as the saviours of the British economy and with Xavier Rolet, CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group recently stating that Britain’s growth is going to come from SMEs, who now account for one third of UK gross value added – this view is becoming firmly ingrained in the heads of many politicians, analysts and the media.
Developing a culture of innovative thinking keeps customers happy
Alastair Kight, Managing Director of GRITIT, the UK’s leading winter risk management specialists on customer satisfaction
Top 3 bad mistakes entrepreneurs make
No one said starting a business would be easy. But don’t make it harder on yourself by making these stupid mistakes.
What can we learn from The Queen?
Some people are born leaders, some achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust upon them. With a powerful combination of heritage, natural born leadership skills and royal lineage, the Queen represents the pinnacle of power.
Working parents in the holidays
Jennifer Grant of Gravitate HR on how employers can support working parents during the school holidays
How to sell your business without getting into ‘Dire Straights’
Recently appointed as Entrepreneur in Residence at the British Library, a role previously held by the late Dame Anita Roddick, and using his extensive contacts around the World, Stephen Fear intends to help fledgling British businesses evolve into major enterprises. Here he talks about selling your business.
