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Avoid task management systems turning you into micro managers | Cherry Martin | Business Matters

Are task management systems turning you into a micro manager?

8 January 20218 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Cherry Martin 0 Comments

Read on and remember how to manage task management lists effectively to boost morale in your team culture, not sever it.

what can we learn from 2020 to carry into 2021 | Business Matters | Cherry Martin

A focus on the positives we can carry forwards into 2021 from 2020

5 January 20218 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Cherry Martin 0 Comments

2020 was the year which highlighted several out of date systems that without the immediate need, may have been swept under the rug for another decade at least.

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Brexit: 8 Frequently asked questions about trademark registration in the UK

11 December 20208 November 2025 Legal Advice for Freelancers, Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 74 Comments

Trademarks are a headache. Trademarks for foreign countries are even worse. You just found out that a US trademark won’t apply in the UK, and who even knows if they work in the EU (they don’t, by the way).

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How to start out in business in 2021

7 December 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 97 Comments

Is starting a business on the cards for 2021? It could mark the start of a new chapter. Take a look at some of the steps to starting your own business.

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Your guide to Peer Networks

2 December 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 101 Comments

The UK has led the way when it comes to SME businesses innovating and collaborating as they seek to scale and grow.

Tips to boost online business security and trade | Business Matters | Cherry Martin

Five tips to use technology to boost and secure your business through lockdown

20 November 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business, Tools & Tech Cherry Martin 28 Comments

Since the initial nationwide lockdown in March 2020, it’s become increasingly clear that technology is essential for businesses to continue functioning and succeeding in today’s modern world.

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How to make the most out of virtual networking

19 November 20208 November 2025 Marketing for Freelancers, Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 6 Comments

COVID19 has been a tough time for many of us. Especially for those who are looking to shift their role or go for a new one entirely.

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Five steps to successful business succession planning 

17 November 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 3 Comments

Many businesses try to foresee and plan for the future but unfortunately organisations often do not plan for the inevitable.

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What are the benefits of a Shareholders’ agreement?

17 November 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 4 Comments

With COVID-19 continuing to have a significant impact on all aspects of business, many of which have been unforeseen, a shareholders’ agreement has never been more important.

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Why uncertainty is the perfect environment for strategic planning

17 November 20208 November 2025 Freelancer Opinion & Insights, Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 8 Comments

Paradoxically, Rishi Sunak announcing that the furlough scheme will be extended until March creates more uncertainty, not less.

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How to lead from your heart (and why you should right now)

17 November 20208 November 2025 Freelancer Opinion & Insights, Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 8 Comments

Leading from your heart (emotionally intelligent, collaborative, motivating) matters more now than ever as uncertainty permeates every aspect of work, life and what the future holds.

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Boost productivity and stop wasting man hours in meetings. Starting from now …

17 November 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Cherry Martin 73 Comments

Totalling the cost of paid employees sitting in meetings for hours vs. effective productivity was a hot topic pre-Covid, however it’s not one that’s gone away despite people working from home.

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Today is deadline day for retrospective furlough agreements

13 November 20208 November 2025 Legal Advice for Freelancers, Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 17 Comments

Partner Sue Dowling, head of Blandy & Blandy’s Employment Law team, highlights today’s deadline for retrospective furlough agreements.

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Rightsize to survive: the risks and rewards of rightsizing now

5 November 20208 November 2025 In Business, Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 8 Comments

A large number of companies face the painful need to rightsize, but how does a business employ rightsizing processes to make it ‘Covid secure’?

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Gain competitive advantage through collaborative relationships 

21 October 20208 November 2025 Freelancer Opinion & Insights, Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 5 Comments

Supply chains today are required to deliver ever-better service levels while simultaneously bearing down on cost and meeting aggressive new sustainability agendas.

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