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  • ‘First price customers see should be the price they pay’, CMA says
  • Employers have until 25 August to respond on guaranteed hours plan
  • Directors banned for up to five years over missed company filings
  • Inflation hits 2.9 per cent in July after 13 per cent energy cap rise
  • Startup Coalition calls Buy British push the ‘last-chance saloon’
  • Department behind late payment crackdown paid 1,449 invoices late
  • One in five small firms have already cut staff – and the worst may not be over
  • ITV dangles £500,000 TV advertising prize for Britain’s fastest-growing smaller firms
  • Barclays reopens the high street door as digital-only rivals circle
  • Barclays retreats from small business lending after private credit shocks

Category: Scaling Up Your Solo Business

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Upselling and Cross-Selling:  Maximising your business’s revenue and profits

7 September 20208 November 2025 Marketing for Freelancers, Scaling Up Your Solo Business John Cunningham 7 Comments

One of the most effective ways to increase your business’s revenue and profits is to upsell and cross-sell to your customers.

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Craft yourself a new direction

2 September 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 6 Comments

With lockdown forcing many people into furlough or redundancy, the thought of turning a personal passion into a startup has never been more tempting.

Peter Ryding Four step test | Business Matters

Four step test to take your business to the next level post-covid from award winning CEO coach, Peter Ryding

1 September 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business, This Is How I Run My Business Cherry Martin 5 Comments

Take ten minutes of your time to read and apply this four step test. You’ll need a piece of paper and a pen. Nice and simple.

Business Analytics

Never make forecasts, especially about the future

28 August 20208 November 2025 Marketing for Freelancers, Scaling Up Your Solo Business John Cunningham 8 Comments

If you could predict with absolute certainty the exact moment each opportunity in your company’s sales pipeline would convert into an order, wouldn’t life be marvellous.

employee productivity

September furlough changes – what you need to know

26 August 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 5 Comments

For many employers, August would have been the start of a very important period of post-coronavirus economic recovery.

When to market in a recession | Angela Podmore | Cherry Martin | Business Matters Magazine

Angela Podmore on when and how to market your business through a recession

24 August 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Cherry Martin 4 Comments

With the UK officially in recession, the current financial state of the UK raises many poignant questions surrounding marketing.

Jacqueline Gold CBE

Why some entrepreneurs are awarded an OBE

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

Entrepreneurs sometimes find recognition for their successful startups in the arms of the Queen’s Honours list.

What can UK workplaces learn from China?

19 August 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 1 Comment

As UK employees start to return to the workplace as COVID-19 lockdown measures ease further, what can businesses learn from China’s recovery?

SMEs

What is CBILS, and how can I apply for it?

19 August 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 2 Comments

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, delivered through 60+ British Business Bank accredited lenders, is designed to support the continued provision of finance to UK SMEs during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Business versus personal leasing: What should you consider for your company

18 August 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 5 Comments

With more employees looking to avoid public transport during the pandemic, businesses and consumers are considering other options to get about – including vehicle leasing.

Joe Bidem Kamila Harris

Managing your team through a small screen

16 August 20208 November 2025 Freelancer Opinion & Insights, Scaling Up Your Solo Business Richard Alvin 5 Comments

More companies are switching to remote workflows due to COVID-19 and the added benefits it offers. But how can you manage a team through a small screen?

Business proposal

Indecent Proposals

13 August 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business John Cunningham 5 Comments

This is a subject that I have written about before, but it cropped up again during a conversation with someone I spoke to recently for the first time in a while.

SME grants

Government announces £20 Million support grant for SMEs

12 August 20208 November 2025 News, Scaling Up Your Solo Business Not Ltd 4 Comments

A new £20 million support programme has recently been announced to help boost the recovery of small businesses in the UK.

Social Media

Promoting your e-commerce business on social media

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

Growing your business online can take a while. It’s often a slow process that requires careful planning to ensure that you reach the right audience.

Teder application

Love me tender

5 August 20208 November 2025 Scaling Up Your Solo Business John Cunningham 3 Comments

There are quite a few things to consider when responding to a tender (RFI, RFP, feel free to insert your own initialisation). 

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Sisters Grace and Sophie Devlin have raised £660,500 for TOSS, their plant-based dressing brand, from venture, family office and angel investors, after a year in which the British Business Bank says the number of seed-stage equity deals in the UK fell by 27 per cent. #SeedFunding #Founders #FoodAndDrink

TOSS raises £660,500 after 27 per cent fall in UK seed-stage deals

TOSS, the dressing brand founded by sisters Grace and Sophie Devlin, has closed £660,500 of seed funding after a 27 per cent drop in UK seed deals in 2025.

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