Latest research from GrowthAccelerator shows that almost three quarters of ambitious SMEs are feeling optimistic about the year ahead, and are planning to invest in marketing and people to fuel growth in 2014. But how can businesses ensure they see a good return on this investment? And what other elements of their business plan should they pay close attention to throughout the year ahead?
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Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
10 tips to help you find the best website provider
Often as we enter a New Year, we take time to set out our business goals and identify changes we need to make to achieve them, which might include a review of our current processes and suppliers.
How to get a good work-life balance
Abiding by the ‘work hard, play hard’ ethos seems like an unattainable, unlikely goal. Maintaining a balance between the two is difficult and before you know it, you’ve reached the end of the working week again.
Perfecting ‘Brand You’ for your recruitment process
The current economic climate might mean that there are more potential employees out there, but for an SME on the recruitment drive, this is no reason to be complacent.
Spread a little happiness at work in 2014
The start of the New Year is often the time people start assessing their careers and consider making a change.
Overcoming the Barriers to Confidence
To get a more confident You in the new year — or a more confident company, community, family, or team — first know what gets in the way.
Seven urgent challenges for your business in 2014
I believe that we are going through a massive transition as a civilisation. It’s not too dissimilar to what the renaissance was to the dark ages or the industrial revolution to the agricultural age.
Innocent, Seedrs & Zoopla entrepreneurs to host ‘Start-up Kitchen’ workshops
The brains behind some of the biggest London based startups will be on hand next year to offer London’s entrepreneurs the ingredients for growth at a new “Start-up Kitchen” in Hackney, east London.
Glass half full business thinking
Would Pollyanna have made a good businesswoman? Could a little girl with an incredibly infectious positivity bias have made money in austere times? Or would her optimism have gone no further than the homeless people of whom she was one?
Making your business successful for free…
Almost half of entrepreneurs need to ask friends and family for loans in order to start up their new business, according to research by Entrepreneur Country. I know first hand how difficult it is to get banks to invest in new business, particularly in the current economic climate.
Steer clear of the pitfalls when doing your Self Assessment
The Christmas holidays are getting closer, which means that unfortunately Self Assessment is also looming just around the corner.
Mastering Your Exit Strategy
When it comes time to sell your company, marketing will play a bigger role than you might suspect. Here’s how to prepare.
Achieve sustainable long-term success
Before we can achieve long-term sustainable success, we need to understand the reasons why we are currently not achieving it.
Can You See the Opportunities Staring You in the Face?
We all suffer from inattention blindness. We focus so intently on a particular task that we don’t notice the weird thing that’s right there in plain view.
What to do when you feel you can’t cope
Ambition is all about pushing yourself beyond your perceived limits. If you’re not taking on reach goals and slightly terrifying challenges than you’re unlikely to reach your full potential.