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Advice on growing your small and medium sized business, SME, in the UK. Hiring and managing staff and finance plus marketing all on one website
Seize the moment to move from underperformer to outperformer
Spectacular business failures have dogged some of the world’s most successful business people at early stages of their careers yet resulted in no long lasting harm to their public profiles.
Tatt’s not the way to go: Can you refuse to employ someone due to a tattoo
Tattoos may be more popular than ever but employers can dismiss workers or turn down a job applicant for sporting them.
Vodafone UK works with local councillors to boost rural mobile signal
Vodafone UK has teamed up with the National Association of Local Councils and Countryside Alliance to encourage more communities to apply to its Rural Open Sure Signal programme
Small army of British firms land in New York
The 65-strong collective of up-and-coming UK firms looking to take off in the US, is part of an unprecedented small business trade mission lead by entrepreneur Emma Jones, founder of small business network Enterprise Nation.
How to organise your financial paperwork
If you feel like you’re drowning under paperwork in your small business, you’re not alone. In a 2012 study, small business owners reported that they spend 1-3 hours every working day on administrative tasks, and nearly half felt like they had to work out of hours to get everything done.
Does your business need an app?
Accessing the internet on the go has become the norm, so having a mobile presence seems more crucial than ever for small businesses. Jason Gaved, Managing Director of mobile app developers, Lexel talks us through the app dilemma.
The pros and cons of printing: Do you really need a leaflet?
New Business Matters’ Columnist Laura Faulkner, MD of Matchstick Design, explains the pros and cons of printing your marketing materials in a world that’s digital.
5 Employees You Should Give a Raise to Immediately
You need to keep the great talent you have, and the best way to do that is by offering regular raises.
The five most common mistakes of business networking
Are you getting the most out of your networking? Is it bringing you a steady stream of new business?
Automate it! Three Ways Workload Automation Can Make Your Business Lean & Mean
Workload automation isn’t just for the big guys; it’s a viable option for growing SMEs to boost efficiency and cut costs.
Getting ready for the Christmas Countdown
Managing a business through the peak holiday seasons is a balancing act. You need your business to run as smoothly as ever, but you have fewer staff available who are probably stretched (and quite possibly stressed) covering for colleagues who are on leave…
10 tips on nurturing team talent
Investing in your employees learning and development and allowing them to flourish, will enhance your workforce’s engagement, productivity and team loyalty.
Staff fear on being judged on what they wear to work
New research shows workers in the UK dress up for work for fear of being judged on their professional performance, with nearly half of respondents admitting to judging colleagues by their attire.
How to boost your professional reputation
From helping someone else out to following through, strengthen your professional reputation with these simple strategies.