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.
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Do you need to ‘Clear the Air’ in your company – and how do you do it?
Do you clear up misunderstandings in a respectful healthy manner or do you let them fester? Perhaps you prefer the direct approach. Emotional Resilience Expert Julian Hall takes a closer look at what a healthy assertive Sharing culture may look like.
10 Things to Do Every Workday
This list will help you get stuff done in and out of the office.
New ‘Leader Lender’ emerges to drive British businesses back to recovery
British business leaders past and present are rolling up their sleeves and doing their bit to help fellow British businesses succeed, by harnessing the power of crowdlending to invest in UK plc, a new report released today has found.
Traits of a great boss
The best managers have a fundamentally different understanding of workplace, company, and team dynamics. See what they get right.
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?
Coolest office spaces in the UK
The office is the engine room of any business. But where are the coolest office spaces in the UK? Here’s our rundown of the 7 most impressive office spaces out there at the minute.
Half of Brits are disappointed with office atmosphere
Forty six per cent of employees in the UK describe their working atmosphere as “bad” and “mostly disappointing” according to new research.
A ‘winter of growth’ ahead for UKs small businesses
This winter will see the strongest SME growth since the financial crisis began, according to a new report from the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr).
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.
Bookshelf: SPEAK (so your audience will listen)
A revolutionary new communications skills book, SPEAK (so your audience will listen), by actor Robin Kermode, has been launched to help business executives build their confidence, improve their public speaking skills and develop the way they interact with their clients authentically on a one to one basis
Secret Santa etiquette
It’s the moment every office worker dreads, pulling a name out of the hat and finding out they’re Secret Santa for the boss.