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2018 British Small Business Awards winners revealed

The brightest stars from the UK small business community gathered last night at the third annual British Small Business Awards at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.   Award winners, across tech, food and drink, property, banking, lending and more were crowned across 17 categories in celebration of the band of small businesses that came
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Small business owners: embrace your creative freedom!

I love small businesses. They’re the quiet souls being trampled by big brands who are forever shouting about themselves. It’s worth getting to know them because smaller companies have more character and quirk. They can have more fun with their brand personality as they’re not held back by the pesky barriers that come with being
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9 Helpful Blogging Tips For Beginners

It’s been almost ten years since I began my blogging journey and what an adventure it’s been. Like many entrepreneurs and bloggers, my path to entrepreneurship started out of personal frustration. When my daughter was born, I knew that I wanted to stay-at-home with her, but I also wanted to make some money. As I searched […]

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10 Common Blogging Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Blog’s Earning Potential

When I started blogging back in 2009, I had a good idea of how I wanted to monetize my site, what I was going to write about, and how I planned to execute it all. But even though I had a clear-cut plan in place, I still made a lot of rookie mistakes. Not only did […]

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Self-improvement obsession: are entrepreneurs at greater risk?

Self-improvement – the development of a person’s health, work, personality, habits or status – is a great motivator for some people. I’d wager that the typically Type A characteristics of a small business owner mean that they’re drawn to personal development in a drive to better their lives. Articles titled ‘X ways to boost your
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How do you get the best hourly rate in the gig economy?

It was supermodel Linda Evangelista who famously said, ‘I don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day.’ Perhaps an hourly rate of a few hundred can be reasonably commanded from someone who made a cakewalk of the catwalk. But what price to emerge from the restless slumber of a modern freelancer? The usual measures that
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Match Made In Heaven: 10 Dream Work-From-Home Jobs

Nowadays it’s increasingly difficult to find a job, let alone one that will allow you to work-from-home. Every now and again, there’s that lucky and rare opportunity that will enable you to earn a good wage and do it remotely. A quick perusal of online job sites reveals many opportunities to work-from-home (data entry, stuffing […]

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Why ignoring employee weaknesses is bad for your business

During reviews, employee weaknesses are often brought to the fore in an effort to improve their performance. However, some people believe that this is all wrong. In The Multiplier Effect, Dr Andy Cope, Jonathan Peach and Mike Martin write that bosses would be better off ignoring their employees’ weaknesses and focusing on their strengths. The
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10 Fabulous Freebies for Bloggers

One of the most popular ways to earn money from home is through owning and operating your own blog. As a blogger, I can tell you one thing — you get out what you put in. Success doesn’t happen with writing a couple of good articles. It can be frustrating, depressing, and oddly enjoyable. There […]

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Is diversity too big an issue for small businesses?

Diversity is a huge talking point in today’s business world. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy recently released a report suggesting targets of 33 per cent women in senior leadership positions by 2020. Businesses have had to show their hand on their gender pay gaps. We’ve heard talk of race and disability-focused employment
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