Coming up with an idea for a start-up business may be difficult but what’s more daunting is to gather funds to start the business. Starting a business means having a website developed, a team set up, office space bought or rented, and all the monthly expenses to keep the business going. What to do if
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International Women’s Day: JK Rowling most admired British businesswoman
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The Body Shop founder Anita Roddick and West Ham vice-chairman Baroness Karen Brady make up the top three, in a survey conducted by small business marketing materials provider Vistaprint. Victoria Beckman is in position six (9.0 per cent), while Katie Price takes position nine (3.6 per cent) – one above Hilary Devey. However, the results also expose that
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Why so many businesses are still confused by SEO
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SEO, or Search Engine Optimisation, has been a buzz term in the business tech world for so long now that it has truly made its way into common parlance. Every business with an online presence, from the FTSE 100 high performer to the bedroom blogger, strives to attract visitors through enhanced SEO performance. However, a
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Consumers concerned about data security and privacy
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Results of an international study from Verint Systems Inc have shown that concerns around data privacy and security remain at the top of the consumer agenda. Of more than 24,000 consumers surveyed across 12 countries by Opinium Research LLC, 89 per cent think it is important to know how secure their personal information is, while 86 per
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PM International Classified As Triple A Opportunity
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PM International is classified as Triple A (AAA+) opportunity based on key figures such as revenue, momentum, poll results, alexa ratings, input from direct selling professionals, top earners and Head Office visits.
Business For Home recommends PM International. There is high certainty that the net benefit is substantial for a (new) representative.
PM-International AG develops and distributes high-quality, self-developed and largely patented food supplements and cosmetics of the own brands FitLine © and BeautyLine © in the premium segment.
The core competency of the company is the nutrient transport concept: the exclusive nutrient transport concept (NTC) always brings the nutrients exactly where they are needed, exactly where they are needed – to the cell level! From inside and outside.
In order to ensure a consistently high product quality, PM-International continually checks the products
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Brexit ‘significantly’ increases need for government investment say business leaders
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The study of 1,000 senior UK business figures by R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown also finds that 40 per cent of firms will be in a position to increase R&D activity as a result of the government’s proposals, which include an additional £4.7 billion investment (£2 billion a year by 2020) to support innovation. The
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British women consistently have a tougher time at work
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UK bosses are still giving female employees a tougher time at work, according to new research released by Crunch Accounting. Top issues for women include receiving less praise, less frequent pay rises, and their boss favouring other colleagues, compared with their male colleagues. The research also reveals that this situation is detrimentally affecting levels of
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The real cost of an unhealthy workplace on your employees
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Ensuring you have a healthy workplace is a vital yet oven overlooked element of running a business. It is sometimes seen as an added expense, a distraction from the important things in a job, and something that can always be pushed back in favour of other priorities. Unfortunately, many small businesses learn about the value
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Company recognition schemes are inadequate for 14 million workers
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UK workers are not seeing value in company recognition schemes, with almost half of employees (45 per cent) dissatisfied with their workplace rewards programmes, according to new research commissioned by Totem. The level of dissatisfaction rises to 54 per cent for staff in the travel and transport industry and healthcare sector, with those in IT and professional
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Budget 2017: UK jobs boost for the SME sector ahead of the Spring Budget
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One in six small businesses (17 per cent) is planning to employ new staff by the end of April 2017 – with the IT and telecoms sector leading the jobs charge (27 per cent) – according to the new research from Hitachi Capital’s quarterly British Business Barometer. The new Hitachi Capital Business Finance data comes as the Federation of
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