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Monthly Archives: December 2016
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Nu Skin President and CEO Truman Hunt to Exit in 2017
by mallen@directsellingnews.com • • 0 Comments
The man who has led Nu Skin Enterprises for nearly 14 years will step down in mid-2017, the beauty and wellness firm said Wednesday.
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To win in 2017, UK businesses must prepare for uncertainty
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
From the surprise Brexit result to Trump’s election as President, 2016 has been full of curveballs. For British businesses trading overseas, the impact on currency has been hard to miss. Next year, there could be more uncertainty to come, with further knock-on effects for the pound. This will bring both opportunities and risks – so
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Unsecured loans for small businesses
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
Unsecured finance is a popular way to fund a business, because unlike secured loans there’s no need to put up collateral. This has a few important implications, particularly for smaller businesses — let’s have a look at some of the ways small businesses can get unsecured funding. Unsecured loans While they can be more difficult
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Three small businesses you can start on a shoestring
by Nicky Tatley • • 0 Comments
It’s often said that everyone has a book inside them – but how about a small business? Many of us have talents that are going to waste as we plod on with the 9-5. The thought that these skills or passions could be channelled into small business ideas of our own perhaps rarely crosses our minds.
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Impact of Brexit on skills crisis not significant for SMEs
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
BPS World, the global resourcing specialist, published ‘Brexit: What the World is Saying’. The White Paper is the result of extensive research BPS carried out to understand the international perspective on Brexit and how other countries believe it will impact on skills crisis. The report finds that there is little sense that Brexit will have
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UK spend on Small business Saturday up to £717 million
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Temperatures may have been in the low digits over the weekend but Saturday saw the UK’s small businesses community benefit from the warmth of the British public who were out in force to support Small Business Saturday (3rd December 2016). According to an American Express commissioned survey undertaken in the 36 hours following Small Business
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Why ‘info-commerce’ may be the saviour of the high street
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
As the march of the internet economy gathers pace, it’s all too easy to forget that e-commerce still only accounts for a tiny fraction of overall retail sales today. The reality is that even in that most mature and innovative of markets, the US, where total retail sales are predicted to touch $5 trillion in
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Smarter offices can deliver a £70 billion economic boost
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Smarter use of Britain’s office space could improve productivity by 1 to 3.5 per cent and deliver a economic boost of up to £70 billion to the economy, a study by workplace, property and business experts reveals. The findings are published in a new report, The Workplace Advantage from The Stoddart Review. The comprehensive study
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Lower growth ambitions for retail SMEs who fail to adapt to tech
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Nearly half of retail SMEs (48 per cent) are expecting a boost in in growth ambitions in the next year, but difficulty in adapting to new technologies is damaging their growth potential. According to a new report published today by Close Brothers Retail Finance, retail SMEs who trade online report higher growth ambitions with 52 per cent of
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