Monthly Archives: February 2017

Dealing with email overload as a small business owner

Emails can be the bane of a small business owner’s life, they are important yet intrusive, divide time and split attention but also provide a manageable communication system… if you know how to conquer the oft times overwhelming flow. With incessant pings and pop-ups it’s no wonder that emails are often cited as one of
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How start-ups can successfully work with corporates

Start-ups certainly have the entrepreneurial drive and passion to create new products and services that disrupt markets, but unfortunately often lack the relevant experience and resources to turn their innovative ideas into a reality. As such, big businesses are most likely to be fundamental to start-ups’ growth plans, with our latest report ‘Collaborate to Innovate’
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What are the best alternatives to a business overdraft?

For a long time, business overdrafts were the most popular way of managing short-term cash flow. You’d have an overdraft attached to your business bank account, and if you needed some extra cash you could simply overdraw your account for a few days or weeks until things evened out again. These days, it’s often not
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What is revenue-based financing?

The first decision that most business owners need to make when raising finance is whether to give away a portion of equity in their company, or temporarily introduce some debt to the business. However, many entrepreneurs will be unaware of a third type of business finance that sits between debt and equity financing, while offering
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How to make trade shows work for your small business

In an increasingly digital world, company owners might be forgiven for thinking traditional business exhibitions are slowly dying out. However, according to the Centre for Exhibition Industry Research, the industry is set to hit a new peak in the coming years; growing by 2.7 per cent in 2017 and 3 per cent in 2018. Email
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Millions of SMEs in Brexit trade limbo

Millions of Britain’s SMEs trading internationally are in a trade limbo about what Brexit will mean – putting valuable overseas income at risk – according to data from TransferWise. As Britain awaits the triggering of Article 50, SMEs admit Brexit will change their trading habits, but they’re not sure how. Half (47 per cent) of SMEs
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