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Top 8 reasons why your business should get online today

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Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
How often have you Googled the nearest coffee shop when you’re out and about and in need of a pit stop? And how many times a day do you quickly search on the internet for opening hours or to research new products?
If you take a moment to really think about, it’s probably quite a lot. In the UK, the average person spends over a day a week online, which is twice as long as ten years ago, so just imagine how things may continue to grow in the next ten years.
If your business doesn’t yet have an online presence, or you’re in the process of starting your own new exciting business venture and building a website isn’t on your to do list, you could be missing out on the many benefits being online offers businesses of all sizes.
As well as reaching your customers, many of whom will be spending many hours online, there are numerous benefits to building an online presence. Here are just eight of the top ones:
1. Gain credibility
Having a website gives your business instant credibility, customers are more likely to trust your business when they land on your professional website.

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Q&A – Sarah Turner, Angel Academe: ‘Women tend to talk more honestly about their business’

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Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
It’s only a few days until the 2019 BAFTAs and I’m heading to the charity’s home in the West End of London.
The café is abuzz with clinking mugs, gently rumbling chatter and the whooshing sound of the steamer on the coffee machine.
I’m meeting Sarah Turner, CEO of Angel Academe, an angel investment network supporting tech businesses with at least one female founder.
She’s sitting next to the window in a high-backed purple chair – I feel as if I’m about to present a pitch to her. As I take the seat opposite, I wonder if she feels the same way.
We’ll be talking about the difficulties that women face both as entrepreneurs and in becoming investors themselves.
Research from the British Business Bank recently found that only 1p out of every £1 of venture capital funding goes to female start-ups. At the current rate, it will take over 25 years for all-female teams to receive 10p for every £1 of venture capital investment. A huge 89pc is going to all-male teams with the remaining 10pc going to mixed gender teams.
Meanwhile, the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) says that a meagre 14pc of the UK’s angel investors

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