Tag Archive for Advice

Evolving your business for the future: Five tips for successful change

Every business of every size has to be evolving with the times and today, the times are changing fast. Whether it’s a new system, new technology, physical workplace design, working approach, restructure or anything else you can think of, all change creates an impact. When it’s managed correctly, change becomes an opportunity to take a step
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Autumn Statement 2016: Headlines for businesses

Philip Hammond, Chancellor Philip Hammond  has just announced his first and last Autumn Statement, as from 2018 the Budget will move to the autumn with a Spring Statement being made to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Below we list the key announcement that impact on UK businesses: National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) of £23
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Seven basic pieces of advice for entrepreneurs to consider

Mihir Kapadia is an Indian-born entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience in wealth management and emerging market investment. Here, he gives some tips on managing the entrepreneurial journey. Let ambition drive you Without ambition, enterprise is nothing – in order to get what you want, you need to have a drive to succeed which surpasses
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Punch above your weight: How your small business can appear bigger

When starting out in business, you will want to come across to potential suppliers, partners and customers as an established, successful company in your field – to punch above your weight. But before you have made the necessary contacts and sales, it can be difficult to project this image. However, there are a number of
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Going into business with your best friend: Why it works

I first met my best friend Marco Robinson was I was 18 years old and had just moved to Tenerife to start a new job. Our friendship blossomed and many years later we started working together in order to launch a vacation club start-up in Asia. The launch was a huge success and we eventually
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How failure is success in the making for your small business

As any entrepreneur can tell you when they first set-up their business, the goal is to be a success. However, they can also tell you not to expect this from the start – the reality is it can be a long hard slog. Many of the world’s most successful people have had to endure countless
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Health and safety sentencing charges: What to know

The Health and Safety Sentencing Guidelines came into force on 1st February 2016, and apply to all organisations and individuals sentenced after that date regardless of when the offence was committed. Much like all other sentencing guidelines prepared by the Sentencing Guidelines Council, these new guidelines mean that Judges sentencing health and safety breaches have
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Tips for small businesses on finding the right supplier

Grainne Kelly is the founder of Bubblebum, which claims to be the world’s first inflatable car booster seat, and has recently launched two new car travel products: the Sneck backseat pillow and Junkie backseat organiser. Over the next few months, we’ll be featuring her top tips for business owners. Here, she gives some useful pointers for
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How will Hinkley Point affect small business electricity prices?

It is anticipated that the £18 billion project Hinkley Point power station will begin electricity generation some time in 2025 and should provide 7 per cent of the UK’s total energy requirements. It’s one of the largest infrastructure projects ever commissioned in this country since the Eurotunnel was developed. The project is designed to ‘keep the lights on’,
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How to start a business in the mobile gaming sector

Project M is a mobile game studio based in East London’s Tech City area, operating in both the mobile gaming sector and the investment sector. Before starting the company, CEO Sean McNicholas was working in corporate finance, but once he’d made the decision to seek out new, fast-moving sectors to work in, he set his sights on the
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