UK SMEs run by a European owner saw growth twice as quickly as companies owned by a British CEO, as Europeans take advantage of the UK’s pro-business environment, says Opal Transfer. Research by Opal Transfer shows that from a sample of more than 4,000 businesses found that SMEs run by a European increased their turnover
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The growth paradox
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
We know that the old maxim within companies of “grow or die” is becoming a bit careworn these days. These primitive assumptions work on the basis that if one did not achieve market dominance, one’s competitors would ultimately overtake your organisation, colonising a sufficient market share to send your company spiralling into decline. To a
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How to Satisfy Your Customers When Your Product Is Delayed
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Sarah Ribner of PiperWai sold out of product within five minutes of airing on ‘Shark Tank'; learn how she handled production bumps as her business grew.
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How technology is transforming business growth
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If there has been one significant change to the way in which people and businesses interact over the past decade, it’s technology. More profoundly, business technology; the social media, the websites, platforms and applications enabling users to create and share content and participate in social networking. This impact has brought about such disruptive change that
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How Do You Build a Growth-Focused Company From the Ground up?
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Start-ups shrug off uncertainty to forecast strong growth
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Almost 90 per cent of UK start-ups are expecting to grow sales next year despite signs of business confidence weakening, according to research from the government-backed Start Up Loans Company. The organisation, which merged with the British Business Bank earlier this year, provides low-interest funding to new and established micro businesses, polled 630 bosses at
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Don’t just set up, step up – growing your business to success
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The UK has always been a hotbed of entrepreneurship, but in recent years the influence of the start-up economy is growing dramatically. In 2016, a phenomenal 80 new businesses were registered every hour. This remarkable level of business creation is testament not only to a thriving entrepreneurial culture, but also the liberating impact of technology. Vonage
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Overcoming difficulties: How to improve your revenue growth
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Business gas comparison site Love Energy Savings discuss the difficulties UK SMEs and larger businesses face – and made it their mission to help them. Managing director at Love Energy Savings, Phil Foster, works to implement sustainable improvements to ensure revenue growth and optimum customer experience. He says, ‘Focusing on your customers wants and needs
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Business growth: How to control and manage it
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
In order to see if your company is growing in the right direction, you have to have a clear understanding of what business growth means specifically for your company. For some, it means they’ve increased the number of employees by a certain, target percentage. For others, it’s growing their brand to the point that it’s
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SMEs slash costs to get fit for strong growth in 2017
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Controlling fixed costs is the number one objective for small business looking to secure growth in the year ahead – and there is an upturn in the proportion of SMEs planning to expand their workforce in 2017 – according to new research by Hitachi Capital Business Finance. At a time when the rise in electricity
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