You may think of leadership skills as something that belongs to corporate culture, but they’re just as critical to any entrepreneurial business.
Month: August 2014
Two Thirds of Businesses Prioritise Expertise over Money When Seeking Investment
It has been revealed that, while traditional forms of investment focus on the financial offering, two thirds of small business owners are actually seeking business expertise as much as money.
Getting to Know You: Andrew Stoddart
We talk to Andrew Stoddart about his inspirations in business and find out what he would have done differently given the chance.
A need-to-know guide on music in the workplace
With stress levels rising in workplaces over the last few years, it’s no wonder that music is seen as a perfect solution to ease the tension and lift staff morale. Recent research by London-based performing rights societies Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) and the Performing Rights Society (PRS) for Music found that 62 per cent of […]
The Pitch 2014 shortlists Britain’s top 100 new entrepreneurs
One of the UK’s longest running entrepreneurial competitions has selected 100 of Britain’s best small companies to attend intensive business boot camps and compete for the chance to win support worth thousands of pounds.
Measuring the costs of compliance: the mismatch between government and business on regulation
The Forum of Private Business’s Cost of Compliance survey highlights another increase for small businesses in the cost of red tape. Yet the government maintains there is less regulation than when it came to office. While there’s truth on both sides something has to change, as Alex Jackman explains.
Interviewing made easy…
Research shows that poor interviewing has a negative correlation between assessment and performance. Simply put the interviewer would have achieved better results by flipping a coin. Here are tips to make your interviewing more professional and effective.
British businesses losing out on £48bn worth of export business
The Association of Translation Companies (ATC) has launched a campaign to raise awareness amongst SMEs of the amount of money they lose each year from poor export performance due to a lack of language skills.
First three investments from £50 million Cambridge Cluster fund announced
Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), an investor in high-growth technology companies in the Cambridge cluster, has completed its first investments from a £50 million fund, backing three companies that address rapidly growing market opportunities in the areas of cloud-based video archiving, grid-scale energy management and generative music composition.
Generation Entrepreneur: This Year’s Students Want to Go It Alone
Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of young people starting university this Autumn want to work for themselves when they graduate, according to research from HSBC.
Powered Now smashes target and raises £585k from the crowd
Devon-based tech start-up, Powered Now announces the successful conclusion of its investment pitch on Crowdcube, the world’s largest equity crowdfunding platform. Initially aiming to raise £350,000 from the crowd, Powered Now smashed its original target, overfunding by 167% to secure £585,580 within five weeks of listing.
How to unlock the hidden talent in SMEs
When it comes to finding and nurturing talent, says Linda Jackson from 10Eighty, SMEs don’t know how lucky they are!
Is the term ‘cloud computing’ a turn off for businesses?
The origin of the expression cloud computing is unclear; however, it seems to derive from the practice of telecom companies drawing of cloud looking bubbles to denote networks in diagrams of computing and communications systems. For many businesses, the term cloud computing can be vague and confusing to the point of creating a barrier and preventing them from adopting the services.
Using the F Word at Work
Have you ever used the ‘F’ work at work? Being able to express yourself at work and truly say how you feel has become more challenging. Being able to be honest about how you feel without offending others and without expecting the rest of the word to join in is seemingly an impossible task.
If you want to be a better boss you need to learn to listen
Here’s how to improve your listening skills for more effective conversations with employees and customers.
