British SMEs are missing a trick by ignoring the importance of marketing. Research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), shows that only forty per cent of marketing activity is being implemented leading to billions in lost sales for UK SMEs.
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Goldman Sachs prove that bankers can give British small business a lift
A new report produced by five leading academic institutions examining the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme reveals how small businesses could be the key to getting the UK economy back on its feet – if its high growth small businesses can realise their full potential and catch up with their international counterparts.
Apprentice stars tell us they have learnt from Lord Sugar & save money where ever possible
Some of the UK’s top business brains tell us how they’re cutting costs in a stagnant economy. However some expenses are too good to keep…
One in three SME liable for huge fine as breaking the law through software mismanagement
Research released suggests a considerable number of UK SMEs are using unlicensed software and in so doing breaking the law related to Copyright.
The key to creativity and productivity
Here’s why embracing healthy conflict within your team proves to be a necessary part of getting things done faster and better.
4 reasons employees resist change
Entrepreneurs get excited about change, but for staff members, it can be downright threatening. Here’s how to get them on board.
The rise of the webtailer as over 8Million operate home based online business
According to new research , one in six people in the UK are operating as an ‘online business from home’, specifically purchasing goods to resell, or making their own products to sell for profit.
4 steps to keeping up to date with your customers
Here’s how to find out what’s really happening inside your customer’s business.
How to say what you mean & mean what you say without getting on the bland wagon
We held a seminar the other week on saying what you mean without getting into hot water. We wanted to share some ideas with our clients about how they can recruit to their teams, speak to their staff and run their businesses without fearing discrimination and harassment claims in this ever changing, discriminatory legislative environment we call work.
Get the inside scoop from the UK’s top ethical business minds
Sustainable business entrepreneurs Jo Fairley, Liz Earle and Martha Lane Fox are set to share their secrets over ice cream in the search for Europe’s top socially conscious entrepreneurs
The secret to effective delegation
No matter how polished your communication skills and competent your team, delegation can end in misunderstanding. The solution: prototyping.
Can British Employees Be Trusted?
One in three British employees spends time on social media or prints private files on company printers instead of working, one in four searches for other employment from the work computer and 12 per cent take company files home…
Tech for Good Challenge offers early-stage ventures chance to transform young people
A challenge with a prize worth half a million has been launched which aims to uncover England’s most innovative and disruptive early-stage ventures whose imaginative use of digital technology will have a profound impact on the future life chances of young people.
Drowning in Emails? 3 ways to manage your inbox
Not every communication needs to be sent via email. Here are three types of emails you should never send if you want to be focusedon work and not your inbox
Give your books a Spring clean for 2013
The days are get longer and warmer and you’re probably already counting how many there are left until the Summer holidays. But what could you do in the meantime to give your business bookkeeping its annual dose of polish, then make that task a regular part of your weekly hour spent on your books?