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Is your business ready for winter?
Long range weather forecasts are notoriously difficult to get right. Nevertheless, when recent reports suggest we might have snow as early as October this year (just to top off a lovely summer), it’s time to start thinking about it.
Britain’s top franchisees unveiled at glittering awards night
Mike and Catharine Chalton of Home Instead Senior Care in the Wirral were last night revealed as the 2011 bfa HSBC Franchisees of the Year, supported by Express Newspapers.
Mumpreneur officially recognised as it enters the English Dictionary
The word Mumpreneur has finally achieved the recognition it deserves after being entered into the Collins English Dictionary.
Is inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs really child’s play?
The future of our economy depends on the development of entrepreneurial skills within our schoolchildren today. I think our education system could do so much more to promote entrepreneurship to young people from an early age. From the time they can read and write, I think we need to give young people the opportunity to learn, test and develop the skills required to survive in business.
Fashion SMEs eager to capitalise on global demand of ‘Brand GB’
Recent research has identified that over half of UK fashion SMEs believe British celebrity style icons such as Kate Middleton are driving demand for British fashion overseas.
IBM launch SmartCamp event to help early stage entrepreneurs
IBM has opened its registration process for this years SmartCamp, the exclusive global event aimed at identifying early stage entrepreneurs who are developing business ventures that align with IBM’s Smarter Planet vision.
Ernst & Young unveil their 2011 Entrepreneurs of the Year
Entrepreneurs were hailed as the “lifeblood of Britain’s economy” by the Business Secretary at an event to celebrate the best of UK enterprise.
Redesigning your website, don’t forget your users!
Designing a new website or revamping your existing one is an exercise that most organisations should really be looking to undertake every two to three years. Trends and styles on the web change year-on-year and, in the case of a revamp, if you wait much longer than that, your website can end up looking dated and stale says Kirk Potter, C2 Software’s Research and Development Director
10 of Europe’s most promising technology start-ups announced
PepsiCo today announced the 10 start-up companies from across Europe that will make up PepsiCo10 – a programme designed to discover and support emerging technology companies.
The five essential steps of a successful business turnaround
John Treace, a specialist who has taken part in many business turnarounds in his career, has, time and again, noticed the same problems, regardless of whether the reason for the turnaround was a relatively minor situation or a reorganization after bankruptcy.
The Dragon and The Apprentice combine to motive Leeds students
Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis will be speaking to more than 1,400 sixth form students in “An audience with Theo” at Saviles Hall in Leeds on 3rd of October.
Surge in demand for flexible offices as more new starts ‘flexy work’
Regus, the world’s largest provider of flexible workspace, has reported a 30% increase in demand for virtual office services in the last 12 months.
How UK’s SMEs can successfully trade with Third World countries
Many local SMEs in the United Kingdom find it difficult to do business with those of companies and business firms that belong to the Third World countries because of many known and unknown factors, Faizan Usmani explains.
Northern Ireland’s best small company celebrates a berry successful pitch
The entrepreneur behind a premium liqueur infused with wild berries has won the Northern Irish heat of The Pitch 2011, as the search for Britain’s best new small companies continues.
