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A new website is set to provide an easy boost for anyone seeking venture capital or private equity funding. Investor Search is a specialist search engine…
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A new website is set to provide an easy boost for anyone seeking venture capital or private equity funding. Investor Search is a specialist search engine…
With an average annualised turnover of £25 million, The Commercial Group is the largest independently owned office services company in the UK. In its 17 years…
A belief, held by many, that ‘It’s not easy being green’, still seems to prevail for many small-to-medium sized businesses.
WHAT'S IT LIKE? First impressions were good – the hotel felt bright, fresh and spotlessly clean, and the reception staff were welcoming and happy to help…
It’s tough for would-be entrepreneurs carrying the tag “budding” in front of their career description. But it’s a stage they all go through – somewhere between…
You might have thought car rental companies were just that: companies which offered you the chance to rent a car. They do that, of course, but…
The problem of purchasing within small and medium-sized businesses is that it has often developed as the business has grown with little or no discernable plan.…
In February last year, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report warned that climate change is the single biggest threat to businesses and…
Rumours that flexible working is the future of business have been feared and dismissed in equal measure by owners of many small and medium-sized companies. If…
Offering staff flexible working arrangements has previously been an overlooked consideration and the potential benefits particularly undervalued. However, having a productive workforce in place has become…
Formal training schemes and lengthy inductions are the norm in larger companies. When it comes to smaller businesses there simply isn’t the time, money or resources…
Everyone has to admit that moving offices is a bit of a pain. If you’re shifting the whole company it can be a nightmare. Even the…
Sir Alan Sugar has no problem doing it. In fact, he's making a whole media career out of it and he’s even coined a catchphrase to…
Running a start up business can be challenging - around a quarter of new enterprises do not survive the first year. Having undergone these challenges when…