It really is the age old dilemma…probably the biggest issue afflicting business since the dawn of time. What am I talking about? Of course it is the ‘how much activity is enough’ challenge.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Some people think your book has no right to exist
Some publishers think that only some books deserve to be published. But this is the 21st century! Let me tell you why every book deserves to be published.
Government announce they are scrapping Business Link
In a move that has been spoken about since the Conservative party commissioned, the entrepreneur and past TV Dragon, Doug Richard to produce The Richard Report looking at Small Business and the Government in 2008. The findings were that Business Link was ‘unfit for purpose’, the now Conservative/Liberal Government has announced that Business Link is to be scrapped.
Lloyds TSB to cut business overdraft fees from December
From December Lloyds TSB is cutting the daily and monthly fees for customers who go overdrawn without permission and will halve to £10 the fee for bouncing a cheque or electronic payment.
The key points from the Budget
The Chancellor George Osborne today called the called the measures in this historic Budget “unavoidable,” and announced a raft of changes to tax and spending. The key news from today’s Budget was:
What should we expect from George Osborne’s budget today?
The Chancellor George Osborne will unveil the new coalition government’s emergency budget at 12.30pm today. He has already indicated the budget will be the tightest in decades, based on a pledge for a rapid reduction in the deficit. Osborne has hinted at public sector pay freezes, a bank levy, capital gains tax changes, reform of the benefits system and a holiday in National Insurance contributions for new firms in hard-hit areas.
Confidence grows amongst Britain’s top entrepreneurs, but one in ten might leave the UK
Access to capital could hinder the plans of entrepreneurs. Only 6% expect it to be ‘easy’ to secure funds over the next 12 months
Business owners look to Osborne’s budget for assistance
Business leaders have called on Chancellor George Osborne to use his emergency Budget to foster business growth as well as tackling the public deficit.
Your problem with cold calling isn’t cold calling
Andy Preston explains why cold calling is such a big issue for many…..and why vital first stages should be completed before a cold call is made….
How hard should you fight for your ideas?
With the Clegg-Cameron coalition finally upon us, there is one thing even entrepreneurs can learn from this – how you too can feel strongly about something and go on to influence others by sharing your potentially game changing ideas in a way that everyone wins!
PR and marketing are great, but don’t forget cold-calling
I was chatting with 4Networking’s director of strategy, Tim Johnson, yesterday evening about what has made 4Networking what it is, four years on from launching. So what is it?
Prepare for cutbacks if you have public sector contracts
Companies with public sector contracts are being urged to prepare for inevitable cuts so that they can avoid the risk of having, possibly immediate, financial problems as Chancellor George Osborne prepares for the deepest public sector cuts Britain has seen post the second World War.
The six rules to making healthy profits
Tens of thousands of small businesses are only one step away from making more profit than their rivals, new research by Warwick Business School suggests.
Has the ‘tax man’ become the UK’s largest bank?
Company insolvencies have decreased in the first quarter of 2010 by 8.4% bringing the 12-month figure to a total of 4,082, a decrease of 17.8% year-on-year. But the figures could be hiding a secret tsunami of corporate failures, with HMRC being treated as a lender of last resort rather than a tax collector, but now as HMRC increasingly flexes its muscles. We spoke to Steve Clancy, Partner at MCR Tax Arrears Solutions, a specialist in this area for his opinion.
Top tips for developing an effective digital marketing strategy
Whether you’re considering paid or natural search marketing, display ads, sponsorship or online video, social media marketing or contextual advertising, the important thing is to find the channels that provide the highest return on investment for your business.
As businesses strive to beat the competition for the number one spot in the search engines, increased emphasis is being placed on search marketing to achieve it. However, the key to success online is to develop a holistic digital strategy that can do this and much, much more.
