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Marketing for start-ups 27 Aug 2013 | 01:55 pm
Having worked in B2B marketing for about 15 years for vendors and large agencies alike, about three years ago I decided to focus solely on the start-up world. Here are a few hints and tips for those t...
How to use text to boost your next event 23 Aug 2013 | 02:57 pm
Communication is so important for businesses to succeed. Imagine a world without order confirmations, delivery updates or any acknowledgement you even exist. We’d be forever wondering if we did actual...
SMEs could face fall-out from corporate failures 23 Aug 2013 | 01:54 pm
The overall business insolvency rate fell to 0.08 per cent in July from 0.09 per cent in July 2012, according to the latest Business Insolvency Index from Experian. This is the third consecutive mont...
Businesses 'punished' for holding cash reserves 23 Aug 2013 | 01:53 pm
UK businesses are losing more than £7bn a year because of low bank interest rates and above target inflation, according to accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. Interest rates on business deposits are ...
FCA considers new rules on crowdfunding 23 Aug 2013 | 01:42 pm
News has emerged this week that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could be planning to crack down on crowdfunding websites that raise money for start-ups and small businesses. In an interview wit...
Annoying colleagues are biggest work gripe 23 Aug 2013 | 01:38 pm
Pay issues are relatively low on the list of niggles at work, according to a new survey of employees commissioned by Old Jamaica Ginger Beer. Instead, crashing computers and the behaviour of colleague...
Also in the news this week – 23 August 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 01:36 pm
Energy firms end automatic rollover contracts EDF Energy, SSE, nPower and British Gas have all ended automatic "lock-ins" for small firms on their energy contracts. John Allan, national chairman of t...
Do you know how much your customers are willing to pay? 22 Aug 2013 | 02:29 pm
Value Based Pricing means charging what your customers are willing to pay (WTP). The other day I was describing this to a successful, self-employed businesswoman and she kept asking, “How do I know w...
Welcome to the Outernet - integrating online and offline seamlessly 19 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
Although the history of the internet can be traced back to the 1950s, it was during the 0s when the concept of an interconnected world wide network —the internet — was introduced. However, it was in t...
Women avoid 'glass ceiling' by going it alone 16 Aug 2013 | 02:12 pm
New research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveals that more and more female entrepreneurs are leaving corporate jobs to set up their own enterprises. Inspiring Fem...