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Are customer loyalty programs worth the big claims?

Customer loyalty programs have been around for a long time and we can look to successful schemes to help improve our own.

Finding and selling to customers

Employing & managing staff

Freelancers, Brexit and robots: prepare for a changing workforce in 2019

Adepto's Chris Milligan discusses the changes that business leaders can expect in their workforces in 2019 and how to prepare for them.

Finding and selling to customers

Are customer loyalty programs worth the big claims?

Customer loyalty programs have been around for a long time and we can look to successful schemes to help improve our own.

Employing & managing staff

Freelancers, Brexit and robots: prepare for a changing workforce in 2019

Adepto's Chris Milligan discusses the changes that business leaders can expect in their workforces in 2019 and how to prepare for them.

News

2019 predictions: what’s on the way for businesses?

What's on the docket for businesses in 2019? Five experts share their predictions, covering areas from robots to healthcare perks.

Business management

Freelancer confidence: tips to bolster your self-belief

Here, we team up with a therapist and three entrepreneurs to give you advice on building confidence as a freelancer.

Business Technology

How technology is transforming business growth

Royston Guest, CEO of Pti Worldwide, discusses how technology's capability to overturn businesses or even industries is both a warning and an opportunity for businesses looking to grow.

Investing in a franchise

What is a franchise? Advice for small businesses

In this article, Pip Wilkins of the British Franchise Association reveals how franchises work and how would-be business owners can be a franchisee themselves.

Success stories

Entrepreneur Q&A: ‘Annual appraisals create an anxious environment’

Stuart Hearn is CEO of Clear Review, a performance management platform. He talks about changing employee appraisals and how archaic models drove him to build his business.

Business Ideas & Planning

The essential guide to setting up a pop-up shop in the UK

In this guide we explain the key things small businesses need to consider when setting up a pop-up shop in the UK.

Advice

How to start a business in an unknown industry

Starting a business in an industry unknown to you? We explore how to make the transition and ask two other entrepreneurs for their advice.

Blog

Small business owners: embrace your creative freedom!

Here, I outline why you as a small business owner have more creative freedom than a corporate, even without the big budget.

Business Technology

Three ways to make the most of social media within your PR strategy

Here, Simran Ghata-Aura of JournoLink explains why good use of social media is essential for your PR strategy.

Setting up a company

The essential guide to setting up a business on eBay

With the help of a couple of entrepreneurs, we explain how to go about setting up a business on eBay.

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

Partner content

16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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