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New Year’s resolutions see surge in new business websites

British entrepreneurs are more likely to start a business in January than any other month, a new study reveals.

Getting Online

Employing & managing staff

How to hire the right talent at the right time

What you look for in new recruits, and how you attract them should evolve as your business grows and develops, says Alice Weightman.

Getting Online

New Year’s resolutions see surge in new business websites

British entrepreneurs are more likely to start a business in January than any other month, a new study reveals.

Employing & managing staff

How to hire the right talent at the right time

What you look for in new recruits, and how you attract them should evolve as your business grows and develops, says Alice Weightman.

Finding and selling to customers

How your small business can succeed in the subscription economy

Here, John Phillips explores the huge opportunities that the subscriptions market holds for UK SMEs and entrepreneurs.

Employing & managing staff

How to battle start-up anxiety when competing for staff

Some business owners suffer 'start-up anxiety’ when candidates are deciding whether to join them or a more established company. Here, Alex Pavlou looks at how to beat it.

Marketing

How to nail conference season as a small business

Here, Ofri Ben Porat provides some top tips to nail the conference calendar and grow your small business in 2017.

Business Ideas & Planning

The five biggest mistakes when leaving your job to start a business

Nick Wealthall explores the common mistakes made by people thinking about quitting their job to work on their own business.

Business management

A ten-step business checklist for a profitable year

Whether you’re looking to increase brand awareness or cut costs, check out our ten-step checklist for achieving better profitability.

News

Research shows Brits are set to binge on Christmas TV

A quarter of UK viewers plan to subscribe to a new internet pay-TV service this Christmas, a new study reveals.

Business Ideas & Planning

How one student turned her babysitting and tutoring platform into reality

South London student Ibiere Banigo discusses the lengths she went to to start and grow her online babysitting platform.

Alternative finance

Biggest crowdfunding rounds and predictions for 2017

Crowdcube becomes first crowdfunding firm to raise £200m in investment and gives their predictions for 2017.

Marketing

How an underwear company discovered its market’s needs

In this piece, Dr. Mark Davey discusses how key research among friends and family influenced an about-turn for the positioning of his underwear company.

Office & home working

Smarter offices can deliver a £70 billion economic boost

Companies could drive up their productivity by 1 – 3.5 per cent, which could add £70 billion to the UK economy, a new study reveals.

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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