Tubs of promise
Twenty-three year old entrepreneur Daniel Thomas launched online hot tub retailer Danz.co.uk in 2006 and is now expecting a turnover of £1 million.
Business management
Twenty-three year old entrepreneur Daniel Thomas launched online hot tub retailer Danz.co.uk in 2006 and is now expecting a turnover of £1 million.
Business management
News
Concern for the environment is having a major impact on office working habits, research reveals
Business management
Twenty-three year old entrepreneur Daniel Thomas launched online hot tub retailer Danz.co.uk in 2006 and is now expecting a turnover of £1 million.
News
Concern for the environment is having a major impact on office working habits, research reveals
Finding and selling to customers
Keeping customers coming back for more isn't always easy. Here are ten top tips on how to retain a loyal consumer base.
Legal advice
As your business grows, so will its chances of being caught in civil court proceedings. Here we show you one way to keep the lawyers at bay.
Blog
The low boredom threshold of entrepreneurs means they are often like a cat on a hot tin roof, hopping from one project to the next.
Blog
Head of start-ups at BT Business Ian Bushby outlines the essential roadmap to help steer your business idea towards success.
Finding and selling to customers
Splashing out on organic and home-grown foods is something we have developed a taste for, but with sales of fast food on the rise how are speciality and niche providers finding new ways to stimulate taste buds and be affordable?
News
Consumers are increasingly accepting of businesses running from virtual offices rather than bricks and mortar buildings, according to the Institute of Risk Management (IRM).
Buying and selling a company
Chris Ingram has considerable experience of building and managing rapid-growth firms and is widely regarded as the inventor of the modern media agency. According to Ingram, buying a business is the easy bit - it's what you do after that counts.
Finding and selling to customers
Sales form the backbone of any business, whether you provide a service or sell products in a retail outlet, you can't survive without customers. Enticing those customers in can be a challenge.
Business Technology
Setting up an online arm of your business can offer many benefits, not to mention a further route to market.
Business Technology
A website can be the key to business growth and unlock markets across the globe, but the wrong website will be overlooked almost as soon as it's been visited. Visitors make up their mind about the quality of a website in seconds so if you don't do it right you'll miss vital opportunities, giving the edge to your competition.
Business Technology
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
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
Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems