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Building business relationships

Articles on how to build authentic and productive business relationships by developing and nurturing connections with clients, customers, partners.

Finding and selling to customers

Building a good rapport with your customers to gain long-term business relationships

According to the Market Research Society, building rapport is essential for effective customer communication – here’s how do it.

Business management

Building business relationships: Eight pointers for small companies

If you’re looking to grow your company by expanding your professional network, the following tips from Ian Naylor of AppInstitute will help with building business relationships.

Business management

How to build relationships with big businesses for mutual benefit

Here, we look at how small businesses can benefit from interactions with big business, rather than feeling they are just competing against larger operators.

Blog

If courtesy costs nothing, why is it so rare in business?

David Cliff discusses the decline of common courtesy and how making an effort to be courteous in business relationships will pay dividends.

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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