December, 2011

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Top 5 Small Business Tips for the New Year

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The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Look at your competitors and see how their product offering has changed over the course of the year and examine what they’ve done right and wrong. 2.

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2012:The Year Enterprise Rocks

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Making it Better and Fairer It will be a rocking good start to 2012. The UK Enterprise Rockers movement is inviting journalists to kick off 2012 by covering the launch of our #MicroBizMatters campaign. The Enterprise Rockers, all micro business owners, have chosen Scarborough to host the media launch event at noon on January 9th.

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The rate of insolvency is not helped by lies, damn lies and statistics

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I saw a couple of news stories today that were reporting on new figures that have come out of Experian on the number of business insolvencies in different parts of the UK. The first (Huge rise in insolvencies, but London fares better than rest of the UK) was from Londonlovesbusiness.

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Benefits of using a Factoring Broker

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When looking for a property, you should ideally consult a property agency in order to secure the right property based on your requirements and resources. The same scenario applies to factoring. Factoring brokers are like the agency that aim to find the right financing solution to your business’ need. What is Factoring?

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Top 5 Tips for Avoiding Business Hiring Mistakes

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The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Be aware that just because a candidate looks good on paper, it doesn’t mean they will be suitable in practice. Consider a structured assessment test to see if their skills meet your expectations. 2.

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Purchasing supplies for your business more effectively

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When it comes to the day to day running of a business, it’s easy to let supply purchasing slide to the bottom of priorities, especially during rougher economic times. More firms than you would imagine take this approach, but that would be missing the point.

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Five Ways Flexible Working Can Boost Productivity

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Research and case studies show that flexible working can increase people’s productivity. Flexible working ensures people are on top form and have the scope to put in the best work, when it matters most. General improvements in mood and health also means less days lost to absenteeism.

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