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Looking To The Crowd

Access to funding isn’t getting any easier for the UK’s small andmedium sized enterprises, aka SMEs. With most businesses unwilling or unsuited to raising traditional venture or growth capital, and with a scarcity of bank loans and overdrafts, there’s an increasing focus on the alternatives. read more

 

Bibby Financial Services Boosts Funding For SMEs To All-Time £430m High

In direct response to the rise in demand for alternative finance facilities from UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Bibby Financial Services, the UK’s largest invoice finance company, has increased its available funds for businesses by £90million to an all-time high of £430 million. read more

 

Ofcom Welcomes The Progress To Bring 4G To The UK

[b]Ofcom[/b] has welcomed the significant progress that has been made in moving forward the delivery of competitive 4G mobile services across the UK. read more

 

Innovation: Don’t Be Afraid Of The Big Ideas

02/10/2012 By Caroline Coles Unlearning what you know, making mistakes, taking action: these are the key characteristics of innovation that Chris Morris, creator of the Orange Brand, discussed in the Like Minds’ talk ‘Innovation: The Emmersive’ on 26th September held at the Adam Street Club. According to Chris, the term ‘innovation’ is... read more

 

A Tangible Olympic Economic Boost? Few Experts Or UK Businesses Expect One

The 2012 Olympics proved a compelling spectacle and appear to have been an organisational and morale-building success for the host city, London. read more

 

Relationship banking and the need for a cultural change

Today my banking facility agreement arrived for signature. This brings to a close for another year at least weeks of anxiety regarding whether or not the bank manager will give me the facility that I need for my business. read more

 

How to spot the warning signs you are outgrowing your small business processes

Having the right systems and processes in place is crucial to the success of any growing business - but in the early days small business managers often respond to the array of new tasks or challenges they are faced with on an adhoc basis, to ‘get the job done’. read more

 

Mind your mindset: how to help your staff members think more like entrepreneurs

At a certain point, it becomes impossible to grow as an entrepreneur unless you have a team that’s actively and effectively supporting you and your goals. Yet one of the biggest challenges for many entrepreneurs is getting the right team in place. read more

 

Fail To Plan, Plan To Fail: The Importance Of Writing A Clear Business Plan

“Passion and drive make an entrepreneur. The very last thing you want to do is to write a business plan,” says Bill Morrow, founder of Angels Den, “but it’s an important process.” And it is, as Guy Rigby explains. read more

 

Are You The Key Person In Your Business?

The saying goes that in business, no one is indispensable. But business owners are often the exception to this rule. So, it’s worth taking a moment to think about whether your business and family are protected from a worst-case scenario. read more