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Orange Mobility

MARTIN LYNE, Director of SME, Orange UK: Orange has been in the market for a number of years, serving SME's and small businesses, so starting with small businesses over a decade ago, that has allowed a very different way of working. More recently with mobile broadband we've allowed provision of access to email and internet connectivity in a number of environments on the move, and as we move into the broader internet world, which takes you into applications, then actually, we really are opening up people's lives, supporting a better way and a more productive and efficient way of working. read more

 

Twitter As A Search Engine

First thing that everyone needs to know is that Twitter is its own search engine. Go to search.twitter.com, and you'll find it there. So, is it better than Google? read more

 

IPC Group - Interview with Director & Founder Graham Light

GRAHAM LIGHT, Director & Founder, IPC: The Contract System The amount of contracts people have - everything from photocopiers to cars to mobile phones - trying to keep track of them all is a big problem, so it takes time, and also there's the question of whether or not you renew contracts before they're up for a date where the price may change, for example. So what we've done is produced a system where it is on-screen. Instead of people having a series of contracts that get buried away in a drawer, we actually put the process on screen. What that means is that things like review dates for contracts can actually be automatic. read more

 

Business Edge: Strategies For Growth

JASON THEODOROU, Video Journalist, Fresh Business Thinking: Today we're at Smith & Williamson for Business Edge: Strategies For Growth, an event where expert speakers give business owners and decision makers the very best information and advice. GUY RIGBY, Head of Entrepreneurs, Smith & Williamson: read more

 

By Caprice - Interview with Caprice Bourret

Jason Theodorou, Fresh Business Thinking: Hi, I'm Jason Theodorou from Fresh Business Thinking. We're speaking to Caprice Bourret about her lingerie business 'By Caprice', and her experiences as a successful entrepreneur. Caprice Bourret, Founder of 'By Caprice': You know what actually drives me mad, is when people perceive me or say that I'm a lingerie "model". read more

 

Lord Sugar - Using Your Marketing Budget Wisely

In this modern day and age, there are so many avenues for people to market their business. There's TV advertising, there's national newspaper advertising, and you've even got viral adverts you can send around the web. However, with all that media available, the obvious thing to do is to focus the attention of your marketing effort through a media directed at the business you are in. read more

 

Lord Sugar - Will My Idea Work?

Everybody thinks their idea is the best thing since sliced bread. It's human nature. I'm sorry to say, the worst people to bounce your ideas off are your Mum and Dad, your wife, your brother, your sister or a friend... they will only tell you what you want to hear. You will have to go to a third party, who is in that industry or allied to the market you are aiming at. It will not be until then that you get a real, independent view of your idea. read more

 

Venture Day

JASON THEODOROU, Video Journalist, FreshBusinessThinking.com: Hi I'm Jason Theodorou from Fresh Business Thinking.com Today we're at Cranfield University School of Management for Venture Day. It's an annual conference and networking event, where entrepreneurs and investors gather to share ideas and learn from expert speakers. read more

 

Lord Sugar - Clear Invoicing and Chasing Payment

Lord Sugar: Whilst most of your invoices have clearly got the due date on them, there's nothing wrong, particularly in the case of when you're expecting a big payment, to call up your customer and say, 'Next week, I'm expecting a payment off you, how's everything going? Everything clear? Have you got the delivery note sorted out? Have I got the order number written down properly on the invoice? All OK? read more

 

The IPC Group

Businesses want systems and services that give them cost savings, and other benefits. It's essential to put things on screen these days because you can then make information proactive as opposed to passive, and this will give you your savings. We like to think we offer a complimentary range of services and products - what we're trying to do is put together a series of items or services that offer real cost benefits. For example, we offer physical document storage, bureau scanning of documents, and we provide electronic document management systems to organisations for them to have and take on the idea of the less-paper office themselves. read more