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FeatureBringing mums together
By Nick Travis, partner at Smith & WilliamsonThis article was originally published in Smith & Williamson’s Enterprise magazine, a thought leadership publication for entrepreneurs and growth companies. You can download this issue of Enterprise here.Looking after small children can be a lonely business. Katie Massie-Taylor was standing in a rainy ...
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Total wellbeing and holistic health: How Covid is changing the food and drink industry
By Michael Baxter, Fresh Business ThinkingIt had been steadily growing but Covid-19 may be accelerating the wellbeing and holistic health food and drink sector, a development that may be given further impetus by Boris Johnson’s Better Health Campaign.“The biggest consumers of our alcohol-free beer are people who do drink alcohol,” ...
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How to manage cash in a crisis
Throughout any challenging climate, businesses will be tasked with the difficult prospect of reacting swiftly and innovatively, in order to survive.
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Warburtons launches joint venture to support baking businesses
Bakery brand Warburtons has launched a new venture designed to support businesses with innovative baked products.Batch Ventures is a joint project with leading independent business accelerator Mission Ventures.Designed to support the growth of SMEs and start-ups, Batch Ventures combines equity funding together with hands-on support from successful entrepreneurs and industry ...
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Kickstarting online sales: A beginner’s guide to e-commerce
So you’ve just launched your first e-commerce store? Only one thing’s missing… customers.
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Electrifying the globe
By Nick Travis, partner at Smith & WilliamsonThis article was originally published in Smith & Williamson’s Enterprise magazine, a thought leadership publication for entrepreneurs and growth companies. You can download this issue of Enterprise here.Around one in nine people around the globe lives without electricity. Until as recently as 2016, ...
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The caring business
By Nick Travis, partner at Smith & WilliamsonThis article was originally published in Smith & Williamson’s Enterprise magazine, a thought leadership publication for entrepreneurs and growth companies. You can download this issue of Enterprise here.There are easier ways to make a living than running care homes: first you must find ...
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How SMEs can prepare for the post-COVID economy
As businesses adapt to the new normal, they will need to make choices about how their businesses recover and, in some cases, reinvent.
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Is your website holding your business back?
By Amanda WaltersThe online landscape is ever-evolving, with increasing numbers of digital users, reaching sites on multiple devices every day. According to Statista, in 2021 there will be over 2.14 billion people shopping online - that's up from 1.66 billion in 2016.This means the opportunity for your business to reach ...
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Do you have an entrepreneurial brain?
Image: Allan AjifoDoes your brain know how to see solutions and solve problems? Can your brain keep driving you forward when others see insurmountable challenges? Do you have the brain of a born problem-solver, solution-finder, an innovator or even an entrepreneur?The Entrepreneurship Institute is working in partnership with researchers at ...
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Overconfident CEOs less likely to learn from feedback
Overconfident, often male, CEOs are reacting much less to both internal and external feedback, particularly negative assessments, and thus are more likely to lead their businesses to failure, according to research from Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna).Companies often evaluate the success of their current business strategy through ...
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Bringing funding to social enterprise
By Nick Travis, partner at Smith & WilliamsonThis article was originally published in Smith & Williamson’s Enterprise magazine, a thought leadership publication for entrepreneurs and growth companies. You can download this issue of Enterprise here.Rod Schwartz is Chief Executive at ClearlySo, Europe’s leading impact investment bank. ClearlySo helps enterprises and ...
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Doing Business in Europe: The four opportunities for entrepreneurs
In this report—part of the Doing Business in Europe series – UBS Global Wealth Management considers opportunities for entrepreneurs outside of Europe who are seeking a foothold in its markets, as well as local business owners who want to adapt to a post-Covid-19 world.
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Transforming business through mentoring
By Nick Travis, partner at Smith & WilliamsonThis article was originally published in Smith & Williamson’s Enterprise magazine, a thought leadership publication for entrepreneurs and growth companies. You can download this issue of Enterprise here.Fran Boorman launched Goal 17 to create a new blueprint for industry, showing that ‘business for ...
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Stop! Don’t Pitch on LinkedIn
By Ivan Misner, founder and chief visionary of BNIRaise your hand if you’ve been cold-called on LinkedIn? OK, I can’t really see you but, I’m guessing most of you have. I know I have. It happens to me almost on a daily basis on LinkedIn. Let me give you a ...
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Mobilising global wealth
By Nick Travis, partner at Smith & WilliamsonThis article was originally published in Smith & Williamson’s Enterprise magazine, a thought leadership publication for entrepreneurs and growth companies. You can download this issue of Enterprise here.Tom Latchford was drawn to the charity sector after the early death of a close friend. ...
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Family ties
By Nick Travis, partner at Smith & WilliamsonThis article was originally published in Smith & Williamson's Enterprise magazine, a thought leadership publication for entrepreneurs and growth companies. You can download this issue of Enterprise here.Kitty Higgins and Sharon Pindar want to help every child to read. It’s a huge problem, ...
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The traditional intranet is dead
By Julien Codorniou, VP of Workplace from FacebookToday, employers want staff to get on with their work as normal while working from home. Yet, many expect the highest levels of productivity while still relying on outdated technologies and systems to provide staff with critical workforce materials. This is leading to ...
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A rewarding life at work
By Alison Ettridge, chief believer at Talent IntuitionTired of the smoke and mirrors of wellbeing-washing, diversity-washing and superficial corporate purpose, employees are demanding a more rewarding life at work from their employers.In response, companies are developing a more responsible and human-centric approach as we return to work. However, bringing about ...
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The power of STEM
By Nick Travis, partner at Smith & WilliamsonThis article was originally published in Smith & Williamson's Enterprise magazine, a thought leadership publication for entrepreneurs and growth companies. You can download this issue of Enterprise here.Fleeing Idi Amin’s reign of terror and being tied up as a suspected looter at just ...
