All Great British Business Heroes News & Insight articles
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NewsFree workplace wellbeing support for SMEs from the British Safety Council
In the face of pressures following Covid and in light of a worsening economy, British Safety Council is offering any organisation employing up to 500 staff the chance to get free support to improve the wellbeing of their workplace.
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News
Virgin Money teams up with UK Government to support more small businesses
Virgin Money has been accredited under the UK Export Finance’s General Export Facility programme, allowing more businesses to access export finance support.
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Article
How social media could help skyrocket your business
Social media has been on the rise over the last decade, and it’s now an essential platform for businesses to use, as it’s a quick and effective way to grow brand awareness, find your audience and create loyalty - ultimately creating more leads for your business.
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Feature
How a positive and proactive attitude to recruiting and retaining disabled people can help small businesses win the talent war
Diane Lightfoot, CEO of Business Disability Forum tells us the key to winning the talent war:
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Feature
Helping British businesses trade in Flanders and across the EU post-Brexit
Astrid Geeraerts, Head of Investment at Flanders Investment & Trade gives her top tips and insight into how businesses can trade successfully post-Brexit:
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Community News
Free mentoring and support available for small businesses as we approach Small Business Saturday
Small businesses across the UK are being offered a big boost of free business support to help them deal with the current economic challenges, as Small Business Saturday unveils a major programme of online mentoring and training during November as part of its ten-year celebrations.
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Feature
Three lessons you don’t always learn in business school
In this article Eloise Skinner, author, therapist and founder of two educational start-ups, The Purpose Workshop and One Typical Day, tells us about the three important things you don’t always learn in business school:
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Community News
Career development is key to talent retention for tech startups
StartUp Awards judge, and Co-Founder & CEO of ISL Talent, Alan Furley, shares his 2022 retention report, which investigates how businesses can best retain talent:
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Feature
Is the title ‘girl boss’ set to stay in 2022?
Coined by highly successful businesswoman Sophia Amoruso, the term “Girlboss” is used to describe a woman who is self-made, running their own business, and acting as their own boss.
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Article
The EmpoWOMENt Series: Women in the Food and Drinks industry
In this series we will be shining a spotlight on some of the inspiring women who are breaking down barriers, leading by example, and paving the way for the future of women in the food and drink industry. There are so many incredible women that are changing the business world, and we wish we could shout about them all - but this list rounds up just a few of our top picks of women running the food and drinks industry.
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News
Google provides funding for 40 black-led UK start-ups as part of their Black Founders Fund
Google announces the names of 40 UK black-led businesses that will receive funding from its Black Founders Fund for 2022.
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Feature
The EmpoWOMENt Series: Women in Sport
In this series we will be shining a spotlight on some of the inspiring women who are breaking down barriers, leading by example, and paving the way for the future of women in Sports. There are so many incredible women that are changing the world of Sport, and we wish we could shout about them all - this list rounds up just a few of our top picks of women in Sport.
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Roundtable
How the cost-of-living crisis is impacting small businesses
The latest roundtable hosted by the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and Aston Lark, saw a group of experts provide their own experience with this topic, providing their expert advice and opinions on how the cost-of-living crisis is impacting small businesses.
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Analysis
Starling Bank launches Bills Manager for small businesses
Starling Bank is introducing ’Bills Manager’ for small businesses to help business and sole trader account customers streamline their finances.
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Feature
The empoWOMENt series - Women in Construction
In this series we will be shining a spotlight on some of the inspiring women who are breaking down barriers, leading by example, and paving the way for the future of women in the construction industry. There are so many incredible women that are changing the world of construction, and we wish we could shout about them all - this list rounds up just a few of our top picks of women in construction.
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Feature
The best start-up firms in the South West revealed
The awards for the South West form part of the UK-wide StartUp Awards National Series
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Article
The empoWOMENt series - Women in Finance
In this series we will be shining a spotlight on some of the inspiring women who are breaking down barriers, leading by example, and paving the way for the future of women in finance.
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Analysis
A new study by the School of Marketing reveals the importance of SMEs to the British economy
New research reveals how important small and medium enterprises are for the British economy, as businesses that employ between one and 249 employees contribute more than £2 trillion in turnover and employ 44% of the British workforce.
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Article
We’re working with ClearCo to find and fund founders building great products
Francesca James, Co-founder of the StartUp Awards National Series and founder of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, discusses latest partnership with Clerco, to help find and fund founders within the community.
