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Opinion
The number of small business owners who took insurance to guard against failure in 2022, hits new high
January 2023: Personal guarantee insurance (PGI), a product used by small business owners to protect against the risk of a personal guarantee being called in for a business loan, saw a steep rise in popularity in 2022 as the owners and directors of some of the U.K.’s smaller, limited businesses, took on new finance that put their personal assets at risk.
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Opinion
Breaking the Stigma: How Employers Can Support Employees with Mental Illness
Mental illness, particularly in the workplace, is something that society continues to struggle with. Stigma exists largely because people don’t know what to say or do.
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Opinion
The Power of Disruptive Leadership in Small Business
The concept of disruption has been written about for years. In business, it has typically been considered a negative thing—a threat to the status quo and an obstacle to growth. But lately, some companies have realised that disruption can be used to great effect when handled correctly.
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News
Foreign Exchange Market Update: Impact of Central Bank Decisions
by Terry Lovell (Head of Sales), Orbis Exchange
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Partner Announcement
Starling Bank partner with the StartUp Awards for 2023
The StartUp Awards helps champion and support the ever-growing number of start-ups across the UK. We look to discover and celebrate some of the most exciting new businesses.
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Opinion
Payroll compliance: Five steps to get it right every time
It’s never been more important to protect your business: here Simon Bradbury, Global Payroll Consultant and CEO at Global HRIS shares five ways to get your payroll compliant every time. – by Simon Bradbury, Global HRIS
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Partner Announcement
GS1 UK are back to support the StartUp Awards for 2023
The StartUp Awards helps champion and support the ever-growing number of start-ups across the UK. We look to discover and celebrate some of the most exciting new businesses.
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Article
Big firms must be properly penalised for late payment
52% of small firms just ‘treading water’, rising to 72% in East Midlands
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Feature
Average start-up loan value falls to £142k and loan volumes drop by more than half
New analysis of startup loans with personal guarantees attached has found that the average loan has fallen over 138% in the past year to £142,492, from £339,304 in 2021.
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Opinion
The key steps to StartUp Awards application success
The 2023 StartUp Awards entries are now open, and we’re so excited to see applications come in from across the nation and be able to celebrate some of the UK’s best startup businesses once again.
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Community News
What the 2022 Autumn Statement means to start-up entrepreneurs
The StartUp Awards reached out to a number of start-up founders to hear their thoughts on the 2022 Autumn Statement and to understand how it could affect them.
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Feature
The art of founder wellbeing: Why it’s important for you and your team
Workplace wellbeing is something that has been on the radar for quite some time, highlighting the need for founders and business managers to be more aware of and do more for their employee’s mental health and wellbeing. But one thing that often isn’t considered in this drive for wellbeing, is the founders themselves.
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Community News
Sintali appoints new global expansion advisor
2022 London and East of England, Green StartUp winner Sintali, appoints net-zero property pioneer Joseph Micheal Daniels as Special Adviser to help their global expansion plans.
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Feature
Communications for Start-up
ConXhub explains why the ability to communicate effectively is vital for businesses:
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Article
The StartUp Academy: How to detox your approach to finance and build a better business: Forget the first million!
Being a startup business it is easy to get bogged down thinking about how you can make your first million, and forget that there is so much more that goes into making a great business than just its turnover - and success isn’t only measured by millions.
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Article
The StartUp Academy: How to build amazing teams
In every business, your people are at the heart of everything you do, and they play a huge role in the success or failure of your business. This is why it’s vital that you’re doing the right things to attract, acquire and retain the best talent. If you have a strong team that is passionate, knowledgeable and willing to learn, it makes success far easier.
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Webinar
How to drive growth through customer experience
We’ve seen the customer experience change and evolve in recent years, with digitalisation taking over and the pandemic changing consumer behaviours drastically. Barry McNeill, founder of Work Extraordinary, joined us in a recent webinar to help you beat this killer growth pain by explaining how you can evolve more positively, and keep your customer front of mind.
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Article
Why startup businesses need diverse teams
Wondering what it takes to create a high-growth startup?
