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OpinionThe 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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Scaling your food and drink business is a challenging yet rewarding process
The goal is to grow your business and reach new heights, but it requires careful planning and execution. Here are some strategies and challenges you may encounter when scaling your food and drink business.
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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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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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Growing your brand with social media
In a recent roundtable with the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and haysmacintyre, we sat down with ten social media entrepreneurs and experts to discuss the best ways to grow your brand on social media, including successful strategies, how personal branding has changed, and what the future holds for social media marketing.
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How to be a sustainable food and drink leader?
Food and drink businesses are increasingly aware of the need to be sustainable, but what does that mean for you as a business? How do you know if you’re doing enough? In this blog, we’ll discuss what measures you need to take and how you can be more efficient.
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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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How the cost-of-living crisis is affecting Food and Drink businesses
Here we look at how the cost-of-living crisis affects Food & Drink businesses specifically, what impact this may have on your business over the next few years, and how you can overcome these challenging conditions to ensure your company stays competitive and successful.
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Top 3 benefits of entering awards programmes for Food and Drink businesses
If you’re an entrepreneur in the Food and Drink industry, then entering awards programmes is a good way to promote your business to potential customers.
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Leading the Charge for Sustainability in 2023: How Your Business Can Make a Difference
If your business is looking to lead the charge for sustainability in 2023, here are a few strategies to consider.
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Why does representation matter in the workplace?
There are many benefits to having a diverse workforce. One of the most important is the access you have to different ideas, perspectives, and experiences. Diversity in your workplace will bring new ways of thinking about problems, opportunities for innovation and growth, and better decision-making processes that are more representative of your company’s customers and consumers.
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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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Achieve your life goals: Using the law to align your professional and personal objectives
An SME owner your business will be an integral part of your life and there will be a natural overlap between your business and personal affairs. In this article, experts at Allard Bailey Family Law explain the law can help you to achieve your personal and professional goals.
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Diversity & inclusion remains top challenge in 2021
Diversity and inclusion remain one of the top challenges facing businesses in 2021, despite more than 80% conducting unconscious bias training, according to a new survey.
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Women twice as likely to lead tech company than FTSE 350 firm
The UK’s largest tech companies have more than 2.5 times the number of women in leadership roles than firms listed on the FTSE 350, according to a new study.
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Great British Entrepreneur Awards launches £1,000 grants with new partner, FreshBooks
We are delighted to announce the launch of the GBEA Community Grant Programme, which will see a £12,000 fund awarded to support members of the community. It is launched in conjunction with the Great British Entrepreneur Awards’ newest partner, SME invoice and accounting software provider, FreshBooks. Over the course ...
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Raising a glass to entrepreneurial spirit
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards has revealed the first winner of its new Entrepreneurial Spirit campaign with its partners Glen Scotia Single Malt Whisky.
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haysmacintyre joins Great British Entrepreneur Awards as partner
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards has announced haysmacintyre as a premium partner for the 2021 programme.
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2020 Great British Entrepreneur Awards regional winners revealed
The 2020 regional winners of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards were revealed in a virtual ceremony last night.
