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OpinionMarch’s Entrepreneurial Spirit winner…Josh Wintersgill!
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards has revealed the March winner of its Entrepreneurial Spirit campaign.
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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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February’s Entrepreneurial Spirit winner… Sanjay Lobo!
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards has announced Sanjay Lobo as the February winner of its Entrepreneurial Spirit campaign.
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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 . ...
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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. haysmacintyre is an award-winning, international firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors who help their clients to solve problems, grasp opportunities and achieve their goals. Founded in 2013, the Great British Entrepreneur Awards ...
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Achieve your life goals: Using the law to align your professional and personal objectives
Speaker: Louise Allard and Sangeeta Rabadia, Allard Bailey Date: 13/10/2020 Time: 2:00 PM (BST) When you run a business there is always an overlap between your professional and personal life. To ensure you can realise your goals, it is important to understand how the decisions you make ...
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Introducing the 2020 Great British Entrepreneurs Champions Hall of Fame Inductees
Three new individuals were inducted into the Great British Entrepreneurs Champions Hall of Fame at the virtual regional finals of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards last week, shortly after UBS Wealth Management was announced its new sponsor. Julie Deane OBE, founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company, John Stapleton, founder ...
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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.
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Great British Entrepreneur Awards announces partnership with UBS Global Wealth Management
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards is delighted to announce UBS Global Wealth Management as the new sponsor of its Hall of Fame initiative. UBS Global Wealth Management is the world's leading wealth manager, providing comprehensive advise, solutions and services to wealthy families and individuals around the world. Clients who work ...
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How to communicate with your customers as lockdown measures are eased
By Funding Options As the UK’s coronavirus lockdown measures are eased, some businesses are looking to reopen either fully or partially over the coming weeks, while others will remain closed. During this period of limbo, customers – as well as businesses – require clarity. To ease back into a version ...
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Business Growth in Turbulent Times
Speaker: Ben Kiziltug Date: 27/08/2020 Time: 2:00 PM (BST) Covid-19 has challenged businesses of all shapes and sizes. In a short space of time, business leaders have been forced to adapt to the abnormal and rethink their plans and strategies, while still driving growth. The pressure is ...
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How to use loyalty to stand out from the crowd
Speaker: Mark Maclure Date: 20/08/2020 Time: 2:00 PM (BST) There are many proven statistics that show how it is considerably easier to win business from existing customers compared to winning new customers. In these challenging times, there has arguably never been a more important time to love ...
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Better business banking and protection insurance
Speaker: Phil Roach & Guy Waller Date: 13/08/2020 Time: 2:00 PM (BST) At Starling we speak to our business banking customers everyday, and we know when you’re a busy entrepreneur, dealing with everything from your finances to business development, planning for the future can be hard. But ...
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Social distancing in the workplace
Speaker: Raj Krishnamurthy Date: 11/08/2020 Time: 2:00 PM (BST) The British Chambers of Commerce suggests that 1 in 10 businesses will struggle to implement social distancing, and fewer than 2 in 5 businesses agree they can implement social distancing and fully restart operations in the process. Despite ...
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Connect your acquisition & advocacy tools to increase customer lifetime value post-Covid
This article was originally published on the Mention Me's website. Despite acquiring significantly more customers during lockdown, many businesses are now struggling to encourage shoppers to return. Mention Me 's webinar takes place on Friday 14th August 2020 at 11:00am (BST) and explores how to overcome this challenge and ...
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The Great British Entrepreneurs ‘Back to Business’ survey 2020
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards & community have launched the Great British Entrepreneurs ‘back to business’ survey to establish the impact of COVID 19 and lockdown on entrepreneurs and their businesses. They will use these results to inform ways that they can further support their community of entrepreneurs. In addition, ...
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'Supportive community and crowdsourcing ideas'
Great British Entrepreneur Awards founder, Francesca James, has been talking to a number of entrepreneurs recently about how they have pivoted or adopted a ‘plan b’ during these challenging times. Snag tights founder Brie says that pre-pandemic her business was doing £2 million a month revenue and sales were growing ...
