Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

Are Business Cards Better in the UK?

Ungira Pandit asked: Many people think of business cards as just small cards with contact information to exchange as courtesy with business partners, clients and customers. UK business cards serve as the opportunity for entrepreneurs and businessmen to stand out against their competitors. There are a variety of printing options in the UK to create [...]

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Why Insurance Can Make Your Business Stable

Jon Caldwell asked: Insurance may be getting more expensive but the main issue to watch would be oil. Oil has been threatened and predicted to go up to as much as $200.00 a barrel which would of course leave tons of us without fuel or businesses. Have business but no fuel situations can be the [...]

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Advantages of Outsourcing Your Business Needs

Naz Daud asked: Outsourcing is rapidly increasing in popularity. Some of the largest companies in the UK use it to their advantage. Sky, for example, outsources some of their call handling and sales. This means Sky can focus more on business strategy. But, it isn’t only big business that can benefit from outsourcing.Small businesses often [...]

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The Things to Look Into When Looking for a Buyer for Your Business Sale

Guy Parker asked: If you are thinking of selling a business, you should prepare for this one or three years before you find buyers for it. Planning the sale of your company is very important since there are several things which you have to look into and prepare to assure the success of the trade. [...]

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Funding Business Growth: the Angel Investor – What you Need to Know

Chris A Watkins asked: The term angel investor was originally coined in show business where it was applied to a wealthy individual who would take the risk of privately backing a Broadway show when conventional funding failed to materialise.Today the label is commonly applied to describe an individual who invests private wealth in a business. [...]

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Top Tips to Get Your Business Through the Credit Crunch

Iain Mackintosh asked: With the UK economy and housing market teetering and consumer confidence plunging, many UK businesses are facing tough times ahead. Business owners will have to ride out the coming storm, and ensuring that their companies have no legal or operational vulnerabilities will be a crucial part of this. Streamlining your business, cutting [...]

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UK Business Embrace Customer Service Training

Sue Gill asked: In today’s competitive markets, it is often the quality of customer service that determines the winners and losers.‘Customer service training can be the magic ingredient that makes a business or organisation stand out from the crowd.’ says Mike Wilkinson, Chief Executive of Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board and Chair of the North [...]

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Cyber Crime Hitting UK Small Business

Paul McIndoe asked: Small businesses thinking of making the move to accept payments from customers via the internet need to seek advice before doing so, according to Tony Neate, managing director of Get Safe Online.Research taken by the organisation reveals that 44 per cent of small businesses in the UK have been a victim of [...]

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The Planning Guide to Selling a Business

Guy Parker asked: Selling a business entails careful and thorough planning. If you are thinking of selling your company, you have to make preparations as early as 1 or 3 years before you transact the sale. When you want to put up your business for sale in the market, you have to make sure that [...]

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Should UK Businesses be Afraid of the Dda?

Robin asked: If your organisation is not accessible to disabled people, you could be missing out on a lot of potential customers. Disabled customers have a combined spending power of over £80 billion, as well as facing the possibility of having to defend yourself or company in court for Disability Discrimination. So making your services [...]

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