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Social media is one of the cheapest, yet probably most widely used forms of promoting anything, especially your small business. Finding the right place to start is usually the key, then knowing what to do from there is what is needed to get it spot on.
So, whether you are new to this concept of promotion or you just want to add a new string to your bow then we have five of the best ways to getting it right. Continue reading
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When you’re a small business owner, you’re likely to always be looking at how you can grow and develop your organisation.
Whether it’s to take on new staff or increase your product range, it all comes back to finances at the end of the day.
A lot of the time, your growth will be determined by your sales figures and the more you sell, the more money you earn and the more you have available to spend on your business’s development.
When opportunities for growth in your home country are, at best, scarce, then exporting to a more promising market abroad could present your business with a golden opportunity.
In recent years, Brits with lofty career aspirations have flocked in their droves to sunny España.
Now, research shows that emerging markets are expected to contribute the large part of an increase in the world’s middle classes by some 3bn by the middle of the century.
When you’re running a business, it’s important to be in things for the long-haul. While it might seem enough just to make it to the end of another frantic week, you can’t rest on your laurels.
Assess your progress in terms of years, instead – this will help you to retain the focus you need to last – and last, and last.
To ensure your business safe passage for whatever stormy times may lie ahead, read on for three simple tips to achieving business growth – and maintaining it.
A “lack of basic awareness” of asset based lending among small businesses is costing the UK economy billions every year, according to Susan Allen, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland’s asset finance department.
So what is asset finance, exactly – and how can it help your business?
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