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Managing Your Cash Flow 5 min read

Finance directors have their say on what the most important economic issues are

Bringing together the results of the annual Real Business FDs’ Satisfaction Survey and discussions held at our maiden FD Surgery event, FDs from some of the nation’s leading growth companies worked through what is keeping them awake at night.

HR & Management 5 min read

Eight client relationship fails (and how to avoid them)

Managing multiple client relationships and doing so successfully is no mean feat. Not even the most battle hardened are immune to making mistakes that can, unfortunately, become deal-breakers.

HR & Management 6 min read

TalentPool: Disrupting the recruitment industry by intelligently matching grads to SMEs

Determined to bring big data innovation to the jobs market and open the eyes of graduates to the benefits of working in a fast growing young company, the founders of TalentPool look set to take the world of recruitment by storm after securing £300,000 of funding from angel investors.

Raising Finance 4 min read

The alternative finance jargon buster a guide for SMEs

Some of the best providers of alternative finance are those that communicate offerings as simply as possible – but just in case, here's the key to cracking the jargon code.

HR & Management 3 min read

Where in the UK can the nations hardest-working women be found

The number of women in employment hit a record 14m at the end of 2015, with 975,000 more women now in work than five years ago. Off the back of that news, research unveils where the hardest-working women in the UK can be found.

Business Technology 5 min read

Getting your website right: A path to brand loyalty for small businesses

For small, medium and early stage-businesses brand loyalty is a highly valued commodity – it takes time to earn but can be lost very quickly. Whilst large, established brands can afford the occasional blip in customer service, smaller brands are more exposed and have little room for error.

HR & Management 6 min read

The reason why your customers walk away Just like these firms, you dont understand them

In a competitive marketplace, knowing what your target audience want and promoting your products in the right way at the right time has never been as important – so we rounded-up a list of large firms that felt the consequence for failing to listen to customers.

HR & Management 3 min read

The apparent solution to the small business “staff drain”

Since the beginning of 2016, it’s been made evident that staff no longer feel they need to be tethered down to a particular job out of worry they might not find work elsewhere. But research offers one solution that could work in your favour.

Business Technology 4 min read

Managing over 25,000 independent salons is no easy feat

Now spread out across ten European countries, Treatwell has grown quickly since starting life in 2008 – but has always made crucial investment in technological tools to make the journey smoother.