By Staff writer
The recent economic upswing has seen SMEs across the UK shift business plans to expansion, and according to our latest Business in Britain survey – a bi-annual research survey of 1,500 SMEs – many are aiming to fuel growth this year through an increase in investment.
By David Craik
Established as a way of determining whether particular mergers and acquisitions might have a detrimental effect on a specific sector, we look at the finer details of the Competition Markets Authority.
Whether you like it or not, a lot of what we do in the online world is uncomfortably linked with how Google decides to structure things. As such, paying attention to its updates is key to ensure you aren’t stung.
Alison Gamble, head of marketing at Taylor Vinters, and Robin Bryant, managing director of Mobas, explore some of the new and exciting marketing methods employed by the legal sector.
By Ian Malone
It’s fair to say that smartphone apps have completely underwhelmed the retail sector, unless you’re Ted Baker. But that is going to change significantly in the next few years, with the introduction of a simple technology that changes the game: Beacons, sometimes known as iBeacons, that enable ultra-precise proximity marketing.
Have you ever interviewed a potential candidate, finalised the job offer and induction process only to realise you’ve made a poor hiring decision If so you are not alone and you’ll know how frustrating, time consuming and costly it can be.
By Ben Brown
When you’ve launched your business and are just starting out selling your product, it’s easy to get bogged down in the busy day-to-day sales activity without a thought for how it fits into your company’s development.
Comparing innovation to a team sport effort may be trite but there is a lot of truth to it. Elspeth Beattie, client director at Fusion Learning, examines the similarities between team sports and business innovation.
By Rachel King
The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop is a new three-part BBC documentary taking you behind the scenes from the kitchens to the boardroom of the fast food giant KFC. Rachel King looks at five people management takeaways.
Does the constant “ping” of new emails get in the way of you getting your work done Here are 7 tricks to ensure that email does not stop you from being productive.
