Public speaking: How to emulate the confidence of your business idols
From CEOs to job candidates, public speaking skills and the confidence that comes with it, are highly bankable elements in business.
Tag: Business Confidence
Low confidence is making SMEs sceptical about exporting
SME owners are mostly sceptical about their exporting opportunities in 2018, according to the UK’s latest export confidence statistics.
Business confidence not linked to revenue growth predictions
New research compiled by Amazon and Enterprise Nation has found that British SMEs are forecasting +1.6 per cent revenue growth despite business confidence being at an all-time low.
Brexit Budget won’t boost business confidence Philip Hammond isn’t fooling anyone
By Staff writer
The Spring Budget was the chancellor’s opportunity to instil boost business confidence and get them spending, hiring and investing. Unfortunately, the result was underwhelming.
Global business confidence holds steady, but there are challenges ahead
Global business confidence is at its highest in 12 months, with confidence amongst UK businesses holding up relative to the previous quarter.
Its not all doom and gloom: Moving UKs business landscape ahead with confidence
By Andrew Moore
I was helpfully reminded the other day that recessions run in ten-year cycles and that, in theory, we are closer to the next recession than we are to the last. So as we enter 2016, we could be only a couple of years away from another trigger, as when financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2008.
Business confidence soars ahead of the “Bonus” Budget
By Tim Adams
Business confidence is heading in the right direction, as we approach the “Bonus” Budget.
The numbers behind SMEs’ growing confidence of a bright future
By Jason Eatock
Despite the fact that small and medium businesses are having to work harder than ever to stay profitable, confidence in the economy continues to rise, says Jason Eatock, head of SME at Zurich.
Confidence in UK growth falls amid volatile political climate
Entrepreneurs are less confident about business growth, according to the latest results for Smith & Williamson’s quarterly Enterprise Index.
Cash still king as cautious stance dominates SME decision marking
New research compiled by ICAEW has found that businesses in the UK are increasingly “sitting on cash surpluses” and waiting for confidence to pick up before spending again.