While flexible working has become an increasingly popular topic of conversation in the business space, it pays to know which facets are more effective than others. Real Business quizzed four growth company leaders on what has worked for them.
By Simon Brooke
While teachers are largely responsible for equipping the next generation of business builders and entrepreneurial leaders, what about helping them do their jobs better It’s this question that served as the inspiration for Educater.
By Simon Brooke
As the first term reaches its conclusion, students up and down the country will be wondering whether they can generate some extra cash for Christmas and beyond.
By Simon Brooke
Innocent, Pret and Instagram – they’ve all come under fire for accepting deals with larger firms in the form of Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Facebook respectively. But what’s a small company to do when a takeover opportunity arises
By Simon Brooke
Temperatures might be falling, but frozen desserts are increasingly becoming a year round favourite among consumers with frozen yogurt a particularly strong new entrant into the market.
The core idea of the customer-led company is to focus on needs and not products. With this in mind, Real Business talked to Virgin Wines CEO Jay Wright about how the customer’s needs should be central to any business.
By Simon Brooke
Businesses, especially those at the smaller end of the spectrum, are increasingly concerned about identifying and recruiting talent. It’s to solve this problem that a group of students from Portsmouth launched Gradlancer, an online service that connects motivated students with reputable employers looking for freelancers.
Today’s consumers expect online retailers to provide convenient and personalised product delivery options to accommodate their busy lifestyle needs. As such, Real Business talked to MetaPack’s Kees de Vos about how a company’s delivery options needed to change depending on country and target audience.
Jackie Dalziel is the founder of Darceys Online, a handmade candle business based in Scotland. A graduate of the Entrepreneurial …
By Simon Brooke
Almost every large company has a Facebook page and a Twitter feed, but too many smaller and medium-sized businesses are still fighting shy of social media – according to Megan Collins, head of marketing at Paragon.
