Your business plan made simple
Being a small business owner is a busy job, but investing time in business planning is essential for success. Clive Lewis FCA, head of enterprise at ICAEW, outlines the three main reasons for preparing a business plan and the key components to include. Approximately 500,000 new businesses start up in the UK every year. When you […]
How manufacturers can win and service big contracts
Large companies can hold the key to small and medium-sized manufacturers’ growth, but tackling these orders means negotiating terms, dealing with supply chain issues and managing cashflow. Chris Goodfellow speaks to manufacturers that have won big contracts and industry experts to find out how to win big business. Landing that big manufacturing contract can make, […]
How startups can hire hard to find developers
Good developers are crucial to building a successful web-based business, but finding them can be tricky. Chris Goodfellow speaks to online entrepreneurs and other experts to find how to track them down. There are hundreds of entrepreneurs with the genesis of an idea that could evolve into the next Instagram or Shazam, the so-called unicorns […]
What does it mean to be a digitally disruptive startup?
Disruptive: Relating to or noting a new product, service, or idea that radically changes an industry or business strategy, especially by creating a new market and disrupting an existing one. Sound like your business? We hosted a panel session with Matt Rigby from The Pitch 2015 winning business Resolver and Tom Dewhurst from Bath-based Ordable to discuss what being disruptive […]
Focus on profitability and your customer, everything else will fall into place
Ed Reeves ran three fledgling businesses before launching telephone answering services Moneypenny. The bootstrapped business now employs over 1,000 people and operates in the UK and US. He believes its success is down to just two things; knowing your customer and a relentless drive for tprofitability. Ed spoke to us about his entrepreneurial journey and […]
