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The ‘not so secret’ secret behind SEO
The latest thinking on how to get your website higher up the Google search rankings.

DIY legal services to start and grow your business
Some legal aspects of running a business are straightforward. Here’s where you could save money by doing it yourself.

How to Delegate: 8 Steps to Success
If you’re going to grow your business, you need to know how to delegate. Follow this foolproof 8 step process to increase your chances of success.

How to Network: 8 Steps to Success
Learning how to network is worth the effort: it opens up career and business opportunities. If you follow our top tips you might just enjoy it too!

Dress for Success
It’s never too soon to dress for success, especially when you are your business. To get started just ask yourself these three simple questions.

Mothers of Invention
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The Power of Dreams: 5 Steps to Tap into Yours
Are you following your dreams? It’s a term associated with achieving your ambitions, finding your purpose or starting a business. But have you ever considered the literal power of dreams to deliver inspiration and drive those goals?

British Library Supports Women’s Business Innovation
The Business & IP Centre at the British Library is a fantastic resource. Here is how they are supporting women in business.

Top 8 Mistakes When You Manage Your Own Event
Bringing people together gives your business momentum. You have just one chance to get it right – and so many ways to go wrong!

10 Ways to Increase Engagement on Facebook
Love it or hate it, Facebook is a top driver of business sales and engagement. Can you afford to ignore it?

Top 10 Tips to Start a Food Business
Lots of food businesses have made the leap from kitchen table to household name. Whatever your ambition our top ten tips will get you off to a solid start.

Women on boards are good for business – and local economies
How can we improve local economies by growing more female leaders?

What Does It Take To Be An Executive?
The tide may be about to turn for executive women. Make sure that you have 5 key skills in place so that you can make the most of opportunities when they come along.

From Superwoman to Sandberg: How to Do it All
Is ‘Lean In’ a digital-age bookend to 1980′s best-seller ‘Superwoman’? Neither aims to break down barriers, but they do offer some useful small steps towards change.

Reinventing yourself
What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? The honest answer to this could be your first step towards reinventing yourself.

Making the Space for Ideas
How do you find time to really think? First you need to learn to calm the noise, be mindful and find your flow. Follow our 8 simple steps to get started.

Turning Twitter into Turnover
Many small business owners are put off social media, because they do not know how to translate it into sales. So how do you turn Twitter into turnover?

Start-up Story: Lisa Newton Accounts for Her Own Success
“I just didn’t want to work for anyone else but myself. I also believe you should start before you have anything to lose… the sooner, the better.” Lisa started a bookkeeping service 8 years ago with £150. Today, she employs 25 people and runs a UK-wide franchise.
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