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‘Support women to start businesses’ says Government’s Women’s Business Council

The Government’s women’s business advisory body are calling for better information and resources for women entrepreneurs.

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Dawn Gibbins

Using Feng Shui to Make Sales

A simple understanding of Feng Shui could make an immediate difference to your business success and credibility.

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10 Tips to Help You Create a Happy and Productive Workshop

If you are based in a workshop a few simple changes could make a massive difference to your working environment.

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What is a sustainable business and why do you need to be one?

Today, many customers want to buy from businesses that are working to ensure ‘tomorrow’ is not being destroyed.

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Female Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Business Success

Alibaba are celebrating female entrepreneurs with some fantastic video case studies – and giving you the chance to win support.

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Mobile Marketing is Necessary for Growth AND Sustainability

Studies have shown that mobile shoppers are more likely to make impulse purchases and have a greater conversion rate than their desktop counterparts. This is great news for ecommerce, providing you’re optimising the experience for these customers.

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The Wardrobe Angel:The best mistake I ever made

“What I thought was the worst mistake of my life turned out to be the best.” Being forced to edit her life and wardrobe, gave Stephanie Roper the inspiration for a business that brings all her skills and passions together.

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How to Keep your Business Ahead

Is business going well? Don’t relax yet, make sure that your business keeps one step ahead.

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The Power of Peers to Help your Business Grow

Viv Parry built her cake business from the assets of a company that went bust. Peer to peer funding and training are driving growth.

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4 Signs That It’s Time to Rethink Dispatch

Don’t lose control of your business as post and packaging eats into your time. Have a look online and discover if franking may be a better fit for you.

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Lisa Angel

Building a £1 Million Business from your Livingroom

Lisa Angel started a business customising clothes and jewellery from her living room. For supplies, she scoured the charity shops. Eight years later, Lisa runs a £1 million turnover business with three retail units and thriving online sales.

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Thinking Big: How to Build Your Reputation Through Blogging

Find out how you can think big and build your reputation through blogging. And maybe even have your own paradise island one day.

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Time

Time Pressures Lead SMEs to Ignore Marketing – At Their Cost

Small businesses complete just one third of the marketing activities they plan. The potential business loss is £122 billion.

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Online learning

World Class Learning for Free Online

Keeping professional skills up-to-date can be a real challenge. Here is our overview of how you can do it for free online with some of the world’s leading educational institutions.

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7 Keys to Building a Multi-Million Pound Internet Business

Jean Rasbridge has made it big as a grandmother with an online business. All the family are involved. Here she shares 7 principles which have helped her business grow.

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Rags to Riches: the UK’s Top Self-made Women Entrepreneurs

Self-made female entrepreneurs are the fastest-growing group of millionaires in the UK. And just like pearls need grit to form, JK Rowling, Michelle Mone and Hilary Devey built success out of tough times.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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How to network

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!

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