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Debt is not bad. In fact, it is necessary for business. It helps owners start new projects, hire new staff and get new equipment. With the economic situation growing dimmer by the day, more companies are drowning in mountains of small business debt. Sometimes they come as large and expected …

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There are a large number of vans across the UK used for commercial purposes. Recent news has warned us that a van is broken into every 23 minutes in the UK – with van tool theft up by 30% as of April 2017. Many of us, including tradesmen and business …

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For all the ups and downs that social media appears to go through on a weekly basis, there is no denying that it is still the best place to find your audience and present them with your business. In 2017, 81% of US citizens had a social media account and …

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Most entrepreneurs would agree they want their businesses to remain successful and profitable for as long as possible. The issue is that some people let their operations stagnate, and that is when problems begin to arise. For instance, you might lose out to new competitors if you fail to alter …

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Being a small business isn’t always easy when the big sharks are always raining on your parade. That’s why you have to be creative and focus on what you do best, which is to sell products and services to your niche. Stop worrying about what everyone else is doing and …

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Every business owner must take sustainability seriously, particularly if they want their businesses to survive. The fact is that statistics show that half of all businesses don’t make it past the first year, and a quarter of those left don’t make it to five years. Business owners have the odds …

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If you work in the construction industry, then the collapse of the UK’s largest construction firm is unlikely to have escaped your notice. The company, the second largest in the UK, went into liquidation on January 15th. The news not only sent shockwaves through the UK, but around the world, …

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It’s never too early for a business to start thinking about events across the year that are designed to bring in more sales — think of Black Friday weekend (including Cyber Monday) and something that we all look forward to — Christmas sales! To investigate further, we’ve teamed up with …

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It’s 2018 and the world has become more digital, in terms of the advancements in technology and in the way that we advertise to an audience. Due to this, print media is now overlooked and is seen as a less effective way to spread a message. But what if we …

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If you are in charge of a growing business, you may be thinking about going global. It may be the next stage in your expansion plans, but there are challenges ahead. We will examine some of them in this article, giving you a brief overview of the obstacles you will …

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As a small business owner, your time is a precious commodity, and marketing your brand can take up plenty of that time. Building an online presence for your company is an essential aspect of your marketing strategy, but one that many business owners fail to master. To efficiently establish your …

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The point of sale (POS) represents the actual moment and place of a transaction, the one when the customer pays for the purchase. In order to make things easier, many businesses have begun to use a point of sale system that allows business owners to access numerous additional features. With …

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Making your business known isn’t the easiest of processes. You’re working to compete against hundreds of other businesses around the world doing the same as you are, so getting your name out there can be a tricky task. But the key is to start marketing yourself from early on. The …

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If you’re an entrepreneur who does your own marketing, for the most part, you’re probably familiar with search engine optimization, or SEO as it’s more commonly referred, to some degree at least. However, with a new year, there come many new rules that can change the game completely. You need …

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Multimillion-dollar businesses have a distinct advantage over smaller ones. This advantage is that they have a larger budget to provide incentives and benefits to their employees, an action that can help keep the staff they have spent time recruiting and training and save them a lot of hassle and money …

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With around 80% of the UK’s households (not to mention scores of businesses) powered by it, mains-supplied natural gas is an integral fuel to the UK’s energy mix. The result is continued high demand, and a busy, competitive market for both domestic and commercial mains gas. What do we mean by …

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