Start-ups

Every small business wants to get noticed, but there are so many new companies popping up every day that it is a challenge for all of them to be noticed in such a crowd. In this day and age, where it seems as though everything has already been done, you need to be a particular…

Surviving in the world of modern business means more than just working hard and having good ideas. People thriving in this sort of industry aren’t there because they went to school or had money to begin with, at least in a lot of cases. Of course, a big part of this is the drive and…

Small businesses often go through many changes, and some stick while some others don’t. When you’re beginning to feel the benefits and rewards of your business finally letting your spread your wings a bit, more and more options open up. There are lots of choices for you to pick from, whether it be putting more…

UK business creation is at an all-time high — more than 650,000 new businesses were created in 2016. Startup Britain statistics reveal a concentration of entrepreneurial activity around the South East, but other hotspots include Cornwall, County Durham, Edinburgh and Northern Ireland. But in a highly competitive marketplace some of these new firms might fall…

When it comes to launching your own business, you’re going to be met with a lot of different options. Sometimes, you can know exactly what it is that you’re trying to achieve, so it’s easy enough to be able to start writing up your business plan. However, that isn’t going to be the case for…

Did you know that emailing is only 7% as effective as talking? The benefits of technology to our ability to develop ideas, products, and companies have shown limitless bounds, but when it comes to being in the loop in business it’s not just about email and IM, it’s about talking more, in a personal sense,…

In business, you need to work hard to succeed. There will be many other companies similar to yours, and while you don’t want to bring them to financial ruin, there is the need to fight to survive in the very competitive marketplace. According to this website, four in ten businesses close down within five years.…

Small and medium size businesses often find themselves on shaky ground. Because they are still in the process of growing, they don’t have the infrastructure or the funds to fall back on should the global markets dent profit margins and causing a rescheduling of plans. Today the workforce in modern economies is very diverse and…

Four in 10 UK start-up businesses will fail in the first five years. Why is this? There are numerous reasons identified as the causes of why fledging businesses with so much promise, shrivel and wilt away before they had chance to grow and blossom. One reason is cash flow. A stuttering, intermittent flow of cash…

Starting a new engineering firm is an excellent idea if you want to make a killing this year. People with the right backgrounds could earn a fortune if they get things right. However, it’s possible to make mistakes when it comes to planning your budget. With that in mind, we’ve included some often overlooked costs…

Have you always wanted to invest in a business start up but don’t know where to start? Are you a future business angel just waiting to get their wings?  Start up business investment is smart forward thinking that helps to grow the economy as well as supports the next generation of business entrepreneurs. Start up…

Everyone who has started their own business will know just how much energy and time go into running it. It can be completely exhausting at the time and yet when you start to experience the sweet taste of success, you know that it was all worth it. All of the gruelling years that you spent…