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Category: Confidence and Skills Building

Meet The Student Turned Entrepreneur

Matt Sear founded his social media marketing agency during his final year at university, helping businesses to connect with bright, young talent. Here's where his business journey took him after graduation... Read more
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Category: Marketing & Sales

Beginners Guide To Creating An Effective Marketing Plan

A marketing plan is fundamental to ensuring your business's success. In this article, we take you through the steps to help you put together a sound marketing plan for your new business. Read more
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Category: General

Hiring Your First Employee? 11 Tips For Small Businesses

When you have a small team or limited resources, every hire counts. Here's some of the best advice for when you're looking to hire your first employee as your small business grows. Read more
Category: General, General hints and tips

Why Growth Is Important For Business

Growth can enable a company to overtake its competition and become the dominant player in the market. However, it is important that growth is controlled to ensure the business remains profitable and trading. Read more
Category: General, General hints and tips

The Secret Weapon for Start-ups in Gloucestershire

Now that Start and Grow Enterprise is in our final year, we’re feeling a little reflective. We thought we’d take this opportunity to make a splash about the impact we’ve made on the business landscape in Gloucestershire since we started back in the summer of 2017. Read more
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Category: Confidence and Skills Building, General, General hints and tips

Does your business have relevance and value in 2022?

There’s no doubt that most of us in business have found the last few years a challenge. So why do some businesses thrive, and others struggle to survive? Here are the steps you need to take to ensure your business is still relevant in 2022. Read more
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Category: General

8 ways for business owners to unwind

As a new business owner, it can be really tricky to switch off and take a proper break. Here are 8 ways to unwind over the Christmas period, whether you're still at work or have bagged some days off... Read more
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Category: General, General hints and tips

Where to Start with your New Business

The Start and Grow Enterprise programme has been helping people to launch new businesses since 2017. With so many valuable resources on offer, how can you get the most out of the programme? Read on to find out what the team would recommend... Read more
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Category: Confidence and Skills Building, General, General hints and tips

Starting a Business in the Creative Industry

As a creative who wants to make a living from your art, it's easy to see yourself as having a hobby that earns you a bit of money, and not as running a business. You are enjoying what you are doing, and you do it for fun, so how do you turn it into a successful business? Read more

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