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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: 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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Category: Confidence and Skills Building, General

Overcoming COVID Restrictions - Success Stories

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, many small businesses have flourished. Here we find out a little more about some of those who have bucked the trend and overcome the obstacles that have been thrown in front of them. Read more
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Category: Confidence and Skills Building, General

How Covid-19 has affected us - British Polo Gin

Richard at British Polo Gin explains how they have kept things ticking over after 150 dates from their summer's event schedule were wiped out virtually overnight by the effects of coronavirus. Read more
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Category: Confidence and Skills Building, General

The 5 Best Resources to Boost Your SME’s Productivity

Time is the great equaliser. All companies have varying resources, but every business has the exact same number of hours in a day. With that in mind, here are five tools to boost your SME's productivity… Read more
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Category: Confidence and Skills Building

Designing Our Own Opportunity

Luke and Kieran are University of Gloucestershire graduates turned successful business owners, and they've learnt a great deal along the way. Read on to find out how they made it happen... Read more
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Category: Confidence and Skills Building

How To Negotiate For Your Business

Everyone can walk away a winner if you try this negotiation technique when coming to an agreement with your start-up's clients or collaborators Read more

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