Blog: General Posts

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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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When Is The Right Time to Take On An Employee?

For a small business, taking on new employees can be daunting. Knowing the signs that your business is ready to grow will help you spot them early on and hire the right employee at the right time. Read more
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Meet the Start and Grow Enterprise Team!

Chances are that you’ve been in contact with most of us at some point if you’ve been to one of our events, but you may not necessarily know who is who or what we do. So here we are in all our glory! 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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How to Create an Online Training Course

If you're thinking, like many of us, of offering online tools and training courses to your customers during social distancing and Covid-19 restrictions, then this article is for you. 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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Doors are Reopening: Health & Safety for your Small Business

As a freelancer or small business, you may be struggling to know what to do in terms of health and safety with Covid-19 so you can reopen your business and start working again. Read more
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Category: General, General hints and tips

Navigating business change in unprecedented times

With the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic being felt across the globe, most business owners find themselves trying to make sense of it all. How do you navigate this change to give you the best possible chance of success? Read more
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“I’m Starting A Business, What IT Do I Need?”

The good news is you don’t need to spend a fortune. Knowing exactly what tech you need to run your business right from the outset will stop you from making an expensive mistake. Read more

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