par admin | Déc 8, 2014 | Non classifié(e)
Running a small to medium business takes blood, sweat and tears… and a whole lot of planning. Your first year in business is spent attempting to execute the initial business plan, finding out how reality matches up to your expectations about your business and...
par admin | Déc 5, 2014 | Non classifié(e)
Often it’s not a lack of money or ideas that holds businesses back from achieving their full potential, but the absence of vision. Vision is the overarching long-term ambition that drives an entrepreneurial venture forward. It encapsulates what the business is about,...
par admin | Déc 3, 2014 | Non classifié(e)
Under The Small Business Research Initiative, Government departments and research councils will aim to procure at least two and a half per cent of their research and development (R&D) work from small businesses – this amounts to about £50 million a year....
par admin | Déc 1, 2014 | Non classifié(e)
Four fiths of small companies believe their ability to optimise processes quickly gives them a distinct advantage over large firms when implementing technology-led initiatives. The research from Coleman Parkes finds that 72 per cent of small businesses prioritise...
par admin | Nov 28, 2014 | Non classifié(e)
Concepts such as the Internet of Things and Big Data are still confusing to many small company owners. Here, a few terms are cleared up. Lord Young’s influential report for government on micro-businesses, ie those employing fewer than ten people, makes it clear that...
par admin | Nov 26, 2014 | Non classifié(e)
With talent shortages in the UK, small businesses and entrepreneurs ignore HR at their peril. Employees are the most important resource of any business. This is especially true of small businesses where one person represents a significant proportion of the output, and...
