Archive for the ‘ Small Business ’ Category

S&M customer services?

I was looking at lead generation companies and came across one with an impressive website and promising credentials.  As always, my next click was to the ”About Us” page.  To their credit, they have listed all team members with short profiles as well as photos.  I dont like faceless companies, so another browny point to them….then I began [ READ MORE ]

Startups risk failure by ignoring business basics

According to a recent survey by Simply Business, weak financial management, an absence of basic business planning, uninformed decision-making and inadequate contracts impose the greatest risk for early stage businesses.   1) Financial control Many startup businesses have become so focused on working IN the business that they neglect working ON the business.  Close to a [ READ MORE ]

On Startup Finance

Startups risk failure by ignoring business basics According to a recent survey by Simply Business, weak financial management, an absence of basic business planning, uninformed decision-making and inadequate contracts impose the greatest risk for early stage businesses. It seems that many startup businesses have become so focused on working in the business that their time [ READ MORE ]

Dos and don’ts when getting a new website

 At a recent FastTrack Open Office event we invited four small business owners to talk about their experience of commissioning a new business website.  The event turned out to be a treasure trove of helpful advices and practical tips thanks to Philippa Huckle, Kath Sloggett, Mardi Latch and James Pitt and all other FastTrackers present.   Below is a summary of [ READ MORE ]

Business Training Courses

  Course details Turn Your Idea into a Business Saturday, 25 September    Tuesday, 12 October     £ 95 + VAT 1-day course with handouts, tea, coffee & lunch Do you have idea that will make a great business? Then this course is for you! If you are starting a new business, you have to [ READ MORE ]

Outsource or not?

The point of outsourcing is not necessarily to find someone who can do the task better than you but to offload work so that you can focus on the core of your business and do what you are best at.  Outsourcing allow you to share your business risks, gain competitive advantage as you will be [ READ MORE ]

What I meant was…

Stories about digital media project going wrong are nothing new, but in the last 2 months the frequency of the stories seemed to increase alarmingly.  Getting a website for anyone who is not very “IT-minded” is like buying a car without ever seeing it from an agent whom you meet for the first-time.   You have in [ READ MORE ]

The Future of Startup Funding

I run a FastTrack meetup event in June on The Future of Startup Funding, where we were very lucky to have experts from all key areas of business funding: banks, investors, incubators and crowd funding.   In the present economic environment, raising finance is extremely challenging  for small companies that cannot promise rocket propelled growth rates and need modest sums (it [ READ MORE ]

How will the new Government’s financial policy affect your business?

Cutting red tape, introducing ‘sunset clauses’ on regulations, a review of employment law, and simplifying as well as lowering business taxes were widely welcomed by the business community after the Queen’s speech yesterday. When the UK’s entrepreneurs were polled prior to Gordon Brown’s last budget, by Simply Business, only 40% thought that the proposed measures [ READ MORE ]

The value of your business’ online identity

I was recently reading Randal Moss’ blog on the The Value of Identity Online where he makes an ever so important point: the value of online identity is directly related to the number of actions you take online.  In other words, your online worth is directly dependent on your e-visibility and your resulting e-reputation.  I though that [ READ MORE ]

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