Create a business franchise
Franchising creates a world of opportunity for your business. With minimal investment, a company that has a replicable format can grow quickly and become an international success, explains Brian Duckett, managing director of ....
By Brian Duckett Nov 14,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Manage your customer database
Jed Mooney, managing director of Datahold, one of the UK’s leading database management companies, describes why you must have a customer database and how to set about creating and managing one..
By Jed Mooney Nov 14,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Grow your business in a recession
For SMEs, keeping a eye on the core business, maintaining a healthy cash position, reducing operating expenses, increasing efficiency and strengthening existing supplier and customer relationships will all go a ....
By LaunchLab.co.uk Nov 11,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Appointing a marketing agency, part I
For small businesses, the prospect of finding and appointing a marketing agency is daunting. Where do you start?  How do you know if you’re talking to the marketing agency that's right for ....
By LaunchLab.co.uk Oct 02,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (4 votes)

Choose the right small business advice
Gill Hunt, managing director of Skillfair, helps your small business sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to taking advice..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Sep 28,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (3 votes)

Appointing a marketing agency, part I
For small businesses, the prospect of finding and appointing a marketing agency is daunting. Where do you start?  How do you know if you’re talking to the agencies that are right for ....
By LaunchLab.co.uk Sep 19,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Appointing a marketing agency, part II
In part I of this article, Martin Jones, director of AAR, suggests preparing the ground for enlisting a marketing agency, understanding what you need from them, and planning the process to get ....
By LaunchLab.co.uk Sep 19,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Pitching to large firms - what to remember
BT Business and Cisco recently hosted a think-tank event bringing together leading authorities on business issues and practices to explore what large organisations look for when awarding contracts to smaller businesses. Three key ....
By LaunchLab.co.uk Sep 17,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Why and how to list on AIM
If you are working hard to grow your company (despite the effects of the credit crunch) and need an injection of capital, what are your options? By Gareth Magee, Corporate Finance partner, ....
By Gareth Magee Sep 04,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (3 votes)

Floating on AIM, what you need to know
For many entrepreneurs, going public is an end in itself. Going public can be the fulfillment of a lifelong ambition rather than a means to an end. By Clem Chambers, CEO of ....
By Clem Chambers Aug 20,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Refresh your business plan
Every New Year, the top priority for any entrepreneur should be the creation of a business plan. Ideas that exist in entrepreneurs’ heads tend to stay exactly where they are, unless they ....
By Alan Gleeson Jul 13,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Bring a business idea to the UK
Here are 10 tips on how to spot a good idea overseas and introduce it to the UK..
By Jason Mohr Jul 13,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Write better for your business
Writing convincing, well structured and interesting business proposals, funding applications, sales letters and reports can often seem like a daunting task..
By Hilla Ovil-Brenner Jul 12,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Launch a new product or service
Launching a product or service is a critical step for a start-up or early-phase business. Done successfully it can set the business on the path to growth and viability. Botched it can ....
By Steve Wood Jul 11,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Make your business newsworthy with PR
Not all businesses have big PR budgets to promote their products and services. In fact, it is probably truer to say that most companies don’t. Often it’s down to money. Often it’s ....
By Chris Hewitt Jul 11,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Launch a new product or service
Launching a product or service is a critical step for a start-up or early-phase business. Done successfully it can set the business on the path to growth and viability. Botched it can ....
By Steve Wood Jul 11,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Identify business cash-flow problems
Cash is king, and cash-flow is a good measure of a successful business. Keeping the cash coming in is the only way to ensure your business survives..
By Steve Jennings Jul 10,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Comply with business regulations
A company of any size dealing with customers and sales data is subject to government regulations. Understanding all these regulations can be daunting. However the cost of non-compliance is more worrying; from fines ....
By Josh Claman Jul 07,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (0 votes)