The total amount borrowed from high street banks by small businesses has increased to over £287 million, according to recent figures released by the British Bankers Association. It was revealed that over 48,000 new relationships (accounts) were established between small businesses and banks. High street banks support for the smaller business continues to rise as…
Get off on the right foot and ask if it’s a convenient time to talk. How often have you been in an interview with someone, the phone rings and they stop to pick it up? Yes, it’s rude and disrespectful to you and yet it’s the caller who gets the sharp ‘YES?’, as if it’s…
The Government has announced some time ago that they will be contracting some of their work, to small and medium sized businesses across the UK. But many businesses that I deal with are still not aware of this free opportunity available to them, which is why Ive mentioned this in my blog. Since the announcement…
As a fellow business owner, you undoubtedly know that there are literally thousands of sales letters posted out in our region every week. So, what makes some stand out and be kept, as apposed to those going straight into the bin? It may seem obvious, but bad grammar and spelling errors are the most popular…
Staff skills and knowledge could hold the key to future prosperity for small and medium sized businesses, new research shows. Those that are investing in training methods for their staff are shown to be more resilient to the recession records show. Many local companies do not invest in staff training due to the high cost…