East Midlands Development Agency (emda), has announced that is seeking 50 potential high growth businesses from across the East Midlands to take part in its new support programme for high growth businesses, called Coaching for High Growth. Funded by emda and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Coaching for High Growth is part of Government’s…
DetailsThe budget must be the most talked about topic this week, in all meetings, networking, events or committee environments Ive attended this week, this has been on the edge of everyones lips, and specifically those of SME businesses on how it actually affects them. Here’s some key points from the budget announcement, specifically focusing on…
DetailsThere’s lots of government legislation in place to ensure that UK businesses meet the minimum standards required to minimize their impact on the environment. How these regulations will affect you will depend on the size and type of your business, as well as the sector you operate in and the process you have in place…
DetailsSocial Media Revolution.. Due to high demand, our fabulous online marketing workshop dates have been extended throughout the year for the benefit of local businesses. Online marketing is more important now than ever, currently the fastest growing market for online activity is the over 55’s which means that all businesses, irrelevant of sector will have…
DetailsBlogging for Business ~ 25th March 2010 With recent statistics showing that businesses that are using blogs as well as websites to link and communicate with potential clients (and via links from social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn) are more likely to be in a strong position in the future. 70% of bloggers…
DetailsIf you haven’t planned your 2010 Marketing strategy for your business yet, then now is the time to do so. Many businesses in the UK do not have a strategic marketing plan in place to assist the business crawl from the recovery of recession. But recent research shows that your business is over 50% more…
DetailsThe UK’s leading business groups have formed a unique coalition promoting an internet petition that calls for the 1% employer National Insurance Contributions increase – planned for April 2011 – to be scrapped. The petition, found in full at the dedicated website www.no-nics-rise.co.uk, says: “We, the undersigned, call upon the Government to reverse the 1…
DetailsDue to high demand, our fabulous online marketing workshop dates have been extended throughout the year for the benefit of local businesses. Unlike other social media and online marketing courses running around the area at the moment, were not ‘in it for the money’ the reason our workshops are so low in price is that…
DetailsOur accountants Coleman Bradshaw recently enlightened us via their wonderful new look newsletter to the national minimum wage increase, which came into effect from 1st October 2009 16-17 year olds is now £3.57 per hour18-21 year olds is now £4.83 per hour22+ year olds is now £5.80 per hour For more accountancy related information, please…
DetailsBBC Radio Sheffield & BBC Look Northwould like to hear from you Our Big Red BBC News Bus will be here Where: Chesterfield, Market Place, New Sq. When: Monday 1st March 2010Time: 10.00 am until 4.00pm Drop in and tell us :- • What’s going on in your local area • What you’re involved in…
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