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Time to put the GREAT back into Great Britain by Mark Linton
The founder of The Business Growth Network is on a mission to help UK businesses get back on track with his own version of #Brexit. Suggesting it should be business as usual and that we should be carrying on regardless. However, with the failing of Thomas Cook...
Sales is a Dirty Word by Keith Rozelle Bronze Member
“What do you do for a living?” Most definitely in the top one of the most common questions you’ll encounter at a networking event or any social gathering. The answer to that question typically draws an approving nod of the head, perhaps even a self-induced...
ENTREPRENEUR OR BUSINESS PERSON? Sounds like an odd question, where do you fall? By Grant Stain – Blam.online Gold Member
Are you an entrepreneur or a business person? Entrepreneur is such a commonly used word these days that it's now the label for anyone who starts a business. In my view, the difference between the two is that a business person can take an unoriginal idea and run a...
What is rental yield? By Andrew Kay Arkade Property Bronze Member
A rental yield calculation is the best way to ascertain whether the value of a property, when compared with the rental income provided by that property, is providing you with a good annual return on your investment. The simplest way of calculating a rental yield is to...
What happens to your staff and business if you become incapacitated ? Lasting Power of Attorney by Haroon Qayum – Blackhams Solicitors Bronze Member
Haroon Qayum, Head of Private Client at Blackhams Solicitors, offers his advice on the importance of making a Lasting Power of Attorney. We must face up to the possibility of future events which may be unwelcome. This includes the possibility of becoming unable to...
How recruiters power up the start-up engine?
As a new business you need the most talented people that you can afford. The first 25 people in a company set the critical business culture, that means the tone, pace, and mindset which will define the company throughout its life cycle. However one of the key...
How businesses can be more inclusive – by Shindo Barquer Gold Member
You’ve probably heard a lot about how diversity can be a good thing… but don’t necessarily understand what that means – especially for your business. Creating a diverse workforce shouldn’t be the cause of problems for your organisation. It should be the exact...
Turn of the tide with British Businesses getting Navy Deal
Brexit – Navy Deal
Don’t leave it until the last minute to get your Employment Contracts in shape
There is no better time than now to ensure that your employment contracts are fit for purpose. Currently an employer has 8 weeks’ to provide an employee with a written statement of employment particulars (their ‘contract’). However, from 6 April 2020 employers must...
Conquering your fear of public speaking by Maz Ifzal
Conquering your fear of public speaking If something scares you, you will avoid it, and if you avoid it, you will not get enough practice, and when you don’t get enough practice, you will not get better at it, and if you are not getting better at it, you will continue...
Effective Networking: Ambassador not Salesperson By Mark Linton LLB
Too often people go networking to sell and gain something straight away, instead of building relationships. A long time ago when I first started my the networking scene in 1999 for the company I worked for people would say ‘speak to Mark Linton he will know.’ This was...
Grand Station to introduce work booths. Is this the end of the service office industry? By Mark Linton LLB
The introduction of work booths in Grand Central Birmingham is a testimony to the growing need for flexible work spaces for roaming business owners, entrepreneurs and sales representatives across the UK. Flexibility Flexibility has long been deemed a key flaw of...