Articles
Written by our experienced business advisors, this catalogue explores many issues associated with running an SME business.
Here we comment upon the latest business trends and relevant financial information, as well as explore topics such as how to structure your company for growth, and how to develop KPIs that will add value to your business.
Five Reasons Why Your Mission Statement Probably Stinks
I can probably count on one hand the number of great company mission statements I’ve seen in my time in marketing. While most business owners have been told that they need to have a mission...
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Top 10 requirements for any business to succeed and remain profitable
The following are my Top 10 suggestions for creating a business that will remain profitable for years to come.
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Selling the Sizzle, not the Steak!
Have you ever wondered why it is that some businesses seem to have more business than they can handle, whilst others struggle by with only a few clients on a constant roller coaster of ‘Feast...
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Recruitment Roulette – are you a player?
Forget Casinos. Most business owners and managers gamble every time they recruit a new employee and most of them have no idea how much it really costs them. Can your company afford to play ‘Recruitment...
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Over 40% of new SMEs fail within four years!
A recent report by Lord Young, David Cameron’s enterprise adviser, has proposed that the Government’s loans scheme to help young entrepreneurs start a new business is to be extended to the over 30s. When the...
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The outlook for small business lending
A recent announcement from Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England that the Bank will not consider raising interest rates until the jobless rate has fallen to 7% or below has been met...
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