Category: Business

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Can Corporate Social Responsibility Create Thought Leadership?

Anybody can have an idea. It’s what we do with those ideas that counts. In a corporate world with endless noise, it is our responsibility...

retirement fear when selling your business

Is Retirement Fear an Obstacle to Selling Your Business?

Everyone has fears and sometimes these fears can prevent them from taking the action they need to reach their goals. This can apply to...

succession planning

Is Succession Planning an Achilles Heel for Family-run SMEs?

Succession planning is a vital part of growing a healthy business. Why are many family-run SMEs falling at this important hurdle?

staff loyalty

Can Sales-focused Businesses Improve Staff Loyalty?

It is an issue familiar to business owners, managers and employers the world over: What can be done to help engender staff loyalty? It is...

business networkers

13 Types of Business Networkers That You Ought to Avoid

We’ve all heard of the traditional social classes – upper, middle and lower, which were broken down even further into seven classes,...

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Can the UK Successfully Do Business in China, Post-Brexit?

China is going to become a far more important market for UK businesses post-Brexit. It is seen by many as the natural alternative to the...

property market uncertainty

Can Uncertainty Mean Opportunity in the Property Market?

Generally, uncertainty is in the air, for business in the UK. The property market, however, has come in for some fevered speculation. Some...

brinkmanship in business

Where is the Place for Brinkmanship in Business?

What does it mean to take things to the brink? Politically, history has notable examples where negotiations appear to teeter on the edge....

english language

Is English Language an International Business Challenge?

While competing in a digitally connected global marketplace is easier than it has ever been, one barrier remains: language. The global...

operations manual

Does Your Operations Manual Enable You to Go Automatic?

One of the key ways of ensuring your business infrastructure is covering all the necessary bases is by having an operations manual. As...