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Concerned about click fraud and its impact on your startup's advertising? This guidance should help you address just that The cost of advertising is higher than it ought to be. There are several good reasons for this, which we’ll explore to clarify why advertising budgets keep going up. Certainly, click fraud is the main one to be worried about but some steps can be taken to work through ...
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Searching for a job in a startup can still bring some common challenges - here are some basic tips on how to overcome them When we find ourselves looking for work and that perfect job in a startup to enjoy and to help us pay the bills, there are lots of variables that can make the process more difficult. Sometimes these challenges can be demotivating and slow the process down for us. But, some ...
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  The lowdown on Portify, the FinTech startup that's on a mission to help hard-working people build their credit score and reach their financial goals As we all know, not all of us work standard 9-5 jobs with regular salaries getting paid in on the same date every month. Whether we’re freelancers or contractors or have multiple jobs, our incomes can vary considerably and that of cours...
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Talking Medicines, the social intelligence company for the pharmaceutical industry, raises £1.1 million funding deal to scale up its AI-based data technology platform for measuring patient sentiment  Good news for Talking Medicines, the world’s first social intelligence company for the pharmaceutical industry, with the announcement that it has received a major boost with a &pou...
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Chris Farmer, leadership and management training expert and founder of Corporate Coach Group, discusses the attributes you should look out for in potential managers and how you can best develop these skills to help your business grow. Within your existing workforce you already have people who possess the potential to become excellent leader-managers and therefore will help to grow the business....
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Launch of new fintech startup Strive, aiming to make savings fun for the whole family and help shape kids' money habits for life A new UK based fintech for parents and kids called Strive has just been launched with the announcement of the acquisition of a popular digital piggy bank company GoSave in an all stock deal. With only 1-in-3 adults considered financially literate worldwide and homesch...
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Small business owner and thinking about how to make your money work better for you? These tips on investment should certainly help Every small business owner has as a goal to be as successful as possible. However most focus on putting their all into their business, neglecting an important part of this equation – yourself. To achieve real success, it’s important to invest surplus ca...
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Green Entrepreneurship report reveals that most entrepreneurs believe the shift to a greener economy represents an opportunity for business and a boost for the economy   Most small and medium-sized businesses believe there are financial opportunities in the shift to a greener economy and that they personally can benefit from them, according to new Opinium polling commissioned for Green En...
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Considering developing a property portfolio as a business? You’ll need to create a structured strategy - these basic tips will help you do just that We’ve all turned on the TV to find a property programme  creating the illusion that building a property portfolio is relatively easy, but in truth, it appears to be a lot harder than first imagined. It’s not as easy as buying...
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As any business owner will attest to, time is money, however, if you are self-employed that is particularly true. And, if there is a product, tool or service that can help you save some precious time, it will enable you to get on with other things - like running and growing the business, for instance! Our latest startup of the week provides one such product. Coconut is “a smart accountin...
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If you're considering using digital marketing and social media to grow your small business, these tips will show you how Facebook can help you do just that In the age of technology, social media has the power to drastically impact a business, especially a small business. Social media can make or break a business; however, with the proper research and information, entrepreneurs can find out how ...
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If an MBO is on the radar for your small business, these basic tips help clarify what exactly it is and how you can navigate the process There are a number of options business owners have when they want to exit the company. By far the easiest option is a Management Buyout (MBO).  So, what is an MBO and how can small businesses navigate the process? Here, you’ll discover everything y...
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