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From understanding more about how a business can invoice effectively to avoid late payments, to what debt recovery means, how to take legal action against overdue debt, how to make a statutory demand against a company, we chatted to Toby McMurray, Partner at commercial law firm Tughans, to find out more about managing payments. Tughans is one of the largest commercial law firms in Northern I...
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The challenges of working with a business partner or another co-founder, as told by 12 of the UK’s top startup co-founders... Ask any entrepreneur and they’ll tell you that running your own business isn’t easy. The highs are high, the lows are low. But what about when you’re running a business with someone else? Are the good times better shared, and the bad times halved? T...
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The benefits of sales coaching are undeniable and have been proven time and time again. Sales coaching allows your employees to unleash their true potential, reach their targets, and allows them to become independent thinkers. A properly coached sales team will be more efficient and increase your bottom line. In this article, we’re going to give you five reasons why every business should con...
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From understanding more about supplier and business customer negotiations, to contracts, understanding heads of terms, what should be included in a terms of contract, limitation of liability, through to terms specific to technology and intellectual property, we chatted to Adrian O'Connell, Partner at commercial law firm Tughans, to find out more about supplier and business customer negotiations an...
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There will probably never be a ‘right time’ to start a business. There will always be something that makes you stop and think, or concerns you, or makes you doubt yourself. Because of this, don’t wait for the ‘right time’ that may never come – just know that you are ready and make a start. Everything else will fall into place, and you can learn as you go, but un...
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Portsmouth and Southampton based early-stage startups and entrepreneurs take note - here's the lowdown on key startup support and help available where you are... Away from the established startup hubs like London, the startup support and help in the UK for setting up a business isn’t always so clear. It’s not a lack of support, just a quieter ecosystem that takes a little more work to...
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Staff continually off sick? Exploring health & wellbeing at work, absence management and presenteeism and leavism in the work place. When an employee calls in sick, it’s acceptable as it’s only natural to have sick days every once in a while. When this behaviour becomes repetitive, it’s the business that feels the negative effects. As the cost to hire temporary talent increa...
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We found out more about what a joint venture is, why enter into a joint venture, finding the right joint venture partner, the structure of a joint venture and how to set up a joint venture. Tughans is one of the largest commercial law firms in Northern Ireland, providing a full-service legal solution for a range of private and public sector organisations. The firm has successfully served the bus...
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Oxford based early-stage startups and entrepreneurs take note - here's the lowdown on key startup support and help available where you are... Away from the established startup hubs like London, the support for setting up a business isn’t always so clear. It’s not a lack of support, just a quieter ecosystem that takes a little more work to unearth. We want to help with this by highligh...
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From Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Leeds, to Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford and Bournemouth, the support and help on offer for startups and small businesses can often be hard to find, or at least harder than you might think. With this in mind, here's our ongoing list of the key startup support and help in many of the UK's major cities. Startup Support in Nottingham Startup Support in Leeds S...
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From understanding the role of shareholders in running a business, why shareholder protection matters, to the key things to include in a shareholder agreement, Startacus chatted to James Donnelly, Partner at commercial law firm Tughans, to find out more about shareholders and shareholder protection. Tughans is one of the largest commercial law firms in Northern Ireland, providing a full-service l...
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From understanding what counts as intellectual property, what type of mistakes businesses make when it comes to their IP, to what to do if you think IP theft has occurred, we chatted to Andrew Kirke, Director at commercial law firm Tughans to find out more about intellectual property. Tughans is one of the largest commercial law firms in Northern Ireland, providing a full-service legal solut...
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