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Got a business in the manufacturing sector? These tips on how you can reduce energy costs while being more sustainable are well worth a read... Energy is expensive these days, both for businesses and consumers. Sadly, the manufacturing sector utilizes a lot of energy, which can affect a business’s bottom line. When energy costs go up, your profit margins go down.  This is a signific...
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Want to improve your public speaking? These tips from Anthony Garvey, the newly crowned Toastmasters International UK Public Speaking champion will help you do just that. When you are a startup founder you have a lot to do and much of your success will depend on how well you communicate. In your new business venture you’ll need to persuade and cajole your audience to support you, to inves...
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Improve your startup's digital marketing and create compelling messages that resonate with your target audience thanks to these tips from Cristina Plamadeala of Toastmasters International. As we know you need to work hard to keep up with the ever-changing digital landscape and digital marketing for your startup. A big influence on my approach to digital marketing has been the book by Simon Sin...
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Having a clean office can help with everything from productivity to lowering stress - these basic tips will help you keep all in order. Keeping your office clean and comfortable is paramount to keeping your employees healthy and safe. It can help improve productivity as well because excessive clutter & disorganization can lead to high-stress levels, lower employee morale, higher turnover, a...
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John McLachlan, author and co-founder of Monkey Puzzle Training & Consultancy examines the differences between action-oriented and reflective leaders and which approach is best.  For a startup to succeed, a variety of factors need to be right, and arguably the most important of these factors is leadership. Unfortunately, horses for courses is a thing, so there isn’t one single le...
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Entrepreneur and author Fiona Hudson-Kelly shares some insights on why more female-led startups ought to focus on scaling and selling. Since the 2008 economic downturn, 58% of all newly self-employed people have been women. The coronavirus pandemic increased these numbers even further, with 145,200 all-female-led businesses being incorporated in 2021 – nearly triple the number in 2018.&nb...
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If your business is to succeed, you need good leadership at the helm. John McLachlan, author and co-founder Monkey Puzzle Training, shares insights on the three core leadership traits that are a must. In the excitement of the early days of a new business, it may not be obvious if the person at the top is actually a good leader or not – even that leader may not know. But for the business t...
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Coachvox AI uses the power of AI to enable influential entrepreneurs and coaches to turn their knowledge, expertise and content into an AI chatbot that coaches and mentors clients as well as they would. We know we are in the midst of an artificial intelligence revolution, which is contributing to a period of significant upheaval. Until recently the potential for the technology to transform ...
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Want to ensure your startup runs smoothly? Hamid Bagherzadeh, Legal expert and Co-Founder of LegaMart shares insights on the legal contracts that will help you do just that. Starting a business is a challenging and exciting process, with founders expected to have a thorough understanding of numerous different legal processes. Startup founders need to be familiar with the different types of con...
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Over 100 organisations come together via The Micro Business Alliance to help provide a voice for the UK's startups, micro businesses and small businesses. Over 100 organisations that work in supporting micro businesses have united to create and launch the Micro Business Alliance. The support provided to businesses during the pandemic failed to recognise the vast majority of micro businesses th...
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