What can you do to significantly improve your business plan, subsequently increasing your chances of securing any required finance? Over the years I’ve written a lot of business plans and to date, have a 100% success rate in obtaining finance for my clients. I say this not to impress you, but to offer some assurance […]
First of all, you may well be asking “What is Clubhouse?” It’s a relatively new real-time voice chat app, originally launched in early 2020, which seems to have taken the social media world by storm towards the end of 2020 and during the first few of weeks of 2021. I have heard it compared to […]
You may have recently read our guide about the Instagram algorithm and how to make it work for your business. If you’re yet to sign up to Instagram as your business or brand, check out that information and use it in collaboration with this article. Growing any social media following organically can be challenging, but […]
Do you have a Facebook Page with a reasonable number of likes but dwindling organic reach / engagement? Facebook made it clear that the last algorithm update centered around ‘engagement’, which means that posts generating good conversation between people will show higher in the News Feed (if you haven’t read about it yet, check out […]
In the first part of this article, the focus was primarily on marketing. Marketing is the engine that drives a business. Whilst there may be numerous reasons why a slow down in sales has occurred, it is important to review your marketing strategies and tactics, measuring their efficiency and effectiveness whenever possible. Most industries are […]
In this final part of the series, you’ll discover how to conduct yourself when meeting the bank manager to discuss your application for your start-up business loan. Read Part One: How To Apply For A Business Start-Up Loan Read Part Two: How To Apply For A Business Start-Up Loan Part 2 – Tell Your Story […]
In Part One you discovered the importance that strategy plays in the development and growth of a business. Perhaps the focus on understand your customer’s needs and the reasons why they buy from you was a change in thinking? It was for my clients. However, it is fundamentally important for you to understand the positioning […]
There are times in the life of any business where a planned assault into the marketplace is required. This could be to meet your growing ambition, or the ambition of a board who must report to shareholders to provide them with confidence that further returns on investment will arise. Whatever the underlying reason, whenever it’s […]
For most businesses to achieve any significant level of growth, capital investment is required. The traditional approach is to borrow from the bank by way of overdraft or loan. Whilst this is still the preferred method today, there are other finance alternatives you can consider to raise capital however, I do not propose to cover […]
Now Brexit has formally been triggered, we will see huge uncertainty in all market sectors and the challenges facing Britain’s business owners will continue to grow. In this article you’ll discover 5 business elements you may or may not have thought of, but will need to master if your business is to thrive in the […]