Category Archives: Business

Avon calling

According to People Management magazine, a woman who was made redundant six years ago has become Britain’s first £1 million Avon lady.  Debbie Davis has earned £1.4 million since she started selling the cosmetics brand and now manages a workforce … Continue reading

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Growing Business Awards – 2 days to go!

Just a reminder that if you are an up-and-coming growing business keen to share your story with the wider world, The Growing Business Awards have extended their submission deadline to this Wednesday – 22 September. easyGroup founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou … Continue reading

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Startups 100

Startups 100 from www.startups.co.uk is the definitive countdown to the UK’s most innovative, inspiring and ground-breaking new companies. The list is their own concoction of who they think are the best, most exciting and promising new businesses and entrepreneurs shaping … Continue reading

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Destination worldwide

Have you ever fancied closing your eyes, sticking a pin in a map and taking yourself there on an adventure?  Of course, haven’t we all… However, in the real world unless you are enjoying the proverbial ‘gap year’ (as no … Continue reading

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eBay SMEs on the up

Last week The Guardian reported that the number of eBay traders who are turning over £1m per annum has almost doubled in the past year. According to eBay data, 127 of these companies are expected to achieve a turnover of … Continue reading

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Keen to go green

According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), many small businesses are keen to go green but need more financial support to enable them to do so. The FSB report ‘Making sense of going green – small businesses and low … Continue reading

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Holidaying abroad?

We are currently in the midst of the August summer holiday period more commonly known as the ‘silly season’ largely due to the absence of a large number of people from the workplace.  From teachers and parents to MPs all … Continue reading

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The Growing Business Awards

Are you an up-and-coming growing business?  Do you have a new product or technological innovation you’d like to shout about?  Are your customer service and/or people management processes second to none?  Or perhaps you are proud of your green credentials … Continue reading

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Safe sending

The number one UK postcode for home theft is M21, Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester, says Moneysupermarket.com.  With London’s Blackheath (SE3), Hammersmith (W6), Finsbury Park (N4) and Roundhay (LS8) in Leeds also making it into the top five. For those running small … Continue reading

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Time is money

It seems the trend for working long hours has returned to the British workplace since the upturn – albeit slight – in the economic recovery. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) the loss of nearly one … Continue reading

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