The recession has posed many challenges to the small business and company formation sector; declining consumer spends, increasing business costs and aggressive competitor price cutting to name but a few. A recent report revealed that as a response to these … Continue reading
It is a widely acknowledged fact that running a small business is costly and bureaucratic. However, a recent report carried out by independent watch dog More Than Business has revealed that running a small company is not as costly as … Continue reading
One of the most important aspects of sales, is to take a dynamic approach. In the current economic context, market conditions are changing frequently and not do only do you sales team need to be aware of the changes, their … Continue reading
The single most important thing you can do to maximise your sales activity from the point of company formation, is to commit to making it your number one priority. While this may seem obvious, you would be surprised by … Continue reading
Starting the company formation process is a notoriously stressful time. As a consequence, many important elements of getting your business off to the best possible start are overlooked. Therefore, before you begin any promotional activity, it is important you take … Continue reading
A report conducted by online retail giant ASIS revealed that the digital sector is driving retail growth as non-store revenue is up by almost 30% from last year. On the whole the retail sector grew by almost 2% from June … Continue reading
According to a recent survey conducted by the Institute of Small Businesses, most small business owners are looking forward to better market conditions in 2010. Almost 75% of the 1,000 small business owners asked, revealed that they are feeling a … Continue reading
Yesterday, in the Companies Made Simple office, I overhead a colleague discussing Apple’s hero product – the i phone. Said colleague was such an evangelical brand ambassador, that she went as far as to state; “The i phone will completely … Continue reading
In yesterday’s post, we looked at the importance of conducting research prior to the point of company formation. We reviewed various methods of gaining consumer and market insight and showed how, if conducted correctly, these methods wouldn’t require a huge … Continue reading
It is a well know fact, that many recently formed companies go into administration within the first two years of company formation. This is a consequence of many factors – poor planning, badly managed cash flow, economic conditions – however, … Continue reading
