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4 Innovative Ways to Boost Your Business During a Recession
This article outlines 4 specific tools you can use to boost your business right now. If you’re looking to start, grow, stabilise or scale a business then you need to read this. Covid does not have to mean crisis: there has never been a better time to Kickstart your business and skyrocket it into the…
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Innovation made simple: how to transform your business
A recent article in Forbes magazine suggested that “Many people and organizations consider innovation so difficult that they are too intimidated even to try.” I have worked with hundreds of businesses to unlock big benefits through innovation and I am no rocket scientist. It really isn’t that difficult. The biggest problem is that we think…
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5th November 2020 – Job Retention Scheme Update
FURLOUGH FANTASTIC – its’ back and it’s back until the end of March 2021 Monday’s update was the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) would only be effective up until the end of lockdown on 2nd December, after which the previously announced Job Support Scheme (JSS) would take over. However today, the Chancellor announced that the…
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HELP FOR SOCIAL VENTURES AND CHARITIES
The Social Investment Business (SIB) issues some extremely helpful and useful grant information. So, we thought it would be helpful to share this information (don’t worry we have asked permission) with you. If you click directly on the links you will see the ways in which to apply which you can do directly by following…
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BUSINESS CHECKER:
THE LATEST AND GREATEST SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE SELF-EMPLOYED With the outpour on information on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) constantly changing, in particular, what help is out there for small businesses and the self-employed, we thought it opportune to set these out for you and to update you as and when updates are…
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6 TOP-TIPS TO HELP YOU SUPPORT AND GROW YOUR BUSINESS DURING COVID-19.
This article provides our top tips and resources that are helping to support SME’s during COVID-19. Bounce back Loans/Self- employment grants Bounce back loans for businesses: Get one! Do not argue do not query and do not start thinking negatively about taking on more debt. You will not be given this opportunity again to borrow…
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THE LATEST UPDATES FOR COVID SUPPORT PACKAGES
Rishi Sunak has recently told MPs that the support packages for businesses and employees affected by the pandemic are to be extended across country-wide, not just to areas with the highest-level alerts. This is a significant change from the Job Support Scheme (JSS) which is replacing the furlough scheme from 1 November 2020. Crucially, this…
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A Guide to the UK Kickstart Scheme for Small Businesses
Thinking of applying to Kickstart? This article tells you exactly what you need to know. While Kickstart is aimed primarily at helping those out of work, perhaps surprisingly it also provides an excellent business support scheme for small business owners. Read on to find out how. Background to Kickstart The Government has made provision of…
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Change Management 101: Seeing is believing
Change Management 101 was a key theme for this coaching discussion. If this is your first visit, you should start with the background here. With our young entrepreneurs out in the market with an open mind, they have come up with their own ideas. Two of them discovered a problem that seems widespread in…