Business Advice - Page 10 of 19

How to trade mark a name

If you’re investing time, money and effort in your start up business, it makes sense to to protect your brand. Here’s our guide to how...

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Customer retention strategies

Keep customers coming back for more with our guide to developing and retaining your best customers for less through customer service, loyalty...

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Tele-marketing tips to get more customers

Maximise your chance of landing a sale or new customer with our guide to mastering telemarketing techniques. Calling potential customers in a bid to...

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Could better legal cover save your business money?

At the start of 2016 the Department for Business Innovation and Skills reported that 99.9% of all private sector businesses were small or...

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Making the most of seasonal peaks

Every year we witness the hype surrounding Christmas, from the annual countdown, to the John Lewis advert, to Marks and Spencer’s...

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How to solve your business disputes outside of court

Legal

With the success of building a business and a brand often comes the snag of being embroiled in disputes with clients, suppliers or even...

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Auto enrolment pension options for small businesses

Get to grips with your workplace pension auto enrolment responsibilities to ensure your small or start up business doesn’t fall foul of the...

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What is a wholesaler?

Suppliers and Manufacturers

A wholesaler is a vital part of the supply chain for many businesses, able to offer discount prices for bulk purchases. Here’s how to choose...

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Primary and secondary market research

Researching

Get the best from your market research by knowing the differences between primary and secondary market research techniques. Market research is...

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Examples of market research

Researching

Market research is essential to a new business. Here are six examples of market research your business can use to test your business idea, find...

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What is market research?

Researching

Market research can save you from making costly mistakes when launching your new business, help test your business idea, and find out what your...

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Strategies for measuring customer satisfaction

Customer Service

Satisfied, happy customers are vital for any business. Discover the customer satisfaction strategies and techniques you can use to measure your...

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How to deal with difficult customers

Customer Service

Every business faces difficult, demanding customers at some point but resolve the situation quickly and you’ll keep them as valuable...

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Customer satisfaction survey examples

Discover what your customers think about your business, goods and services with our guide to creating a customer survey and the questions to...

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5 Ways to Spend Your Start Up Loan

If you’re considering setting up your own business, one of the most important parts of your business plan is how you will fund what you want...

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How to sell on Amazon Marketplace

Over 70,000 people in the UK run small businesses using Amazon Marketplace. Here’s our step-by-step guide to setting up and selling products...

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Successful blogging for start up businesses

Marketing and Branding

How to set up a business blog and how to write blogging content that helps market your start up. A blog is a great marketing tool for start up...

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How to market a mobile app

Make your iPhone or Android app stand out from the crowd with our guide to ranking highly on mobile app stores. Mobile apps have become a...

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Understanding the product development process

Transform your business or product idea into commercial reality with our guide to setting up a product development process. Product development...

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The 17 top business ideas for 2017

Starting Up

An annual report from Startups.co.uk, the UK’s leading online business resource, reveals the hottest start up openings with input from market...

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How to write a business plan

Starting Up

A robust business plan is crucial to the success of your new business. A well-written business plan is important when you’re about to start a...

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Business tips and advice

Practical tips and guidance from business advisers and industry experts, designed to help you build your business. Simply choose the topic you're interested in from the list below.