The attitude of an entrepreneur might be the most important factor in determining whether a new business flourishes or flounders. Business Advice has unearthed some success stories from entrepreneurs, whose mentality helped them transform their startups into global players. more»
In the first half of a two-part feature for Business Advice, our NatWest expert reveals the first four of nine steps towards ecommerce success for small businesses. more»
As part of its Enterprise Bill, the government has announced a series of measures to devolve Sunday trading laws to local authorities and councils, with the aim of driving custom to high street businesses. more»
For many small firm owners, the prospect of payment fraud is a nightmarish prospect which keeps them awake at night. But Rob McVey has grudgingly come to accept that it is an annoyance his rapidly expanding small online business will always have to contend with only really able to limit rather than stop. more»
The FSB has found that only half of small business owners in the North of England believe the government's Northern Powerhouse concept will have a positive impact on business. more»
British independent retailers saw an 18 month period of increasing revenue come to an end in the final quarter of 2015, according to new figures released by the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira). more»
The first Google algorithm updates of 2016 have landed, and to say that they have left many SEOs confused and puzzled is an understatement. Writing for Business Advice, Paul Simms, sales & marketing director of marketing agency Reflect Digital, looks at what you need to do to ensure your website wins after an update. more»
Prime minister David Cameron has announced a package of measures designed to help UK businesses based in in the North of England recover from recent flooding with the focus on encouraging tourists to the area. But the plans have been met with harsh criticism. more»
The fundamentals behind marketing are always going to remain the same. However, new technologies and software are developed every year that improve it for the better. The first instalment of this two-part series recaps the key changes that transformed the digital marketing landscape in 2015. more»
George Osborne has described High Speed 2 as a vital investment? which will change the economic geography of the country. In a speech he made in Manchester in 2014, the chancellor emphasised the importance of the project to the creation of a Northern Powerhouse and to shifting the vast inequality of economic power in the country away from the South East. more»
