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Category: Columns
Columns, blogs and opinion from some of the UKs leading business opinion makers and entrepreneurs and small business owners
The Importance of digital detoxing for busy working professionals
A digital detox may seem impossible in today’s technology driven world; however, there’s huge value in taking a step back and embracing time offline, and in recent years the notion of digital detoxing has become increasingly prevalent.
When is it the Right Time to Ask for Help with your marketing?
Developing brand awareness in the market is one of the most challenging barriers that small businesses face. SMEs can easily miss out on potential sales opportunities if they don’t market themselves effectively as customers, buyers and suppliers won’t know where to find them or what’s on offer.
Brexit: business success beyond the borders
The aftermath of Brexit has presented both unprecedented challenges and unique opportunities for businesses in the UK.
Dragons’ Den – Are we in or out?
One of the most common questions I get asked by other business owners is whether getting investment from Dragons through Dragons Den guarantees success, and whether the experience is as daunting as it appears.
Strategies and tips on using TikTok for business
By 2023, TikTok boasted an astonishing 1.7 billion users worldwide, comprising nearly a quarter of the global population. In the United States alone, the app had 150 million active users, while the UK counted over 23 million.
Bosch’s €2 billion gamble: Investing in employee retraining amid the AI revolution
What is ‘quiet hiring?’ – Organizations that invest in reskilling and upskilling can fortify their workforces for the coming seismic changes wrought by technology, globalization, and markets.
Growth strategies: finding the right ingredients to achieve business ambitions
Growth in the current climate is no mean feat, but given the right mindset and approach, there are still plenty of opportunities to be had, particularly for those businesses operating in sectors that have remained relatively robust throughout the economic cycle.
Can a business be both purpose-driven and profitable?
The phrase ‘purpose-driven’ is thrown around in business parlance, but what does it mean and can it go hand-in-hand with growth and profitability?
From start-up to scale-up: Six key questions that growing businesses leaders should consider
Getting a business off the ground brings with it many challenges. And, when it then comes to scaling up, leaders will have to contend with a whole other set of matters. But the hard work is worth it and rewards plentiful.
Why businesses should go for controlled growth
Mario Andretti, the legendary Formula 1 racer, once said the words: “If everything seems under control, then you are just not going fast enough.”
Putting on a brave face: Why marketers have to be inherently more courageous than most in business
Good marketing has the power to transform a brand’s image and reputation, yet so many companies are losing out from ideas and campaigns that underperform.
How to stop procrastinating and start leading
Over the past two decades I have been lucky enough to work with dozens of business and political leaders.
Succession & legacy planning: Can it ever be too soon?
Most of us aspire to be remembered fondly and reverently, having left a positive mark on the world, or the business you have been at the helm of.
AI’s ascent laying the ground for a more innovative, human-focused accounting profession
In the latest chapter of generative artificial intelligence’s meteoric rise, Mistral AI has just unveiled Europe’s response to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
