SME
Agile, smaller enterprises are leading a revival in the industry
Excessive focus on big manufacturers is a distraction from the sector’s real innovators
Inside SME
Stephen Timms: We're here for the times when a small business needs a lifeline
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Some businesses may have been alarmed by The Independent's report yesterday that a "tidal wave of business failures" may result from the winding down of the Government's Time to Pay scheme. I hope that I can allay any concerns.
Adventures in micro-business: 'Where can I get support to expand my business?'
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Professor Russell Smith answers your queries
Virtual solution to a data dilemma
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
How to upgrade IT systems without wasting time or money on any unnecessary features
Soapbox: ‘Look to collaborate with those who can do what you can’t’
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
The Inuit have a saying: “The storm is the time to fish.” That’s a pretty apt metaphor, given the economic storm that’s been swirling over our collective heads for a while now. The situation may be easing, but it has certainly given us pause to think – if you will, a chance to poke our heads outside our igloos and fish for some new ideas. Here are a few.
Roger Trapp: 'Even poets have been cited nio inspiring business founders & managers"
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Henry Stewart, the founder of the London-based IT training company Happy Computers, had twin inspirations when setting up his business nearly 20 years ago. The first was that his experience at the short-lived newspaper News on Sunday showed him how not to run a business. “It was a great idea, a radical tabloid with a serious news agenda, but it was the most appallingly run organisation,” he has said. “It taught me |the importance of management skills.”
Top of the fair trade fashion tree
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Clothing with a conscience defies the downturn
Six of the best: Conference Hotels
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Our guide to the best conference hotels around.
The shape of things to sit on
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Office buildings are no longer the regimented spaces they once were – and modern furniture is increasingly reflecting this new reality
Jargon Buster
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Campari assessmentBankers often assess business loan applications against seven criteria known by the Campari acronym. This stands for: Character of business and management; Ability to repay borrowing; Margin over base rate; Purpose of loan; Amount of loan; Repayment period and terms: and Insurance against non-repayment. For a new business venture, the track record of the management team will be viewed as very important, and insurance against non-repayment (usually security over the personal assets of the management team, such as homes) will be required.
Profile: 'We started Quincom to have fun - but things have really taken off'
Monday, 8 February 2010
Christopher Quinton launched the Wallingford-based Quincom Ltd in 2007
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