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Maintaining customer loyalty post-merger

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Anyone who has been involved in a merger or acquisition at management level will know just how many aspects of the business require your attention all at once. Prioritising, in terms of both time and money, becomes increasingly di...continue reading

Big data: What's all the fuss about?

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Big data: it’s a term that almost everyone will have heard of, but why should business buyers take note? To start with a brief definition, this latest technology buzz phrase relates to the exponential growth in the amount o...continue reading

Banks' lending to SMEs continues to hinder growth strategies

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The economy might be improving but it is still apparent that SMEs are not seeing the full benefits of this, particularly those wishing to pursue faster, more aggressive growth strategies. According to the Bank of England’s ...continue reading

British Business Bank given green light by European Commission

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The UK’s new business lender British Business Bank, created to support and encourage lending to SMEs, has been given the green light by the European Commission. The Commission confirmed that the bank, set to open before the...continue reading

Rising costs to SMEs stifling growth

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Running costs to small businesses are rising despite declining inflation, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has revealed in its latest survey. Over half (63 per cent) of all British businesses have experienced an overall rise i...continue reading

Global M&As reach five-year high

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The number of worldwide business acquisitions in 2014 so far has topped the levels set in the past five years, with the M&A market now reaching pre-recession highs. According to data from Thomson Reuters, in the first nine months...continue reading

What’s behind the UK’s retail revival? How struggling retailers are being bought and turned around

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The overalls can be taken off, the brooms stowed away; the clean-up job after the collapse of the retail sector is just about over, with life returning to Britain’s shops. When the credit crisis struck, there were few indus...continue reading

What makes a successful entrepreneur?

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What makes a successful entrepreneur? It is a question that has paved the way for millions of book sales and some very lucrative careers for keynote speakers. It is a very difficult question and naturally there is no one single c...continue reading

Dissecting opportunities from distressed retail businesses

The retail industry has arguably been one of the worst hit sectors by the global recession that has gripped the last six years. Essentially there has been an attack on two fronts; on the one hand the economic downturn has curtail...continue reading

The uncertain impact of Scottish independence on small businesses

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As voting on whether Scotland should gain independence from the UK takes place tomorrow, what would independence mean for small businesses? Many larger businesses, such as BP, Standard Life and John Lewis have come out in favour ...continue reading