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Infographic: Working Women

Infographic: Working Women

Why do some women decide not to enter the workforce even though they have all the right skills in order to be very successful in their chosen industry? It seems that society still expects certain things for working mothers and many women feel pressured into giving up their career in order to raise a family.…

Book Review: Work Women Want

Book Review: Work Women Want

Recently I read a business book that I really enjoyed. The author, small business owner Jennifer Forest, worked from home following the birth of her children and set out to make that the topic of her latest book. She found that she was often asked by mothers she met about how they could start working…

Top 5 Tips for Crowdfunding

Top 5 Tips for Crowdfunding

It is now potentially easier than ever to raise startup capital and get a great business off the ground. Crowdfunding has been made accessible to every entrepreneur via the internet and this is good news for anyone that has an amazing idea but lacks the resources to actually turn it into a business. It might…

Infographic: Startup Trends

Infographic: Startup Trends

The world of startups moves at a very rapid pace and there is no guarantee that something which is hot now will still be hot six months down the line. Are you up-to-date with the latest startup trends? In 2013, social network game development is an extremely popular choice for startups, with an absolutely huge…

Change the routine

Change the routine

The current British heatwave is playing havoc with the daily schedule of many small business owners, particularly those that are working from home. Although we currently seem to be having a bit of a break from the sweltering heat right now, it is expected to return later in the week with a vengeance. The extreme…

Infographic: U.S. Currency

Infographic: U.S. Currency

Money is probably the reason that your business exists in the first place. But how much do you actually know about the money that comes into your firm or goes out to pay the bills? For example, you probably didn’t know that the average dollar bill will only last for one year whereas the average…

Quote of the Week: Productivity

Quote of the Week: Productivity

“Creation comes before distribution – or there will be nothing to distribute.” That quote was by famous US writer Ayn Rand (1905-82) and those words are important to any small business. If you are attempting to sell your products and services, you need to have actually created them first. In the early days of any…

Feisty Enterprise Tip #12: Get Into Networks That Give You Know-How and Fun

Choose carefully with your business networks. Informal networks may be best. Most business networking meetings are an absolute waste of time. It doesn’t matter whether they are online or offline, time is the one resource you cannot afford to waste. Many networks seem like a lot of desperate people hoping for a break in the…

Capacity – the hidden curse of the small business and how to resolve it

Capacity – the hidden curse of the small business and how to resolve it

This is something that is increasingly cropping up in conversations from those asking how to set up their own shop so thought it might be useful to explain. I regularly get phone calls or visitors all excited because they have this dream of setting up their own shop and are bouncing away telling me all…

The Enterprise Rockers Challenge

The Enterprise Rockers Challenge

Enterprise Rockers co-founder Tina Boden has been very busy lately participating in the inaugural Local Indie Explorer Challenge. Tina was in friendly competition with Kath Turner, businesswoman and Chair of Federation of Small Businesses North Yorkshire East Coast branch, with the aim of encouraging others to go out and explore the independent businesses on their…

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