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FSB: What we need to see in this week’s Budget
With just two days to go until Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his Spring Budget on Wednesday, Federation of Small Businesses National Chair,...
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IWD: In-depth survey of what leading female executives really think
With International Women’s Day coming on Friday, SME Magazine got in touch with leading female business executives to hear their thoughts and...
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What are investors looking for in a scale-up?
By John O’Connell, above, Founder and Executive Chairman, ScaleUp Group Last year a Deloitte survey revealed that the number of...
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Shortlist for the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award announced
Veuve Clicquot has announced the finalists for the 2024 Bold Woman and Bold Future Awards. Now in its 52nd year, the awards are the longest...
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International Women’s Day: Championing female employees
By Gary Knight, CEO, WOLF The most recent report on workforce gender split in the Middle East shows only 19% are women. This perhaps...
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Four emerging trends to help boost your marketing strategy
By Dr Rebecca Swift, below, Senior Vice President of Creative, iStock In a rapidly evolving consumer landscape, it’s crucial for SMBs to...
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How Steven Bartlett is transforming the SME landscape
Branding expert Hayley Knight, pictured below, co-founder and Communications Director at BE YELLOW PR agency , looks at how Steven Bartlett is...
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A third of employees admit they would consider ‘pulling a sickie’
Almost a third (30%) of employees admit they have or would consider ‘pulling a sickie’ to miss work, despite feeling healthy, according to new...
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Why we must demonstrate that we are more than a machine
By Ged Byrne, below, Toastmasters International Since it launched in November 2022, ChatGPT has been impressing with its ability to...
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SME XPO 2024 unveils an unrivalled roster of speakers
Speak Up to Scale Up: From Rochelle Humes to Theo Paphitis, above, SME XPO 2024 unveils an unrivalled roster of speakers that will educate and...
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Why fast and flexible connectivity is key for ambitious SMEs
Jon Nowell, above, Small Business Director at TalkTalk Business , discusses why prioritising a fast and reliable network is the essential...
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IWD: How female entrepreneurs could add £250bn to UK economy
Riannon Palmer, founder and managing director of PR company Lem-uhn , is a passionate advocate of women in business. Here, Riannon, pictured...
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Unicorns are dazzling, but we risk missing the bigger picture
By Dr John Lazar CBE FREng, below, Chair of the Enterprise Committee at the Royal Academy of Engineering Over the past decade, approximately...
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Entrepreneurs reveal top traits needed to be successful
‘Motivated’, ‘productive’ and ‘risk-taking’ are among the top personality traits that entrepreneurs believe define them and lead them to being...
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The IR35 updates coming in April and what they mean
By Rob Rees, Divisional Director, Markel Direct What is IR35? IR35 rules determine if a contractor is genuinely self-employed or a...
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Why employees with ADHD should be top of your recruitment shortlist
By Leanne Maskell, above, Director, ADHD Works ADHD doesn’t fit into the ‘traditional’ professional mould, which is a huge asset for any...
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One in three SME owners admit first business was a failure
Almost a third (31%) of business owners admit to having at least one failed business, according to research from Charles Stanley . Of those who...
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Five tips to get your side hustle off the ground
By Nick Thornhill, Direct and Partnerships Director, Hiscox Google searches for “starting a business” have increased by 63% in the last...
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Ten steps to dealing with a difficult leader
By Nick Robinson, left Maya Angelou wrote, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never...
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FSB: Recession reality prompts call for pro-growth Budget
Responding to Office for National Statistics figures showing that GDP fell by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2023, following a fall of 0.1% in the...
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BCC launches skills programme to unblock planning pressures
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), with founding partner Aviva, is establishing a new five-year industry-led programme to increase skills...
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2023 identified as the year of the start-up
More than 900,000 companies were incorporated in the UK last year, making it a record year for start-ups. The new businesses boom brings the...
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Calling all Fintech entrepreneurs!
Kristina Mydlar If you have a great business idea or are ready to commercialise your Fintech solution, specialist Mydlar Consulting can...
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Brits overestimate cost of starting a business by almost 600%
Funding seen as main barrier for entrepreneurship among public, according to research from American Express and The Entrepreneurs Network...
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Nominations open for 2024 Black British Business Awards
The theme for this year’s Black British Business Awards is #NEXT, ushering in a new decade of impact and elevating the next generation of...