business-planning

  1. Five simple steps to choosing a winning business name

    Five simple steps to choosing a winning business name

    Choosing a name can be an exciting part of your business journey. It can also be frustrating – especially when you learn your “perfect” name has already been claimed. A good name is something every business needs. Not only will it help your business to resonate with customers and make...
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    Bank of England (BOE) rate increase impact on morgage payments

    Hi Everyone, Has anyone noticed an increase in their mortgage payments since the bank of england increased their interest rate. If you have then there is one of two reasons why this may be the case: 1- Your mortgage is a tracker rate, whereby your payments increase or decrease in line with the...
  3. Nine tested techniques to help you set business goals that work

    Nine tested techniques to help you set business goals that work

    Goals are important – we’ve all heard the saying that "failing to plan is planning to fail" – but how do you make sure company targets are more than just words on paper? It’s a question UKBF team member JCBrown posed on the forum and it got an animated reception. As the new year starts, it’s...
  4. Sustainability: a little can be a lot

    Sustainability: a little can be a lot

    Disposable, single use coffee cups are the symbol of the UK's coffee addiction. But these cups are also totems for wasteful, single use plastic products. The stats are horrific. According to the Environmental Audit Committee: the UK throws away 2.5bn disposable coffee cups annually...
  5. The two simple KPIs for scaling businesses

    The two simple KPIs for scaling businesses

    Jeremy Hunt -- the CFO, not the politician -- is an investor at heart. He is the co-founder of InvestorConnected, an analytics platform for startups and scaleups to help them present their information to investors. 'Our goal is to help small and scaling businesses grow by providing them...
  6. 10 tips for answering phone calls professionally

    10 tips for answering phone calls professionally

    In a world where the number of channels via which customers can reach businesses has proliferated as technology evolves, the phone call still matters. Taking and handling phone calls effectively sits at the heart of customer service for millions of UK businesses, large and small. Best...
  7. No such thing as a free lunch: how to become a pro at giveaways

    No such thing as a free lunch: how to become a pro at giveaways

    It might be hard to believe, but as a business giving things away for free is actually pretty tricky. The start point of a giveaway is, at least, simple: 'Basically,' explains Meg Pope, co-founder of Bristol marketing agency Duchess Media, 'people love free things'. Get it right, she...
  8. How to move your business website from HTTP to HTTPS

    How to move your business website from HTTP to HTTPS

    Using the HTTPS protocol to secure your business website is becoming increasingly important, providing assurance to visitors and a potential improvement in search visibility. Here Justin Aldridge, SEO director at Artemis Marketing, explains what HTTPS does and how to migrate your site...
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