Six quotes to inspire your copywriting
To sell your products you need brilliant copywriting. It needs to grab the reader, hold them, and convince them.
How to pitch to an angel, by an angel
Entrepreneur Sara Davies gives an insight to what she looks for when assessing investment applications
Marketers failing to connect online and offline activity to drive marketing effectiveness
A failure to take a holistic view of customer journeys means marketers are missing out on potential revenues. In particular, marketers are ‘flying blind’ when it comes to understanding the vital role that offline channels such as phone calls play in the £582m Britons spend online every week.
Problems with suppliers costs UK businesses more than ?10bn a year
The average time spent by employees rectifying problems caused by suppliers falling short of the standards promised costs UK business £10.5bn, the equivalent of 0.7 per cent of UK GDP.
What buying a new iron can teach us about embracing technology
Simon Swan of Hiring-Hub believes that "if we always do what we’ve always done, using the same old technology and approach, we’ll always get the same result."
“Why we’re proud to be a slow growth startup”
Caroline Gowing and Vicky Matthews, founders of personal assistant company Pink Spaghetti, on why they’re growing their business slowly.
Businesses ready to fly the flag for Britain, but held back by lack of understanding where to start
As Boris Johnson starts a campaign to encourage British businesses to take their first steps in trading overseas and National Export Weeks hits the UK, Sage UKI discovered that exporting still isn’t high on the small and medium sized enterprise (SME) agenda.
Inside the UK-China trade mission: Day 2
Lord Leigh of Hurley shares his insider knowledge on the second day of Britain's Chinese trade mission.
Next-generation entrepreneurs driving tomorrow’s economy
Our mission to identify the UK’s 50 most disruptive early-stage businesses begins today. Let’s celebrate the young companies that will be the driving forces of tomorrow’s economy. This is… the Everline Future 50, with Real Business.
Moving from corporation to startup
Paul Jozefak, co-founder of Liquid Labs, explores the advantages of leaving a large corporation to join a startup.
To MBO or not to MBO?
Acquisitions aren’t always ideal for the company that gets bought. So what are your options if you feel your company doesn’t fit in? When is a management buyout right for your business?
