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Christopher Goodfellow

Author posts

The startup trying to take on Rock n’ Roll legends

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

How to work with journalists

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

James Caan’s predictions for 2015

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

7 ways to save money on business travel

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Grants help SMEs target offshore wind expansion

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

7 big business customer failings you wouldn’t get from an SME

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Amazon: The zombie business that’s getting its comeuppance?

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Business investment £2.4bn above pre-downturn peak

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Over half a million startups launched in 2014, with 45,000 in November alone

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

5 of the biggest personal brands in business

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Meet the schoolyard entrepreneurs that graduated to build an international...

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Two SME chocolate manufacturers talk about coping with Christmas

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

How to export to China

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Tax planning ahead of a business sale

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Hitting the right note when it comes to retail music selection

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The entrepreneurs who won MasterChef and joined the heat of a startup kitchen

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The anatomy of what goes into crowdfunding campaigns

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Taking on the multi-billion money transfer market

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

9 practical tips on targeting online advertising

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

SME manufacturing role model calls for greater investment

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

UK exports record tentative increase

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Should SME retailers be worried about showrooming?

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

POD Point’s seven-figure crowdfunding round highlights a maturing market

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Can you do good and run a profitable business?

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Meet the most entertaining entrepreneur to visit Dragons' Den

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Chinese-speaking students helping SMEs export to China

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The three things equity crowdfunding investors look for

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

SEIS has attracted a new wave of investors to startups

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

American Fizz had a five-fold increase in order numbers on Black Friday

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Companies share business knowledge with charities

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Cameroon looks to SMEs at home and abroad to boost economy

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Best Black Friday tweets from UK retailers

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Website sales grow 74% in five years, but are dominated by large companies

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Taking roasted in Britain coffee global

8 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

How to promote an equity crowdfunding campaign

10 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

James Cann talks about building your brand as an entrepreneur

9 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

October marks 2014’s fifth month of record-breaking startup activity

1 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The legal issues you need to cover when a young business

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

KnowNow Information discusses leveraging big data in an innovative way

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Taking the Seedrs crowdfunding platform to the slowly-adopting US

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Is big data ever going to be for small companies?

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Mid-market businesses outperform the wider economy

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Autumn Statement 2014: Deficit progress leaves little room for pre-election...

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Three ingenious ways companies used topical tweets

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

SME retailers account for largest growth in sales

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

How driverless innovation is providing opportunities for UK high-tech SMEs

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Stories from entrepreneurs on their first funding experiences

19 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The top 15 most oversubscribed equity crowdfunding projects

9 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Marketing a product in the US the right way

10 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Nesta: What SMEs can do about the UK’s productivity issue

8 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Managing public sector procurement risk management

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The strength of the Made in Britain brand in Brazil

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The 6 most inspiring hip hop entrepreneurs

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Space sector SMEs to benefit from UKSA grants and support

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Less than half of SMEs make it to fifth birthday

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

ONS statistics show exporting begins at £1m turnover mark

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Service companies hit highest level of profitability in a decade

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The moments of genius that created your favourite brands and products

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Patrona explains its decision to on-shore manufacturing

9 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

An examination of Vince Cable’s £10m pledge to engineering SMEs

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Retail experts give their predictions for SME Christmas season

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Wage growth is becoming the biggest issue of the economic recovery

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Winning public sector contracts

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The Kid Calmer gets into business with schools

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The multi-billion-pound businesses which started life in garages

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The business policies political parties need to embrace

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Non-EU exports fall 7% year-on-year

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

How to challenge your business rates

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Entrepreneurialism and productivity lacking in the North

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

6 export markets you should be thinking about

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The 10 most successful UK projects in Kickstarter history

9 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Enterprise support organisations receive “exceptional” levels of demand for...

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Will UKIP do anything to help small businesses?

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

What you need to know about invoice factoring

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

How to export to the United Arab Emirates

8 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

New fund launched to help SMEs in Dorset

1 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

The UK Money Man’s advice on getting a mortgage as a small business owner

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

2014 set to be a record-breaking year for start-ups

1 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Social site connects young job seekers with SMEs

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

How to get funding through Funding Circle

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

UK middle of the class in SME business confidence

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Fit For Nuclear adds grant funding to help SMEs

1 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

How The Good Carb Food Company got its products into supermarkets

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

How Thali Café grew from a single location to chain of restaurants

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

4 businesses that use Facebook to drive sales provide their top tips

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

MorphCostumes: Dressing up different leads to export success

9 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

RBS and Natwest pledge £1bn in additional SME lending

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Non-EU exports fall to lowest level since May 2010

2 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

SMEs are using their independent status to win business

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Companies houses: The world’s biggest fronts for tax-avoiding corporations

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Are UKTI’s funding priorities sidelining small businesses in favour of their...

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Good & Proper Tea: What happens after a successful crowdfunded project?

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

SMEs set to benefit from mid-market reshoring trend

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Beaumont Music: How to break into the US

6 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

North England loses out as administrations fall

1 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Why you should hire ex-servicemen and women

4 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

How to fund your business on Kickstarter

5 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Focus on the benefits of workforce diversity, headhunters urge

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Could you be retailing online 1 month before Christmas?

7 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

Why aren’t SMEs interested in the government’s employee share schemes?

3 min read

By Christopher Goodfellow

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