Telling the truth about SME life today

Letitia Booty

Letitia Booty is a former special projects journalist for Real Business. She has a BA in english literature from the University of East Anglia, and since graduating she has written for a variety of trade titles. Most recently, she was a reporter at SME magazine.

What do you think makes a great company culture?
Are you an SME Culture Leader? The hunt for the best places to work is on
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Chatbots can offer 24/7 customer care – but is the level of service up to scratch?
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Space tourism: where will your next holiday take you?
Would you take your next holiday in virtual reality?
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Kris Ingham tells us the Rejuvenation Water story
How did an amino acid enriched water drink get on Waitrose’s shelves?
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How do you create a logo as popular as Coca-Cola?
Coca-Cola is Britain’s most popular logo – how can businesses use colour psychology to follow in their footsteps?
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Small businesses share their highlights from the Amazon Academy in Newcastle
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The rise of ethical hacking and chasing down bug bounties
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Are your employees expected to be available during non-work hours?
Take a break: 65% of business leaders admit to checking work emails on holiday
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Dappad: The clothing curation service helping men dress well
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Banking app Revolut joins the ranks of the crowdfunded unicorns
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An SYC tour group exploring the London street that inspired Knockturn Alley
From Harry Potter tours to ghost walks and cheese crawls: The events company putting the magic back into discovering cities
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The Candypants story: How do you make a name for yourself in two industries at once?
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Meet the architects shaking up the construction industry using virtual reality
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This marine biologist turned entrepreneur plans for global seaweed domination
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How do you encourage a healthy lifestyle?
This health and wellness consultant is on a mission to improve businesses
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Judge Zoe Jervier on what it takes to create a great working culture
SME Culture Leaders 2018: Judge Zoe Jervier on why early stage businesses need to be “intentional about culture”
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The SnapDragon team, working to fight fakes online
SnapDragon founder Rachel Jones on fighting fakes online
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Sometimes, a small change can make a big difference
From baby steps to big wins: How 8 SME Culture Leaders built best practice into their business
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Who’s ready for a robot colleague? Getting to grips with automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning
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How to cultivate a digital-first mindset for growth
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Can SMEs solve the UK’s productivity puzzle through ecommerce?
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Should you prioritise people or profits? How much overlap is there?
People over profit? 7 SME Culture Leaders explain how one drives the other
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Culture in practice – can SMEs compete with big businesses?
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Top tips for exporting - think global but act local
DIT adviser Sue Beverley on how to master exporting
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Currency outlook: what can we expect from the euro over the next 3 months?
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Let your values do the culture-building work for you
SME Culture Leaders 2018: Judge Chris Dyer on culture as the “living expression of shared convictions”
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How to improve your Corporate Social Responsibility
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It's a hop, skip and a jump across the pond - is your business ready to crack America?
Across the pond: 3 hurdles to consider when you make the leap to America
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Do you have a marketing strategy to shout about what you do?
The future of marketing – there may be no silver bullet, but where should you place your bets?
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For growth businesses, recruiting your dream team can be a challenge
The challenges of building your dream team – whatever happened to a “job for life”?
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BATFAST wants to help people enjoy cricket
How one phone call can change your life: The story behind cricket simulator manufacturer, BATFAST
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The "Have your say" panel in action
Exporting tips from the Growing Business Awards alumni: Perkbox, Bulldog Skincare and Trak Global Telematics share their stories
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Bretton Putter explains how SMEs can avoid box ticking in company culture
SME Culture Leaders 2018: Judge Bretton Putter on embedding your “values, mission and vision” on a day-to-day basis
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SME Culture Leaders 2018: Judge Phil Lewis on why “culture begins the moment there’s two people in a room”
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Tonteria specialises in tapas and tequila
“Our doors are open for everyone”: Tapas and tequila are the stars at Tonteria
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Iftikhar Uddin, founder of Let’s Move In London
Let’s Move In London: “Shared cars reduce congestion”
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Jonathan Richards, founder of breatheHR, explains why culture is so important
SME Culture Leaders 2018: Judge Jonathan Richards explains why good culture is not just “nice to have”
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Executive positions for women in the FTSE 100 are flatlining
Percentage of women in executive roles is “flatlining”
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SAF Cleaning explains why its vehicles need to be in top shape
SAF Cleaning: How a well-maintained vehicle can be part of your brand identity
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Do you use emojis in your business?
World Emoji Day is nearly here – should brands be indulging in these weird and wacky icons?
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CoinCorner operates globally from the Isle of Man
CoinCorner: the global cryptocurrency business operating from the Isle of Man
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Build-A-Bear goes into damage control: New offers announced in the wake of “Pay Your Age” disaster
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KFC ran out of chicken this year - but the response won the hearts of customers
What do Facebook, KFC, Snapchat and the Trumps have in common?
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What do you do if a business tycoon steals your farting unicorn?
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Record fines for employers named and shamed by HMRC for underpaying workers
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Vizolution expansion brings Silicon Valley to the Welsh Valleys
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What is the true business cost of a GDPR breach?
The true cost of a GDPR breach: 78% of people would avoid a business after a data leak
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LGBT+ inclusion is a business culture issue – don’t let it get side-lined as you grow
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Are we at the dawn of the next energy revolution? If so, what will it mean for your business?
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Getting its product in front of Amazon’s audience helped this brand take off
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A modern business model for a very modern company: Meet Cocorose London
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Myth busting: VAT reclaim doesn’t have to be as mysterious as you think
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Whipped in to shape: Trade minister resigns over Heathrow expansion plans
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750,000 employment status results are called into question, but why?
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Why do so many people hate Gina Miller? “If they’re attacking me and not what I’m saying then I know I’m right”
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Is automation the right way to scale up your invoice and expense management?
Good-bye, paperwork: The business case for automation when scaling up
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How do you decide which new markets to target?
Exporting pain: 1 in 5 businesses struggle to choose a new market
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Brexit may be the best thing for exporters…if you have a plan of action
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Thimon De Jong explains the history of elevators
Learning to love technology: Would you take a flight in an un-piloted plane?
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Cross border UK-India EIS fund could be a launch pad for UK tech firms
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What makes Google’s Sundar Pichai the world’s best CEO?
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Growing overseas: the opportunities and challenges for the international finance director
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Would you name your business Barf? Avoiding translation gaffs, and 5 other lessons from Amazon Academy Newcastle
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The full balanced score card approach: Signing a new fleet vehicle contract
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The London Chocolate Company’s ecommerce success story – and how to follow in its footsteps
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Last Night of Freedom makes the most of Newcastle's party atmosphere
Three businesses tell us what it’s like to set up shop in Newcastle
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Are you heading to Amazon Academy Newcastle?
What’s in it for me? The top five reasons to attend the Amazon Academy in Newcastle
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Are you considering launching or scaling a business in the Toon?
The talk of the Toon: Amazon Academy comes to Newcastle
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From turning down investment to dodging copycat companies, here’s how Trunki, Go Ape and graze.com took off
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Shake it up: New ways of working with cash flow forecasting
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Back to basics: Who do you turn to for energy supply connections?
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Looking to tap into a new market? Here’s how to break New Zealand
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FD Surgery: Where to place your bets – the future of sales and marketing
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Arguing with the boss: Smileworks CEO explains why a company culture of challenging debate is good for business
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Cream of the crop: The household names that scooped Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in the last five years
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Could your business make use of an energy broker?
The pros and cons of taking on the services of an energy broker
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Chas Howes at the The FD Surgery: An event tailored for entrepreneurial finance directors
Entrepreneurial finance directors: Advice on keeping your business fighting fit
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Amazon Academy: Meet Trtl, the Glaswegian travel pillow brand taking the world by storm
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Female entrepreneurs are more likely to receive business funding, but less likely to ask
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Karen Riddick, founder of Second Nature
Amazon Academy: Meet Second Nature, the ethical soft furnishings store which is going global from its rural base
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Clean energy can help you build a greener reputation
Cultivate a greener reputation and score points with customers
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Businesses failing to check third-party GDPR compliance risk large fines
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Do you know how maternity leave works?
Royal baby puts maternity leave practices into the spotlight
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One worker left to pick up the slack? Maybe it's time for employee sickness absence tracking
The business case for tracking employee sickness absence
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presenteeism
Tackle work-related stress to lower absence levels
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Going green: Cut carbon and bolster your bottom line
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Are you making the most of business tools?
The technology tools that will help you prosper in 2018
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Don't get snowed under
The true impact of admin on SME productivity
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Striving for a more efficient payroll
Achieving payroll efficiency through adaption and improvement
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How GDPR changes employee data management
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Don't get bogged down in business admin
Turn business admin time into strategy time
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Meet the business making the car repair market more transparent
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Spotlight on Glasgow: What’s it like to start a business in Scotland’s biggest city?
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Making business automation one of your 2018 priorities
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Getting ready for payroll year end – the vital considerations
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Buying or selling a business? Future 50 winner Bizdaq could be everything you’re looking for
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How to become a two-time winner of Amazon Growing Business Awards winner like Trak Global
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Most disruptive UK companies
The Future 50 2018 – Don’t miss your chance to nominate your business
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Building an innovative, technological business in rural Scotland
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Luna Mae London: A lingerie brand redefining “luxury” service
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