During the recent Growing Your Own Business Exhibition and Conference in Manchester I took a break from manning our stand to listen to a speech from Jennie Johnston, the founder of childcare...
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When a business starts out and you go for that all so daunting meeting with your business banking account manager one of the first questions, after “do you want a loan” is usually, “what is your...
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I attended the World Entrepreneurship Summit 2008 (WES 08) last week. The inaugural event, organised by respected economist and enterprise expert Dr Rebecca Harding, brought together 400...
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The first time I was invited to attend a business networking event was some 8 years ago by a printer. He said it would be good for my business, and that they had a slot for my business category. I...
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2008 hasn't started well for the government. Notwithstanding the continuing fallout from the HMRC data security scandal and the bailing out of Northern Rock, ministers' commitment to...
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I attended a very inspirational event at the British Library in London recently. The latest in the organisation's series of "Internet Icons" sessions saw the likes of Lastminute.com founder Martha...
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I have to admit that I've used several of my blog entries over the past year to criticise the government. From claiming that many small businesses wouldn't be sad when Tony stepped down as prime...
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An examination of UK Business Forums' most popular threads of the year in terms of posts makes for intriguing reading. Top of the shop is the thread started by RayB calling for a special forum...
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I was at the Confederation of British Industry's annual conference a few weeks ago during which a panel discussion focused on the interesting subject of business reputation. The stage was awash...
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Did you know the East Midlands Development Agency is currently giving away £10,000 to local businesses? Or that Sheffield City Council is offering a share of £100,000 to small companies in the...
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Is it me or is the local, independent business staging a comeback? A wander down North Street near where I live in Bristol this weekend threw up some truly independent gems – a shoe shop, a...
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Real name: Dr. Steve Menear UKBF name: goldctrsteve Former location: Cornwall Current location: Atlanta, USA How did you start your business? I've worked for international companies for more...
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Ray Burn sings the praises of UKBF's new environmentally friendly forum 'The Green Room'. Our favourite UK business forum - UKBF - has launched a new category for eco business and CSR (Corporate...
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Real name: Simon Raybould UKBF user name: simonr Company name: Curved Vision Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Company website: www.curved-vision.co.uk Company contact: [email protected] How...
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Real name: Julian Ross UKBF user name: Games4Business Company name: Something2Play Limited Location: Essex, UK Company website: www.games4business.biz, www.something2play.com Company contact...
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Real name: Mark Price UKBF user name: England-Villages Company name: SkyHighPhotographs Location: Cornwall Company website: www.skyhighphotographs.co.uk Company contact: 0845 430 1945 How did...
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Real name: Ray Burn UKBF user name: RayB Company name:: alocalprinter.com Location: West Sussex Company website: www.alocalprinter.com Company contact: [email protected] How did you start...
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Real name: Lucia Hedderley UKBF user name: boho Company name:: Boho Fashion Jewellery Location: Birmingham Company website: www.bohofashionjewellery.co.uk Company contact...
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Real name::Nina Cole UKBF user name: Pet Nanny Company name:: Nina's Nannies for Pets Location: Bedfordshire Company website: www.ninasnanniesforpets.co.uk Company contact...
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Real name::Peter Bowen UKBF user name: Peter Bowen Company name:: No More 24/7 Consulting Location: Bangor, Northern Ireland Company website: www.nomore247.com Company contact: [email protected]...
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