As you know, the Government is keen to support SME businesses to help drive the UK economy in 2014, so in this latest innovation, they have launched a new funding scheme known as ‘Growth Vouchers’ Announced by the Chancellor in the 2013 Budget and championed by the PM’s Enterprise Adviser, Lord Young, the Growth Vouchers…
DetailsFacebook turns 10 today. A great story of American creativity and innovation. From a Harvard dorm room to creating jobs and becoming one of the leading American profitable companies!Facebook celebrated the only way it could, by creating a newly designed #Facebookis10 tag and a section dedicated to ‘looking back over your years in Facebook’ a very clever campaign…
DetailsSmall Businesses are often trapped when they look to promote their businesses on Facebook by running competitions including wording such as ‘LIKE OR SHARE this to….’ Many small businesses need to BEWARE of the legal and Facebook regulations that can create dramatic legal implications and result in having your Facebook pages closed permanently as well. Facebook…
DetailsWe are delighted that the host for the prestigious BESMA (British Excellence in Sales & Marketing awards) has been announced as; William Robert “Bill” Turnbull – a British journalist and presenter, currently employed by the BBC and best known for presenting BBC Breakfast. He is the main male presenter of Breakfast broadcast on BBC One…
DetailsForgetting your password is a lot like losing your keys. Not only could you get locked out of your account, but if someone has stolen your password, they could change it so you can’t get back in. Google (being the market leader that it is) has invested a new system which combats this issue and…
Details* Happy Christmas 2013 * from the team at Brighter Directions Can you believe Christmas is just a few days away? Where did 2013 go? A review of our year;It’s been a very exciting year for Brighter Directions, we have grown our client base considerably this year being focused on not only new acquisitions but also…
DetailsCreative England are looking for new potential film locations for their database for filmmakers of all types looking for new locations, including outdoor areas, cottages, castles, suburban homes and properties as well as stately homes and prestigious locations. If you would like to register your property/ business premises for the potential to gain future exposure…
DetailsTwitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Facebook the list of social media sites that businesses are now using to engage with their audience and build brand awareness goes on. Building a social media campaign for your business can be a very time consuming process and as a small business the chances are that you don’t have time to…
DetailsSmall digital firms who are looking to develop their businesses online can apply for a share of £30m funding available through the Technology Strategy Board via competitions. The Creative Skillset and Sector Skills Council is also providing funding for the development of personal skills via training in a hope to develop the industry further. More…
DetailsIf you have a Facebook account be it commercial or private, you will no doubt have seen all the recent cartoon ‘strips’ featured frequently in your timeline in what is the latest ‘online fad’ in sharing content… The BITSTRIP crew describe themselves as developing the software that allows you to create ‘Instant comics starring you…
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