Twitter in the Money…

Twitter (Social and Business Networking site) has confirmed that its gained a significant amount of funding from investment firms. “It was important to us that we find investment partners who share our vision for building a company of enduring value” wrote Co-founder Evan Williams in a recent blog post. The site, is built on the…

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FUNDING FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

FREE TRAINING AVAILABLE 2/3 intensive Marketing, Sales & Development courses run across the East Midlands area for local businesses (specialising with companies who have 5-100 employees) All training is customised to your needs, so although a structured course, the content will be tailored to suit the needs addressed in our initial meetings and assessments The…

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BANKS BOOST SUPPORT

The total amount borrowed from high street banks by small businesses has increased to over £287 million, according to recent figures released by the British Bankers Association. It was revealed that over 48,000 new relationships (accounts) were established between small businesses and banks. High street banks support for the smaller business continues to rise as…

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SUCCESSFUL TELESALES

Get off on the right foot and ask if it’s a convenient time to talk. How often have you been in an interview with someone, the phone rings and they stop to pick it up? Yes, it’s rude and disrespectful to you and yet it’s the caller who gets the sharp ‘YES?’, as if it’s…

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BUSINESS UP FOR GRABS

The Government has announced some time ago that they will be contracting some of their work, to small and medium sized businesses across the UK. But many businesses that I deal with are still not aware of this free opportunity available to them, which is why Ive mentioned this in my blog. Since the announcement…

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IMPORTANCE OF SALES GRAMMAR

As a fellow business owner, you undoubtedly know that there are literally thousands of sales letters posted out in our region every week. So, what makes some stand out and be kept, as apposed to those going straight into the bin? It may seem obvious, but bad grammar and spelling errors are the most popular…

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TRAIN A NO-BRAINER

Staff skills and knowledge could hold the key to future prosperity for small and medium sized businesses, new research shows. Those that are investing in training methods for their staff are shown to be more resilient to the recession records show. Many local companies do not invest in staff training due to the high cost…

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