As businesses head into another uncertain year, Lisette Howlett, from Sandler Training in London, a centre of excellence, looks at how differentiation could be the key to success in 2012. Sandler Training is one of the UK’s leading sales, management and leadership training org...

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A new study has shown that small business owners are being driven to start up by redundancies and new approaches to business.

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Phoenix Training & Development started in 1995. In that time, the company has been drastically restructured and grown, but remained in the same premises throughout. Tim Holmes, client relationship director, explains why location is of such importance to Phoenix.

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University-leavers are facing the toughest competition for jobs on record, with an average of 83 graduates applying for each vacancy.

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Graphic Workman is a full service graphic design agency based in London. Founder David Ottley tells us how he keeps his head above water in such a competitive marketplace.

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A new report has revealed that high streets in Wales are doing better than many in other regions of the UK.

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become something of a buzz phrase in recent years. There have been many arguments regarding whether CSR can actually help companies to improve their reputation and improve profit margins, if it costs businesses money and whether busine...

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Defining and developing a consistent and distinctive tone of voice can work wonders for your business online, says Dan Fielder, head of content at Sticky Content, a digital copywriting agency based in London.

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International research from business software and services provider The Sage Group PLC has revealed that competition around customer service is set to intensify with over half of firms (53 percent) stating that it has become more important to their company over the past 12 mon...

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Bars are very popular businesses; they come in all shapes and sizes and it’s easy to put your own stamp on one. But it’s not easy to create a successful bar. Creating a razor sharp atmosphere that people respond to is an art; a combination of the right drinks, decorum, music e...

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Emma-Jayne Parkes and Viviane Jaeger are co-founders of SquidLondon, an innovate fashion company that produces a range of colour-changing umbrellas, shower curtains and rainwear. Squidarellas are currently available in 12 major cities worldwide including London, New York, Pari...

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John Turner is a freelance business philosopher. Through his company metathink.co.uk, he works with a diverse range of organisations to help them develop coherent business philosophy using workshops and training. One of the areas John specialises in is networking, and how to e...

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Anthony Day & Peter Grant are two of the founders of CloudApps, a sustainability software company that allows companies to make efficiency savings and meet sustainability targets by integrating sustainability goals throughout the organisation. CloudApps aims to connect efforts...

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