What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about branding? Is it just your company’s name? or the logo? Maybe it is the design, colour scheme and packaging?
There was once a natural progression of things in business that made navigating your career path, your ‘passions’ and your ultimate landing place so much simpler – sure there were entrepreneurs or ‘self-starters’, but the road was pretty straight and the destination pretty predictable.
Women who have an inner circle of close female contacts are more likely to land executive positions with greater authority and higher pay, a 2019 study in the Harvard Business Review found, and we can assume this translates to those of us who are our own bosses; and the benefit a community of professional women surrounding us provides us with.
Accounting for 99% of all companies and 77% of the workforce, according to McKinsey, small and medium-size enterprises are, by far, the largest commercial segment in the UK.
Technology is a vital and core part of everyday life, and even more so now since COVID-19 struck and we faced a global lockdown.
Work-life balance is my lover and spreading its joy with others is one of my reasons for living (we are in a very open relationship, please join). But we’ve not always been so close.
When people think about mentorship in business, it’s usually along the lines of the following: a seasoned professional offering advice and support to younger and less experienced colleagues or associates. But mentorship can be so much more than this. In this challenging post-pandemic era, it is an essential ingredient, not only in building a successful company financially but also one that has a positive social impact. To understand just how important it can be, here are some ways mentorship can be considered and implemented:
Hello entrepreneur and congratulations on taking the first step in building your own business, all very exciting!
A green robotics company, slashing the cost of maintaining wind turbines, is flying high after securing £1.6m in its latest funding round.
In their previous article, entitled ‘The top 5 trends to watch out for, beyond 2021!’ MarketNgage discussed what’s shaping the healthcare industry and what is their impact on the future. In this article they discuss the top healthtech startups that are taking the world by storm with their futuristic products and innovative thinking.
74% of UK small businesses have upped their social media use for promotional purposes throughout the pandemic, with 43% using e-commerce more and 30% increasing their use of paid social media adverts.
Forward Partners, London-based venture capital firm specialising in supporting high growth, early-stage technology businesses, has launched its 2021 Founders Programme.
Having decided that the entrepreneurial life is for you, it is then necessary to think about how you will actually make that best happen. The specific legal structure that you choose is only the vehicle used to transform your ideas into reality, and your theory into sales and profit.
In what has been both a mentally and organisationally testing period for many, businesses need to ensure they’re taking every action to support their employees’ mental health and encourage employees to make decisions that prioritise their mental and physical wellbeing.
Mental health charity, Oakleaf, which is based in Guildford and supports people through training and wellbeing social activities, has partnered with Professional Training Solutions (PTS), a provider of employability, apprenticeship courses and training programmes. PTS works across London, Surrey and the South East, and together they will deliver an employability programme to help individuals get started or return to a work environment.
A new report shows as many as one in seven people plan to set up their own business over the next 12 months as the country moves out of the pandemic. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report record numbers of new firms are already in the early stages of starting out.
As a result of the pandemic, working from home has become, by default, the new normal. As many organizations are weighing up a partial return to the workplace – at least in a hybrid capacity – now is a good time to reflect on the efforts made to encourage positive interaction amongst teams throughout the WFH experiment. For many, this will involve rethinking how the office, and the new digital tools adopted over the past 18 months, fit into their business.
UK-based fintech startup, Minted, surveyed over 1,100 people to reveal that more than half of people (54%) have no investments at all, mostly due to a lack of understanding.
There’s a common misconception that exporting services and goods are reserved for the big leagues. In fact, from natural teas to blue-light blocking screen protectors and men’s cosmetics, there are thousands of small businesses in the UK that are going global and sharing their products with the rest of the world.
There’s always been something rather bittersweet about the back-to-school season. On one hand, it marks when the mornings start to feel a little more crisp, the return to the grind after that last bank holiday until Christmas. On the other, there’s a sense of hopeful optimism – a chance for new beginnings and an opportunity to return to work feeling refreshed.
