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$24,000 for Facebook? Marketing ≠ gambling.

$24,000. That is the amount quoted to a colleague recently just to manage Facebook for their small business for a year, an amount larger than the whole marketing budget for…

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All business owners should be doing PR

By: Jules Brooke, Handle Your Own PR Whether you do it yourself, or you employ an agency, all small business owners should be doing PR as part of their marketing…

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A business for the customer, by the customer

By: Tim Slater, Fat Lama In 2013, a year before Deliveroo was launched, founder Will Shu was working as a deliveryman. Driving around central London on scooter, the former investment…

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All that glitters: rock star startups grab all the attention

Startups have become one of the hottest things to be involved with in the business world with governments, businesses and investors all clamouring to be part of the next Uber,…

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How to fund your business start up

By: Shaun McGowan, Lend Getting a new business off the ground takes a lot of planning, hard work – and money. Unless you have savings you can use as seed…

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Small decisions with big impact

On the very first day that I went to university, one senior lecturer gave a pearl of wisdom to all of us fresh faced students: “if there is a simple…

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No more Mr Nice Guy!

In my utopian view of the world, I like to think that all people are nice, honest, friendly and helpful. I like to see the best in people and trust…

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‘Hello’ – a small investment with rich rewards

A few weeks ago, I caught a cab home from the airport, after a long day of business and travel. I was in no mood to talk, tired, felt like…

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The genius of Tokyo Banana

Anyone with a business wants their business to have rock star appeal. You know those businesses where customers queue for hours around the corner to buy their products, love to…

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Your business will fail without me!

Business plan or business failure. Are these really the only two, mutually exclusive outcomes? So many coaches and consultants use this tactic to scare the bejesus out of business owners,…

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