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Get to grips with business arithmetic

 May 24th, 2013 | No comments Source: EnterQuest

In just about every aspect of running a business, financial formulas and numbers are a central factor. And that isn’t just to do with your books and accounts, because numbers are essential when measuring business performance, waste, efficiency and relative levels of success or failure…

What is the point of going into business?

 May 16th, 2013 | 2 comments Source: EnterQuest

Being a small business owner or sole trader is one thing, but being an entrepreneurial small business owner – one that thinks and acts in a way that can set you apart from most of the other small firms operating in your sector or industry – is a different matter altogether…

New report makes recommendations for micro-business growth

 May 13th, 2013 | 2 comments Source: BAD News

Lord Young has made a number of recommendations for the Government to encourage micro-business growth…

Writing a business plan – what’s the point?

 May 10th, 2013 | No comments Source: EnterQuest

Plans. Planning. Business Plans. What exactly do these terms this mean to you? Everyone you talk to and everything you read about starting up and running a business seems to say more or less the same thing…

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