All "facilities" articles
- What to look for in a conference venue
- Do you put much thought into your choice of venue for conferences and meetings? You should. Anne Corstorphine of City Spirit (St Paul's) in Birmingham explains why.
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- Care homes
- It's not the most obvious entry into the world of business but it can be both profitable and personally rewarding.
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- Guide to e-payments
- Once viewed with suspicion, paying for things on the internet is now standard practice - and having the facility available is essential for many businesses.
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- Relocate to... Glasgow
- Known in the popular imagination more for its blights, Glasgow's transformation has been inspired and the city is very much on the radar of restless business people.
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- Health and fitness clubs
- Buy a health and fitness club and you can make your bank balance healthy as well as your customers.
- See more in: health and fitness, gyms, health and fitness clubs, health, fitness, leisure, guides, industries
- Launderettes
- As the nation gets busier and houses get smaller, the launderette is experiencing a renaissance...
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- Bakeries
- Despite competition from supermarkets, a bakery can still be your breadwinner if you find the right mix.
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- Building customer relationships
- If cashflow is the lifeblood of your business then customers are the heart pumping it around. Know them, appreciate them, look after them.
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- Don’t outsource your customers
- Be careful about which parts of your business you outsource, says Joe Venkataraman, cultural differences can make things difficult.
- See more in: outsourcing, outsource, offshoring, offshore, India, BPO, business process outsourcing, IT, customer services, customers, cutting costs, guides
- A guide to overdrafts
- Overdrafts are easy to arrange and give start-ups a bit of cash flow flexibility. Read about the other advantages and drawbacks here.
- See more in: banks, overdrafts, guides, cashflow, start a business, startups, buy a business, startups
- From O2 to CO2
- Former O2 Manager trys his hand at health and fitness.
- See more in: Attiva, health clubs, fitness clubs, health, fitness, gym, leisure, franchises, buy a franchise, franchisees, news
- David Sarnoff
- It "shines like a torch of hope in the troubled world." No it isn't Batman talking about his iconic bat signal, but David Sarnoff, legendary marketeer, talking about the humble television.
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- Guide to finding a lawyer
- They don't come cheap but they're essential nonetheless. We advise you where to find and what to look for in a lawyer.
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- Protecting yourself from spam
- Spam is the bane of all internet users; some of it always seems to find a way through. Here's some tips on how to keep it to a minimum.
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- Theme parks: a guide to the UK's best
- The faint-hearted, those of a nervous disposition and expectant mothers needn't read this guide.
- See more in: theme parks, alton towers, drayton manor, chessington world of adventures, thorpe park, guides