All "market-research" articles
- Conducting market research
- To conquer your market you must first understand it, as explained in this guide...
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- The art of sales
- Every business owner needs to understand the art of selling - no matter how good your product or service is.
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- Keeping both eyes on the competition
- A guide to keeping abreast of what your customers are doing and, most importantly - what they're doing better.
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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.
- See more in: sales, marketing, customers, CRM, market research, guides, news analysis
- Starting out: who to turn to for advice
- You are highly unlikely to possess the complete range of specialist skills and knowledge required to set up a business. Here's a guide to getting advice about starting a business.
- See more in: advice, business advisors, solicitors, lawyers, trade associations, business support organisations, start a business, startups, guides, accountancy
- Know your market
- A series of workshops are being held at the British Library Business and IP Centre in London in the second half of 2007.
- See more in: seminars, market research, British Library, Yellow Pages, workshops, news
- Relocate to... the United States
- Receptive to entrepreneurs with inspirational ideas, the United States is among the best places to do business in the world.
- See more in: relocate, relocation, United States, country, economy, guides, overseas, US
- Building a content-rich website
- It's no good having a great 'look and feel' to your site if it's just an empty shell, says web developer Donald Nelson.
- See more in: internet, online, content, information, writing, web, websites, guides, article
- The team-building trip: five company social events
- If you’re struggling for business social ideas then you’ll find nothing that you haven’t already thought of here. A breakdown of five typical company social events, from paintballing to pubs.
- See more in: events, paintballing, pubs, go-karting, bowling, theme parks, team-bonding, team-building, socialising
- Marketing agencies
- It’s all about who you know if you want to buy a marketing business, according to the founders of The Minimart marketing agency.
- See more in: Marketing, marketing agencies, direct marketing, creative, digital, guides, industries, agency
- A good time to buy a pub, says broker
- It might seem counter-intuitive, but now, amid turmoil in the trade and wider economy, could be a good time to buy a pub.
- See more in: pubs, pub, buy a business, buy, buying, drinking, drink, alcohol, news
- Buying a hotel - Joy and Spencer Rennie
- Joy and Spencer bought a hotel in Mallorca for £190k. They say: “Don’t rush into it. Even if you are put under pressure – like when you are told you are getting a good deal – hold back a bit.”
- See more in: buy a business, hotels, hotelier, hospitality, breakfast, Spain, interviews, B&B
- Buying a restaurant – Simon Regan
- Simon bought a restaurant for £100k. He says: “Look at how much you can afford and really set your budget. Try to stay within that. Don’t underestimate costs; they will be more than you think.”
- See more in: buy a business, restaurants, hospitality, food, drink, wales, interviews
- Conference opens door to thriving Russian economy
- For businesses and investors needing guidance to the Russian market, a conference in Huddersfield will provide a platform to forge contacts and appraise investment opportunities.
- See more in: Russia, Huddersfield, investment, conferences, exhibitions, events
- How I bought… an eco-friendly cleaning franchise
- From cleaner to business woman: Sandra Neto tells her inspirational story.
- See more in: cleaning, buy a franchise, franchising, eco-friendly, environmental, interviews, franchisees, green, Living Clean
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