All "planning" articles
- Top tips for planning meetings
- A small-business guide to making your meetings as productive as possible, from 'Meeting facilitation' experts Meeting Magic.
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- Maximising the value of your business
- Running a small business in the current climate, it's even more important to focus on strategy - so says Jamie Hope of Catalyst Finance.
- See more in: planning, strategy, sell a business, selling, strategic reviews, guides
- Preparing your franchise business plan
- How franchise buyers should write a business plan, by BFA-affiliated accountant Andrew Small.
- See more in: franchising, buy a franchise, business plans, marketing, guides
- TiEger’s Den taking applications
- A start-up business plan competition to be held in London promises to help all participants, not just the winner.
- See more in: Tiger's Den, start a business, start-ups, TiE, competitions, business plans, London, news
- The dos and don’ts of business plans
- The author of this article and partner at Lewis Hymanson Small, Graham Small often gives advice to start-up entrepreneurs about obtaining funding.
- See more in: business plans, startups, start a business, buy a business, finance, funding, banks, loans, guides
- Yes – you can beat the credit squeeze
- A guide, written by an experienced finance broker, to managing your small-business finances while credit is hard to come by.
- See more in: credit crunch, credit squeeze, finance, brokers, finance brokers, banks, credit, guides
- Award ceremonies directory
- Links to the websites of various business awards ceremonies. Broken down into categories.
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- What it takes to… run a fitness club
- Griff Shortt at The énergie Group outlines the attributes required to succeed in the fitness club industry.
- See more in: health and fitness, health, fitness, buy a franchise, franchises, franchisees, guides
- How I bought (and converted)… a pub
- Whether it’s his young age, the scale of his ambition for a humble pub or the manner in which he succeeded in the face of adversity – there are many reasons why Danny Farseer’s story is unique among BusinessWing interviews.
- See more in: Nightclubs, pubs, buy a business, buyer, interviews
- Relocating your office
- Moving house is supposed to be one of the most stressful events in your life, and guess what: moving office isn't a walk in the park either. Rosie Rogers of ReallyMoving.com gives her advice on minimising disruption.
- See more in: office, relocating, moving, relocation, guides
- Driver Hire – drivers for hire
- Given that the market for hiring drivers is growing and Driver Hire has just been crowned the UK's top franchisor, there's every reason to consider buying into this brand.
- See more in: buy a franchise, franchises, franchisor, automotive, services, hire, drivers, interviews
- Award ceremonies
- There's more to it than prestige. Our guide to award ceremonies and how attending can be beneficial even if you don't win anything.
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- Getting banks to say 'yes'
- Banks like to lend money – but only if you convince them that you can be trusted to pay them back.
- See more in: finance, funding, loans, banks, security, business plans, buy a franchise, buy a business, start a business, startups, guides
- The new breed of mumpreneur
- How the skills of motherhood could help equip you to run your own small business working from home.
- See more in: work from home, working from home, work, home, women in business, businesswomen, motherhood, mother, mums, children, maternity leave, mumpreneur, guides
- Deal or no deal?
- What to look for when buying or selling a business, by expert in merger and acquisitions Philip Marsden.
- See more in: buy a business, sell a business, management buyouts, MBOs, guides