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Got A Business Idea? How do you know if it’s any good? If you’ve ever been buying, ordering or using something and suddenly had that ‘Eureka’ moment when you’ve thought in a moment of perfect clarity, ‘I could do this better,’ then depending upon what type of personality you are, …

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Dress Code in the Summer. With today threatening to be the hottest day of the year and temperatures rumoured to be reaching 34C, have you reconsidered the dress code for your staff? Legally, although the workplace has to be of a minimum of 16C or 13C if strenuous effort is …

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We’re going to conclude our blog post this week with some final pointers on how to create a viable business plan. Although there are many components to any business plan one of the most important sections will be the Market Research undertaken. This will give the bank or potential investors …

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Following on from yesterday’s blog post detailing the common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid when compiling a Business Plan we’re going to finish off the piece today with a look at some of the remaining key points to consider. Keep them Interested! Regardless of whether the plan is being read …

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Business Plans – Avoid the common Pitfalls! Business plans can be tricky or uncomfortable things to write, balancing the obvious concerns of the bank manager against your own over whelming confidence can be a real balancing act. Appear too confident with your sales predictions and the banks may fear that …

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Managing Cashflow – 10 Valuable Tips. Following on from yesterday’s post regarding managing cashflow forecasts and how best to keep an eye on your hard earned money we will be concluding the post today with the last few pointers. ‘Cash is king’ – a commonly used business term and one …

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Managing Cashflow – 10 Valuable Tips. Regardless of the size of your business managing money is going to be one of the most important responsibilities. A healthy sales pipeline will mean nothing if you aren’t in control of what money is going out and more importantly, in relation to cashflow, …

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Tammy Gilbert tackles Parkinson’s with inspiring art exhibition. Business Environment are sponsoring the debut exhibition by artist Tammy Gilbert in support of charity Parkinson’s UK. The exhibition launches with a private view at The Arts Depot in North Finchley on 1st July. Gilbert, who suffers from Parkinson’s herself, draws her …

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A Year On – Has the Olympic Legacy Benefitted UK Business? David Saul, managing director of leading serviced office operator Business Environment discusses the importance of supporting start-ups and entrepreneurs  Legacy was a key feature of the 2012 Games, but have they delivered their promises? It’s hard to believe that …

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