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Worried About Business Continuity?
In the volatile world we live in today, any business in the world could be jeopardised by any number of external influences, how can you prepare your business correctly to cope with the unexpected crises that could occur at any time.
With the western world being on a constantly heightened security alert, natural disasters occurring more […]
The Nearly Complete and Utter History and Future of Banking
Ancient Greece provides evidence of banking with Greek temples and some private and civic entities, conducting financial transactions such as loans, deposits and currency exchange. Credit also existed whereby a moneylender in one Greek port would write a credit note for the client who could “cash” the note in another place. There are […]
Using SMS to Market to Customers
The key to any successful business is its customers, after all without customers no business can survive. If your company is struggling to attract new, or maintain existing customers, you are probably in tricky financial times, with high stress levels and low motivation, which starts compounding the problems. The answer is simple, keep your customers […]
Things To Consider When Buying Your First House
Learn what you need to know!
If you are a first time buyer you need to know as much as you can about the current market. Read the updates, get your local property magazine or use the online directory service in your area. You will get lots of questions about your mortgage selection: fixed rate, a […]
Preparing Yourself For The Dragon’s Den
Raising capital can be difficult even for those with a decent track record. This is no great surprise because many entrepreneurs are badly prepared when they go before potential backers. They simply haven’t worked out their story. An outside investor will want to see and understand the facts and figures on costs, the market […]
Financing Your Export Initiatives The Modern Way
With 27 countries in the European Union and one of the world’s largest trading zones on our doorstep, there’s little wonder that more and more companies are turning to export as a means of boosting their business.
Exporting however, isn’t a step to be taken lightly and kick-starting an export initiative can be costly. […]
How Invoice Finance Can Help Fund Your Business
Invoice Finance remains a mystery to many businesses in the UK. Unfortunately, although the benefits of this solution are slowly becoming increasingly well known, Invoice Finance is still a largely undiscovered gem amongst the possible funding options available to SMEs.
Invoice finance is increasingly becoming a more popular way to fund a business as an alternative […]
How To Pick A Conference Venue
Looking to book a top conference venue for a meeting or event? What are the top things every good conference venue should have, and a few of the common pitfalls encountered with many venues.
Conference management
Does the venue have a dedicated conference planning team who will work with you to ensure each part of the conference […]
Choosing a Good Financial Recruitment Agency
If you’re looking for a job in banking, or a financial career of any sort you’ll know there’s a lot of competition out there. In 2007 a lot of the big banks have cut back on top recruitment of top level staff, an effect that has filtered down to all steps on the financial career […]
Getting a Job in UK Banking
Getting a job in banking can be a drawn out process as recruitment cycles often take up to 6 months and the top banks may look at hundreds of candidates for a single post and go through 2 or more interviewing stages often in addition to a competency assessment. If you already work in banking […]
