As businesses emerge from the recession, there are difficult choices to be made. Cutting costs has been necessary for many, and that sadly meant cutting staff, too. But when should companies stop mak

Submitted by By Claire Macdonald, Carlyle Key LLP on 02-12-2009

I don’t know about you, but there have been days when I’ve been out and about and not been near the office once. On days like this, it’s difficult to get any work done let alone a

Submitted by Helen Dowling on 05-11-2009

After reading Tim Ferriss' The 4 Hour Work Week, I became a firm believer in outsourcing tasks that bring me little joy. So, when I started to delegate certain tasks and functions (in other words, le

Submitted by Leesa Barnes on 26-07-2009

Ever thought "I must cleanse that database" or "wouldn't it be great to have my book illustrated" but put it on either the 'to do' or 'nice to have' list? Well now help is just a few mouse-clicks

Submitted by Joanna Ward on 02-05-2009

It has become more and more difficult to raise money for your business in recent months and I’m spending more of my time helping people to get the investment they need to take their business to

Submitted by Julia Chanteray on 29-03-2009

In the current economy, 99% of entrepreneurs pitching for funding are unsuccessful in receiving it. This is not because investors no longer have money to invest, far from it! Its usually because those

14-01-2009

There are now over 1 million self-employed women in the UK, and whilst over 70% own their own businesses, less than 20% of those have employees.  Some might argue that women don’t want to

Submitted by Sue Stockdale on 21-09-2008

This week, the winner of the 2008 Enterprise Nation Home Business Awards was announced with Karen Holland\'s home business, Toniks beating off stiff competition from more than 300 other home based bus

02-09-2008

If you are looking for finance to grow your business, it can be helpful to understand what investors look for when deciding if a company is potentially a viable investment or not.  Below is an ar

02-09-2008

If you’ve got money, think about the bargains you can get just now while everyone else is hiding under the duvet, too scared to get their chequebooks out.  Are there companies you can inve

Submitted by Julia Chanteray on 13-08-2008

How does Mission Growth help members to “improve the bottom line”? During the meetings member might discuss issues such as finding investors, streamlining processes or recruiting staff.&n

06-05-2008

Who's going to make your business growth possible?   You are......with our help.  "Mission Growth helps navigate the erratic seas of a start-up to an ongoing sustainable busines

24-03-2008