Archive for May, 2010
Helping Businesses In The East Midlands Plan For Success
Posted on 27. May, 2010 by editor.
Taking any business forward has been difficult recently. However, research commissioned by Lloyds TSB Commercial shows that over half of UK firms are expecting business to improve over the next year.
To help ensure local businesses are in good shape to prosper in the coming months, Roger Galbraith, area director for Lloyds TSB Commercial in the [...]
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BEM NEWS
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by editor.
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Targeting Online Growth
Posted on 10. May, 2010 by editor.
Online shopping is growing significantly. In 2009 internet sales represented 3.5 percent of total retail sales in the UK. BEM reports on how ecommerce is helping businesses to improve bottom line profitability.
We may have turned the corner where the economy is concerned with the country heading out of recession. Cautionary news from the Office of [...]
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Risk Mitigation
Posted on 08. May, 2010 by editor.
JAMES DOUGLAS, senior manager at Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets in Nottingham considers why British businesses seem reluctant to mitigate financial markets risks.
Financial markets have been particularly volatile over the last few years, including wild moves in commodity prices and large interest rate cuts. Sterling has also experienced strong volatility, which can wreak havoc with the [...]
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Full Steam Ahead
Posted on 08. May, 2010 by editor.
Barwell-based Bachmann (Europe) plc is an iconic brand, manufacturing high quality model railways and accessories for the European market and worldwide through its parent company The Kader Group. AMANDA WOOLLEY (BEM) went face to face with managing director GRAHAM HUBBARD.
Hubbard has always had an affinity with railways, he wanted to be an engine driver when [...]
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Speedo goes for Global Gold
Posted on 08. May, 2010 by editor.
Nottingham-based Speedo is one of the world’s most iconic swimwear brands. At its helm, as the company’s Global President is DAVID ROBINSON. AMANDA WOOLLEY (BEM) went face to face.
By his own admission David Robinson, who has been at the helm of Speedo’s global operations for the past five years, didn’t much like school. Having left [...]
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Closing the Deal
Posted on 02. May, 2010 by editor.
CHRIS REES, a partner at Nelsons Solicitors, explains how to manage the completion process, following an offer of business investment.
So, after much pitching and selling to prospective investors and painful hours of honing your business plan and forecasts, you’ve done it. You have an offer of investment and are looking to close the deal. Hard [...]
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Fit for Work
Posted on 02. May, 2010 by editor.
The introduction of fit notes, a new Statement of Fitness for Work is likely to have a far reaching affect on the ability of workers to undertake certain roles within their organisations. AMANDA BADLEY, employment specialist at Spearing Waite in Leicester explains how?
Following a report into the health of the working population, the government decided [...]
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Pitch Perfect
Posted on 02. May, 2010 by editor.
PITCH PERFECT BY 1.Understanding what you are selling 2.Researching your investors 3.Exciting your Investors
Pitching for investment may seem a daunting task. However, here in our regular Business Funding feature, TOBY REID, operations manager at Growth Investment Network, explains the art of pitching to investors.
Here’s the situation, money is tight and the downturn continues. Competition for [...]
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