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11 October

11 Outrageous Reasons Startup Businesses Failed

  • Written by Sam Taylor
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When it comes to starting a small business in the UK, we have been around long enough to see a lot of startup businesses succeed.
As you may know, UKStartups helps entrepreneurs startup, fund and launch their small business in the UK. Entrepreneurs find our tools and resources we provide very useful as an accelerator when it comes to starting a …Read Full Article

11 October

100 Small Business Startup Tools

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When it comes to starting a small business there are many things that you may need, many that you may want and some that you just must have.  The major things that every small business owner, or startup entrepreneur must have include: The Idea, the drive and the right tools.
The best we can do on the first two is give …Read Full Article

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11 October

How Much Do I Need To Start A Small Business?

  • Written by Sam Taylor
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The ultimate question that has no clear answer. How much do I need to start a small business?
Wouldn’t it be nice if you cold just open up some sort of calculator or tool and say “I need to start a retail business”, or “I need to start a food business”, or any kind of business and the that calculator …Read Full Article

26 September

Drive Small Business Growth With These 3 Best Practices

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There are 2 types of “entrepreneurs” that will be reading this article on the 3 best practices that can drive small business growth. 
The first type of entrepreneur will be the “startup”. Somebody who is ready to get into business for the very first time, with a long road up ahead and they are ready for it – especially trying to …Read Full Article

social media for business
11 September

10 Benefits of Social Media For Small Businesses

  • Written by Sam Taylor
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Not long ago social media was considered to be just one of those things that “the kids” were using and seen as a passing fad. How could a business really benefit from being on social media platforms?
As time passed by, those who believe it would pass us by, were proven wrong. In fact, over 2 billion active social media …Read Full Article

11 September

Find Your Small Business Weaknesses to Overcome Them

  • Written by Sam Taylor
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  • Times Shared 87

It is worth noting that over half of new small businesses usually fail in the first five years. This is mainly due to their inherent weaknesses. Entrepreneurs can however, boost the likelihood of success past this period by learning about their entity’s weaknesses and overcoming them.
Use the tips below to find and overcome small business weaknesses.
Analysis/Prepare a Business …Read Full Article

Dos and Donts for Small Businesses
11 September

The Official List: Do’s and Don’ts For Your Small Business

  • Written by Sam Taylor
  • on Business Advice, Business Planning, Funding & Financing
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When getting into business for yourself you want to make sure you don’t make the same mistakes that you often hear others have made which resulted in the business failing. Now some things will happen time to time that you can’t ever expect, but can prepare for. You are strong and you will deal with it – again, as long …Read Full Article

20 June

How to Start a New Business without Quitting your Day Job

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Before you decide to start moonlighting to start and run your very own business, it is recommended that you begin by assessing your current employment contract. Some employers usually include a non-compete clause in the employment contract which might influence the type of business you can actually run legally on the side.
Control Your Schedule
Once you have determined …Read Full Article

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