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7 key ways to grow your business

How to take advantage of new opportunities and grow your business

When the recession was at its height many small businesses focused their attentions on survival. Although conditions are still difficult recent economic news - such as an increase in available jobs and retail sales - added into the UK officially exiting recession means that confidence is slowly increasing for small firms.

For companies that find themselves with weak balance sheets, attempting to recover and adjust to the new reality of the marketplace and to take advantage of emerging opportunities is no easy feat.

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How to save money with technology

Making a family business work

How to deal with making redundancies

Gavin Parrish
Hewlett Packard
Victoria Pooley
The Data Partnership
Janet Shearer
JDS Human Resources Consultancy

The ways small firms can cut their IT costs without reducing efficiency Full story

Good communication and clear boundaries are vital for a family firm to succeed Full story

It is vital that all firms conduct themselves the correct way when making redundancies Full story

 
 

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is Europe's leading programme helping businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base. The programme aims to facilitate the transfer of knowledge between businesses and academic institutions and increase the awareness of the contribution academia can make to business development and growth.

www.ktponline.org.uk

KTP

 
 

Intellectual Property - You own it, shouldn't you exploit it?

Every business owns some form of intellectual property.

The difficult part is finding out what you own and how to use it.

Try our FREE online IP Healthcheck to find hidden value within your business.

Get started here - www.ipo.gov.uk/iphealthcheck

IPO

 
 

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