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The Business Life Cycle

25th September 2020 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

The Business life cycle

For many businesses, having some perspective as to where they are in their business life cycle makes the world of difference to the decisions they make. In this post, I share the recognisable phases that businesses go through in their lifetime, in the hopes that it will help give you some context to where you […]

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Filed Under: Small Business, Start-up Information

Steps to Starting up A Business

16th March 2020 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Starting up a business - steps to starting up a business

Starting up a business today could not be easier, for many all you need is motivation, a laptop and the guts to go out there and “do it”. However, there are some key steps to make sure that your endeavour will hit the ground running and not smash to pieces, taking your confidence and bravery […]

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Filed Under: Start-up Information Tagged With: Business Plan, Cash Flow, Startup Business

Three Business Growth Strategies

6th March 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Business Growth for small business

There is so much talk about growing your business and the focus on increasing turnover and employing staff to prove your ‘growth success story’. More and more however I find that some small business owners need a little guidance on what ‘growth’ looks like. As your business matures over time – there are few things […]

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Filed Under: Small Business, Start-up Information Tagged With: Acquisition, Franchising, Organic growth

Increasing the Visibility of Your Small Business

3rd January 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

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Many of our clients are small businesses, or they started out as small businesses and we have worked with them for many years, supporting their growth and expansion. During that time, we can honestly say that businesses do better – when they are more visible. I’m going to share a few insights with you on […]

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Filed Under: Small Business, Start-up Information

Top 5 Productivity Tools for Small Businesses

3rd December 2018 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Small businesses have an inordinate amount of tasks to manage during their working week, and usually this is with less people in the business than larger businesses may have. So, it becomes incredibly important to be as efficient as they can with the time they have available to them. In this post I share the […]

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Filed Under: Small Business, Start-up Information Tagged With: productivity tools

Twitter Ads for Small Business

6th June 2018 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

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Social media channels are just one avenue for small businesses to leverage in marketing themselves to larger audiences. Up until 10 years ago it was impossible for a local business to have the kind of exposure that these channels offer today. This is the second of a series of posts from Shelley Rostlund, Digital Consultant […]

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Filed Under: Small Business, Start-up Information Tagged With: Advertising, Social Media

What you need to know about “People with Significant Control”

3rd October 2017 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

People with significant control

New rules have now been introduced as part of the UK’s implementation of the EU Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive aimed at tackling money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and businesses are required to help police the system by supplying information about people with significant control (PSCs). In this blog, you’ll find out who might […]

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Filed Under: Shareholders and Directors, Start-up Information Tagged With: People with significant control, Shareholding

Guest Post: Consider a Virtual Assistant

22nd August 2017 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Virtual Assistance - Extra pair of hands

With more and more companies needing a flexible solution to the challenges of business admin, Virtual Assistants (VAs) are seeing a huge growth in demand for their services.  Although VAs have been around since the 1990s, businesses are becoming more switched on to the benefits of hiring a VA. In our latest guest blog, Kirsty […]

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Filed Under: Self-Employed, Small Business, Start-up Information

Guest Post: PR strategy tips for small business

22nd May 2017 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

PR small business

Public relations (PR) is often seen as a “nice-to-do” element of running a business, rather than an essential and embedded part of day-to-day activity. But this approach means that some businesses are missing out on some of the key benefits that good PR can provide. PR Specialist, Linzee Kottman, offers us a headline overview on […]

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Filed Under: Small Business, Start-up Information Tagged With: PR Small Business

Crowdfunding Explained

18th December 2016 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Crowdfunding explained | Simon Towers

Thinking of ways to finance a new business or idea? Think ‘crowdfunding’. An innovative way of sourcing funds to finance projects and businesses, it lets fundraisers collect money from a variety of people via online platforms. Read our guide for the lowdown on getting started…

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Filed Under: Small Business, Start-up Information Tagged With: Business Funding & Loans, Crowdfunding

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