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Growing Your Business

Dr. Leah Totton

After The Apprentice

For Dr Leah Totton, winning The Apprentice was the easy part.

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Applying Optimism to Your Business

How taking positive action every day can keep you going on difficult days.

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Assessing the Value of Your Contacts

Meet Yvonne, a lawyer and experienced networker who has tips to help you determine where new business relationships will lead.

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Beating the Fear of Networking

Try these tips to build your contact list, improve your networking skills and grow your business.

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British Small Business Awards 2017

Get involved and raise the profile of your business.

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Business Plans: Do a Risk Reality Check

When writing your business plan, analyse your approach to risks so you can stand behind your business forecasts.

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Business Networking: Coffee Shop Conversations

When meeting business contacts in casual settings, stay alert to subtleties that can lead to opportunities.

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Business Networking: Fine-Tune Your Approach

Think of networking events not as one-off sales opportunities but as the foundations for new connections.

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Crowdfunding: A Beginner's Guide

Find out what it is, how it works and what it can help you achieve.

Richard Reed

Expert Advice: Staying Optimistic

Innocent Drinks founder Richard Reed focuses on what he can control in an uncertain world.

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Funding Product Development

What are the best ways for a start-up business to fund its minimum viable product?

Innocent Drinks founder Richard Reed

Launching a Small Business from the Ground Up

How Innocent Drinks founder Richard Reed turned a passion into a thriving business.

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Making the Most of Your Follow-Up Coffee Meeting

You’ve gotten their attention. Now make sure your time with them counts.

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Preparing for Follow-Up Meetings

Turn your new contact into a loyal customer.

Matthew Wheeler

Small Business Optimists: Matthew Wheeler

Here’s what small business owner Matthew Wheeler learned in his mentoring session with Innocent Drinks founder Richard Reed.

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Speaking Up for Your Business

Even if you’re not a natural salesperson, you can still communicate effectively about your business.

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Top Towns for Business

Which UK towns and cities started the most new enterprises in 2016?

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