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The changing face of the consumer

While many businesses having undertaken a huge range of transformations over the past year, it’s important to remember that the customer has also changed. We argued in a previous…

Business and Business SchoolsEconomic growthSmall Business

Covid-19 offers valuable lessons in making project management more adaptable

Project management is a discipline obsessed with risk aversion, with preparing for and predicting everything. But the Covid-19 pandemic has meant that often excessive need to…

COVID-19Management and LeadershipInnovation
Lancaster University Management School

The three most common mistakes for start-ups

The first steps towards getting a business off the ground are fairly well defined. They include choosing a name, incorporating a legal entity, raising capital, developing a product…

FinanceStart upBusiness strategy
University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Business School

Now is the time to reskill and future proof your business

Small businesses need to be proactive in investing in skills development to maintain productivity and competitiveness to secure their post-Brexit future. While negotiations about…

ProductivityCOVID-19Professional developmentInnovationBusiness Skills
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Business School

Staying positive: Securing investment during a pandemic

Although almost all businesses have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, early-stage startups are seeing the worst of it. Early startups depend a lot on investments as they…

COVID-19Digital transformationBusiness SkillsStart upFinance

Is it time for entrepreneurs to ramp up, restart, reboot or rethink?

COVID-19 continues to pose serious challenges for entrepreneurial small business founders. Figuring out how to start again in its economic shadow will not be easy. Is it safe to…

COVID-19CommunicationMarketing strategy
University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Business School

The Independent Food and Drink Sector – Planning for Post-COVID-19

What challenges are facing small businesses in the food and drink sector, and what support is available?

Business SupportSmall Business Leadership ProgrammeCOVID-19
Leeds Business School, Leeds Beckett University

‘Effectual’ planning for recovery in the COVID-19 era

Expert advice on rebuilding your business

Business strategyFinanceCOVID-19
Derby Business School, University of Derby

Social isolation during COVID-19: what can managers do?

We are all in challenging times and homeworking has become the new normal. Managers are having to adapt their styles and are being increasingly dependent on the digital technology…

WellbeingCOVID-19
University of Bedfordshire Business School

Using the Kanban Method to Boost Productivity, Efficiency, and Problem Solving in Your Company

How did Kanban help create one of the world's leading manufacturing firms, wand what could it do for your small business?

ProductivityBusiness Skills