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By John Walker on January 27, 2012
Last Year’s Dragons’ Den was record breaking, attracting more viewers than ever before. New Dragon Hilary Devey arrived, arched her shoulder pads and firmly established her place amongst the revered business leaders, and some of Britain’s best entrepreneurs gained the cash they desperately needed to turn their business fortunes around. Now it’s 2012 and [...]
Posted in Announcements, Business Continuity Planning, Business Support Services, Deals and Agreements, Expansion, Financial Capital, Financial Services, Franchising Out, Fundability, Ideas and Innovation, Intellectual Property, Lending and Borrowing, Loans and Finance, Management Consultancy, People and Players, Product Research and Development, Reputation, Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions, Startups, TV & Media Opportunities (Announcements of), Television and Radio Broadcasting, UK | Tagged Alan Colleran, Barack Obama, Chris Hopkins, Deborah Meaden, Dragons' Den, Duncan Bannatyne, Georgette Hewitt, Hilary Devey, Kirsty Henshaw, Liz Colleran, Natalie Ellis, Peter Jones, Richard Branson, Theo Paphitis |
By John Walker on September 30, 2011
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Thursday, September 29, 2011
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the re-launch of its Free Software Directory at directory.fsf.org. The Directory lists over 6,500 programs that are free for any computer user to download, run, and share. It was first launched nearly a decade ago, but the new version brings a [...]
Posted in Arts, Sports and Recreation, Business Software, Business Support Services, Charities, Computer Services, Cost Management, E-commerce, Education, Equipment & Operational Resources, Fashion, Trends and Memes, IT and Telecommunications Services, Ideas and Innovation, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Internet Services, Media and Creative Services, North America, Not-For-Profit Sector, Political and Economic Philosophies, Procurement, Product Launches, Production, Professional and Business Services, Publishing, Reporting, Technology, Worldwide | Tagged data-mining, Free Software Directory, Free Software Foundation, FSF, GNU/Linux, John Sullivan, MediaWiki, Semantic MediaWiki, Yaron Koren |
By John Walker on August 22, 2011
Running her business for five years Clare Muir, from Hampshire, took up a new OSCAR marketing initiative that has helped her to see the bigger picture on how to promote and refocus the image of her business.
“Even after running a successful OSCAR business for five years I still needed to know more and a new [...]
Posted in Brands, Business Support Services, Customer Retention, Customer Support, Food, Drink and Tobacco Retail, Franchises, Franchising Out, Hampshire, Marketing, Marketing Facilities, Pet Services | Tagged OSCAR, think outside the box |
By John Walker on August 19, 2011
As an alternative loyalty scheme to rival supermarkets signs up more than 500 businesses in just six months, a local business owner under the scheme, Heather Copley talks about her experience running a small business in today’s climate.
A shopping loyalty scheme set up to get people out of supermarkets and into farm shops is gathering [...]
Posted in Advertising and Marketing Services, Agriculture, Farming and Farming Support Services, Contact Management, Customer Retention, Customer Reward Programmes, Deals and Agreements, Fashion, Trends and Memes, Food, Drink and Tobacco Retail, Food, Drink and Tobacco Wholesale, Goodwill, Ideas and Innovation, Marketing, Marketing Facilities, Outsourcing, Product Launches, Sales, Startups, UK, West Yorkshire | Tagged audio podcast, Farm shop, Farmer Copleys Farm Shop, Heather Copley, Ice scheme, loyalty points, loyalty scheme, start-up advice, take on the big boys |
By John Walker on August 15, 2011
Combination will Supercharge Android, Enhance Competition, and Offer Wonderful User Experiences
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and LIBERTYVILLE, IL - AUGUST 15, 2011
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in cash, or a [...]
Posted in Deals and Agreements, Electronic Equipment and Computer Manufacturing, IT and Telecommunications Services, Legal services, Procurement, Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions, Worldwide | Tagged Google |
By Hazel Prive on August 5, 2011
As a small business there is very little money in the budget for PR, marketing and communications, so why not do it yourself?
There are many things that you need to consider when you start a new business, but one of the most important things you need to think about is both your communications and PR. [...]
Posted in Advertising and Marketing Services, Brands, Business Software, Computer Services, Contact Management, Cost Management, Customer Support, Ideas and Innovation, Information Technology, Marketing, Marketing Facilities, Publishing, Reputation, Technology, Telecommunications, Telecommunications Services, UK | Tagged Powwownow.co.uk, social networks |
By John Walker on April 6, 2011
In a competitive and tough business environment a lot of businesses, big and small, are looking to grow their online presence and using multiple e-commerce channels is often a key part of their strategy. One such channel which is becoming an increasingly important driver of incremental sales and brand awareness for many businesses is Amazon [...]
Posted in Advertising and Marketing Services, Brands, Business Software, Debit and Credit Card Merchant Services, Distribution Channels, E-commerce, Expansion, Financial Services, Ideas and Innovation, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Payment Processing and Remittance, Retail, Hire and Repair, Sales, Technology, UK, Wholesale | Tagged Amazon |
By John Walker on December 3, 2010
The Creator of Innovative Blast-mitigated Recycling Pods Puts Faith in Software as a Service (SaaS)
SAP today announced that Media Metrica Limited (trading as “Renew Solution” or simply “Renew”), the company behind the blast-mitigated recycling receptacles that broadcast real-time content on City of London’s streets scheduled for launch in 2011 has invested in SAP Business ByDesign [...]
Posted in Business Software, Contact Management, Customer Support, Deals and Agreements, Fashion, Trends and Memes, Ideas and Innovation, Information Technology, Internet Services, London, Manufacturing, Media and Creative Services, Product Research and Development, Startups, Technology, Waste Management and Environmental Services | Tagged SaaS, SAP, SAP Business ByDesign, The City |
By John Walker on November 23, 2010
The UK general insurance industry standards and IT body Polaris U.K. Ltd have launched a new website for their customers.
Polaris Managing Director Martin McLachlan commented, “Over time we have built up a number of discrete and different looking websites for our customers, covering Polaris and ProductWriter, standards and imarket. Based on feedback from insurers and [...]
Posted in Business Software, Equipment & Operational Resources, Financial Services, IT and Telecommunications Services, Insurance, Market Research, Procurement, Product Launches, Product Research and Development, Technology, UK | Tagged imarket, Polaris U.K. Ltd, ProductWriter |
By John Walker on October 18, 2010
In order of respect, the survey
showed the following rankings:
1 Southampton
2 Leeds
3 Sheffield
4 Wrexham
5 Brighton and Hove
6 Plymouth
7 Liverpool
8 Norwich
9 Manchester
10 Gloucester
11 York
12 Cardiff
13 Coventry
14 Portsmouth
15 Bristol
16 Birmingham
17 Aberdeen
18 Newcastle
19 Wolverhampton
20 Aberystwyth
21 Belfast
22 Glasgow
23 London
24 Worcester
25 Chelmsford
26 Leicester
27 Oxford
28 Cambridge
29 Edinburgh
30 Swansea
Newcastle drivers came [...]
Posted in England, Fashion, Trends and Memes, Financial Services, Health Services, Industry Reports, Insurance, Market Research, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Surveys, Transport and Distribution, Wales |
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