10,000 Small Businesses programme – Only 9 days left for applications to be submitted

The 10,000 Small Businesses programme enables SMEs to achieve their growth potential and is Currently recruiting for Spring 2013.

10,000 Small Businesses is for leaders of established small businesses and social enterprises, who will benefit from targeted support and resources to help them define and achieve their business growth aspirations.

10,000 Small Businesses is designed to unlock the economic and job creation potential of small businesses and social enterprises operating in the United Kingdom. Read the rest of this entry »

Let Brian Lawson Kick Start Your Inspiration

Come along on Tuesday 13 November at 8:30am to Lincoln Drill Hall, Freeschool Lane, Lincoln LN2 1EY for refreshments and a thought provoking start to the day.

Join us for the second of the series of four Tuesday Talks. If you’ve not worked with Brian or Consilient Consulting before, there are no spectators – we’re all in it together! Share energy enthusiasm and create action with like minded people! Read the rest of this entry »

Have you got plans to grow your business? Then let our team help you develop them.

Superfast broadband is vital for the Lincolnshire economy. Without it our businesses will struggle to compete and prosper. We want to work closely with Lincolnshire firms to help them reach their potential and to this end we’re offering free one-to-one business support. Our business support team will visit your premises, learn all about your business and assist you to identify opportunities for growth. Read the rest of this entry »

Onlincolnshire’s business support programme

As part of Onlincolnshire’s Online Revolution eligible businesses can receive up to 12 hours of free business support. It is delivered by professional business consultants with extensive private sector experience running their own businesses who have been retained by Lincolnshire County Council for this project. Read the rest of this entry »

Consumer spending likely to increase

CONSUMERS are likely to see an improvement in their personal finances this year, which could feed through to the high street, according to Ernst & Young‘s ITEM Club. It states that after a ‘torrid’ five years, there is light at the end of the tunnel with changes to the tax system and falling inflation likely to boost the wallets of the average earner by £482 this year and £624 in 2013.

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Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK Programme

The pivotal role that large businesses can play in helping small businesses is at the very core of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK programme, and Goldman Sachs is therefore delighted to be contributing to BITC’s National Enterprise Inquiries. We would encourage all businesses to identify how they can proactively engage with small businesses and social enterprises to support growth, innovation and social impact in local economies across the UK.

Research show that small businesses are vital to job creation and economic growth in the UK. Designed and delivered by world-leading experts in entrepreneurial education, the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK programme is helping small business and social enterprise leaders build the skills, strategies and networks they need to fulfil their businesses’ growth potential, create employment and strengthen local communities. Read the rest of this entry »

Lincolnshire Leads On Superfast Broadband

Over twenty digital businesses from across the county were at the Think Tank last night to hear a series of presentations about the roll out of superfast broadband in Lincolnshire and the business opportunities that are being generated. Read the rest of this entry »

First impressions always count !

Weekly business tweet – #11

Not so long ago you were not a proper business if you did not an office address, is it acceptable to run a business from your home   address. So what are the alternatives?

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Don’t be taken for a ride

Weekly business tweet – #10

There are key moments as a business develops and matures when it could be worthwhile getting a second opinion about future strategy. In weekly business tweet – #07 we talked about the five steps of growth and at the transition from one to the next – notably from 2 to 3 and from 3 to 4 – a fresh pair of eyes can help bring clarity to your thought processes. But who can give you a truly independent perspective, balance ambitions for growth against the harsh realities out there in the market-place and add real value for you and your business?

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So what do you do when you get it wrong ?

Weekly Business Tweet – #09

 Following on from last week’s business tweets on Steps to success, which talked about one of the steps being that of survival, this I want to cover in more detail.

Sometimes our best made business plans go horribly wrong, maybe because we misread the markets or changes happened that were beyond our control – such as global financial melt down.

So what do we do – we have to survive – there is a suit sat in 11 Downing Street thinking exactly the same thing.

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