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Win a top-of-the-range HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One printer!
To celebrate the launch of its new HP Officejet Pro printer range - designed specifically to help small businesses get professional results - HP is giving away an HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One, worth £299. To enter click here
Payment Gateways from £5 a month
Easy, secure & fully featured Payment Gateway solutions. Whether you are a start-up, SME or mobile business, accept credit & debit card payments with PayPoint.net. Find out more
Royal Mail can help your business grow
However you’re looking to grow – by finding new customers, developing your existing customers or by saving time and money – Royal Mail can help. Just spend a couple of minutes telling us about your company, and we’ll send you a tailored growth pack, designed specifically to help you grow your business. Get started.
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A guide to developing a marketing plan
This factsheet explains how to write a marketing plan, covering guidance on what should be included in your plan, and how to monitor and review your marketing performance.
Search Engine Marketing
Guava specialises in search engine marketing: optimisation and pay-per-click, social media, link building and web development for UK businesses.
Solutions from Direct Mail Systems
Direct Mail Systems provides tailored, flexible and effective solutions to meet clients needs and exceed their expectations.
Get expert mailing solutions
Nova Direct Mail concentrates on direct mail marketing production, database management, daily fulfilment, financial mailings, creative services and campaign management.
A guide to direct mail
Everything you need to know about direct mail including statistics, research and publications.
Mail as marketing tool
The Royal Mail's direct mail service aims to provide an insight into mail as a marketing tool and take you step by step through the process of producing your own mailshot.
Other Sales & Marketing Resources
BT Tradespace
Hear more about BT Tradespace, an online platform for small businesses provided by BT.
Easy and effective email marketing
Parker Trewin, Director of Marketing and Communications at Genius.com, demonstrates how Genius Pro can help you manage your email marketing campaigns more effectively.
Marketing an SME online
No matter what kind of business you are in, an online presence has become a vital tool for promoting your company and selling your products and services.
Competitive advantages from home working
Research shows that 69% of
Will Alan Sugar sweeten business prospects?
Marc Barber 10/06/2009
While any help singled out for small businesses should be welcomed, the appointment of Sir Alan Sugar as ‘Enterprise Tsar’ smacks of gimmicky desperation. Have your say »
A corner turned?
Penny Proffit 23/10/2008
Much like the faces of the soldiers on the landing boats heading for Omaha beach in the movie Saving Private Ryan, there is a grim acceptance among owner-managers that the foreseeable future is going to get bloody. Have your say »
Strategic Uses for Pay-per-click Advertising
Guest Blogger 22/05/2009
Seven tips on strategic use of online Pay-per-Click advertising that can really boost your e-commerce effectiveness and create a better return on your investment. Have your say »
Latest questions answered
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Take control of your sales
You don’t need to buy an expensive computer system to understand your customers’ needs better. To find an easy way of understanding your business better and improve your sales in the process by downloading this free guide to contact management today
Increase your sales!
Five chapters of the FT Guide to Business Start Up are dedicated to helping you sell your product - vital to your business success. To order your copy now click here