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The importance of good credit management
As one of the UK’s most respected suppliers of business credit information, Riskdisk will do everything they can to help you make the right credit decisions, ranging from providing accurate up-to-date credit reports to useful downloadable guides and tips. Trial Riskdisk for free.
Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards
The recently launched inaugural Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards presents the Small to Medium sized Business (SME) Award in celebration of the fact that size does not matter when it comes to providing a great place to work. Get publicly recognised for your excellent practices and showcase your business to Workingmums.co.uk 's extensive audience of professional parents and employers. To find out if you qualify, and for details on how to apply, click here. Deadline for entries is 13th August 2010.
Barclaycard Commercial – Visa Gold and Platinum Credit Cards
Great benefits including Travel Accident Cover, 90 day Purchase protection, extended warranties and cardholder misuse insurance. Plus enhanced business travel insurance for Platinum cardholders. Get up to 56 days’ interest-free credit, when bills are paid in full and on time each month. Also enjoy exclusive discounts in association with Visa, the AA, Rymans, Reed Learning and Daisy Telecom. Find out more.
Flexible Skills Bank
Tap in to this pool of professionals looking for flexible, or ad hoc work to fit in with their family commitments. Click here
Loans that change lives
Kiva lets you lend a loan to a specific entrepeneur in the developing world - empowering them to lift themselves out of poverty. Change a life today.
Business women in the South East
This site provides information on business women in the South East. Follow the link to read success stories, get the latest news, business tips and more.
The NatWest everywoman Awards
The NatWest everywoman Awards celebrates inspirational business women who have achieved significant success.
Find inspiration in the success of other women
Spark brings together successful entrepreneurs and enterprise champions across the UK to encourage women to recognise that business is for them.
Read success stories of business women
This site features several success stories of members of the Women in Business Network.
Exchange ideas with other business women
The Financial Mail Women's Forum is intended to provide interesting and useful opportunities for women at the very top of their professions.
Stories from inspirational female role models
Women Into the Network have put together a number of publications featuring successful women entrepreneurs, who share their experiences and journey.
Success stories from women
This section of the website Make Your Mark features a number of success stories from women who have made their ideas happen.
Other Women in Business Resources
Can your customers find you?
If you have a web presence, then you need to ensure that customers can find it – otherwise, it’s just a waste of money.
Email and web hosting
This video looks at the the importance of business email and web hosting for SMEs.
Three Minute Mentor - Setting up a Home Office
Whether you're based at home full time or just occasionally, you need the right tools at hand. This short video looks at how you can set up the perfect home office
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. (2 comments) 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 »
Intellectual property – Protect your assets
Guest Blogger 22/10/2008
As markets adapt to the impact of the current financial crisis, ambitious owner-managers will seek to identify and nurture core value in their enterprises.
Have your say »
Latest questions answered
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