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7 steps to ensure you’re legally compliant when employing your first member of staff

Growing your team will bring a wealth of benefits, but it also adds to your responsibility as a business owner.
Posted on: 16.02.17
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Search for your superstar – Essential advice for employing your first member of staff

Adding an additional member to your team can significantly improve your business efficiency and can give you time to focus on your strategic vision.
Posted on: 15.02.17
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Essential cyber security considerations for business owners

A ‘cyber attack’ generally refers to unintended effects happening to the data and information that an organisation has responsibility for. Most commonly this data can be breached in 3 different ways...
Mark Smyth-Roberts
Mark Smyth-Roberts
C3IA Solutions Ltd
Posted on: 14.02.17
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Bristol University graduate’s start-up sells sustainable sanitary products

In the UK, each woman spends over £3500 on sanitary products in her lifetime. This equates to 11,000 pads or tampons - roughly 150kg of landfill waste - which will take approximately 500 years to...
Posted on: 03.02.17
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Q&A with Lord Bilimoria - founder of Cobra Beer

UWE , in partnership with Business West, runs an annual lecture series that brings top business leaders to Bristol. We caught up with Lord Karan Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer , before he gave his...
Sarah Atkinson
Sarah Atkinson
University of the West of England
Posted on: 01.02.17
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Optimising for mobile search in 2017

Developments for mobile browsing are coming thick and fast, and digital marketers have to run to keep up; these are our top tips for the future of mobile SEO.
Posted on: 10.01.17
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Bristol is best for business

Another week passes and another report is released on topics spanning everything from the happiness of commuters to internet broadband speeds. Lately though there seems to be one thing that isn't...
Posted on: 04.10.16
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Help hub hero: a guide to segmenting your content marketing

The help hub hero model is increasingly being seen by marketers as a powerful way of segmenting just about any type of marketing content. But what is it and how can segmenting your content improve...
Evelyn Timson
Evelyn Timson
Aspect Film and Video
Posted on: 09.08.16
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It's good to talk: How to open communications with your team

Whatever business you're in, it's essential that your team feel that they can talk to you. Here's some tips on how to communicate with your team and ensure they're motivated, happy and willing to...
Naomi Webb
Naomi Webb
Posted on: 15.07.16
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