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Relocation

If you’re lucky enough to have cash in the bank there are still good deals to be done on moving to new premises. But, before you book the removal men, read EN’s guide to relocation.

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Social networking

Entrepreneurs who neglect online social networking risk their businesses being left out in the cold. To help you avoid that fate Penny Power, founder of networking site Ecademy (www.ecademy.com), explores the world of the “networked business”.

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There's an M and E in team

Why some of your workforce will not work as a team. Psychtests.com, one of the web's foremost sources of personality and IQ assessments, are revealing the results of their popular Team Orientation test.

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Recruiting a finance director

A good finance director can transform your business – as can a bad one, though not in the way you would like. Derrick Watson, director of financial and executive recruitment firm Watson Moore (www.watsonmoore.com), provides his tips to help you recruit a good ’un.

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10 commandments of business networking

Hate networking? Dr Ivan Misner, head of business referral organisation, BNI (Business Network International www.bni.eu/uk) suggests ten sure-fire ways to avoid clammy palms and hot flushes.

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What is “crowdsourcing”?

Fergus Dyer-Smith, co-founder and CEO of online platform Wooshii (www.wooshii.com) explains how he believes a growing internet phenomenon could make you rich.

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How to make your business energy efficient

The new Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) came into force this month (April). The Carbon Trust offers its tips on how businesses can cut their energy bills.

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A rum do

After a lengthy absence corporate hospitality is back on the menu. EN tucks in its napkin and sets out on a fact-finding mission.

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Moving storeys

Where you are can be as important as what you do. From access to skilled labour to regionally-funded relocation grants, Richard Thomas, publisher of www.locations4business.co.uk, examines the key issues for businesses planning to move on.

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Sales for the non-salesman

There isn’t a business on earth that isn’t based on money changing hands in exchange for goods or services in some shape or form. And in most cases that means selling. We examine the basics.

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  • Fat camps

    Turning excess lard into dough? It’s like taking candy from a baby. EN heads to the fit farm and examines a bulging bottom line.

  • Angels with dirty faces

    EN visited the British Business Angels Association’s annual conference and found a sector torn between confidence and crisis.

  • Slick moves

    Are we emerging from recession into an energy crisis? Probably not, as EN discovers.

  • The unavoidable truth

    EN and Downtown in Business hosted a wide-ranging panel debate following June’s emergency Budget. This is what happened.

  • Day nurseries

    Making money out of nurseries should be child’s play. Shouldn’t it? EN examines the real bottom line.

Five Minutes With

Frank McKenna

Frank McKenna has never exactly been shy about being the public face of the Downtown in Business brand, which he founded in Liverpool in 2004 and now boasts operations in Preston and Manchester (the latter launched earlier this year). His weekly, “Thank Frank it’s Friday” email missives, “Frankie Says” blog and Tarantino-inspired advertisements are cases in point.

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Betta Living’s boss reminds us a bit of TV’s David Dickinson. But was his best transaction the Real Deal? Stuart Anderson hastily conceals his Ikea loyalty card as Noel Dean reveals...

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