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I’m keen to grow my profitable design business and offer new services. However, my plans have been disrupted by a lack of finance, as the banks won’t lend us anything. I have enoug...
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I took investment from a consortium of private backers two years ago, and now, like many investors, they are looking to sell up, even though we aren’t doing badly. Originally, we h...
In Raising finance
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My digital marketing agency has grown consistently for the last three years. I wrote an updated business plan, but the market has changed an...
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My company supplies organic food and equipment to restaurants. Recently, one of my customers got behind with payments, then went in and out of administration, wiping their debts. I...
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I have completed the first stage of my business plan and was contemplating taking on some investment at this time. I had previously considered AIM, but the market seems quite poor...
In Raising finance
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I made some employees redundant for the first time recently, and it was a tough experience. However, we are predicting fewer sales this year, so we had to prepare for it. I don’t w...
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My company has developed a new product to sell to major retailers in the UK and beyond. We are looking to approach some retail buyers quite soon, and I’d appreciate some guidance o...
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I run a consultancy business and have a lot of short-term contracts, so my cashflow is often very uneven. I’ve tried factoring, but the firm I’m using has upset some of my clients...
In Raising finance
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I am considering ways to encourage staff to stay with the business and looking at benefits in general. I have a few senior staff I really want to keep and junior members who could...
In Managing people
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Some of my best salespeople are moving into management roles, but are finding it difficult being more motivational and team-driven. At the same time, making sales is a harder job t...
In Managing people
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I run a car tyre business and I have three units up and running. All are profitable, but the start-up and ongoing staff costs mean that I don’t want to personally commit to setting...
In Operations
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I started up seven months ago, made sales fast and hired three people. But since then my bank funding plan has fallen flat on its face. The...
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