Posts In Category Case Studies
Traffic Jams signal the end of recession?
on March 8, 2010 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Interim Congestion Update from Trafficmaster and the AA shows congestion increasing but not everywhere … The most significant increases in congestion levels have been recorded on the Western Sector of […]
How to deal with back pain and work sickness
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Back pain is the No2 reason for long term sick within UK offices, whilst in manual jobs it is the number 1 reason. Back pain problems costs UK employers £624 […]
Researching your next opportunity
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Questions, Training, Comments (0)
One of the great things about a recession is that the cost of researching new opportunities becomes lower. Finding the next big thing is always balanced against the cost of […]
Train Company Bailout By UK Approved by EU
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
The EU’s top competition watchdog on Wednesday approved 5.2 billion pounds (7.9 billion dollars, 5.8 billion euros) of British state aid to develop Eurostar, including the high-speed rail service which […]
Flintshire Companies make most of Fibrespeed Network
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
NEARLY 1,000 reople are regularly making use of a new optical fibre network in North Wales a year after the launch of the pioneering project. They say the FibreSpeed project […]
Self Employment is Helping the High Street!
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
The newly unemployed are turning to working from home, and that’s good news for department store chain John Lewis, which today reported an 18% surge in sales of home office […]
A New Business Oportunity for the Brave!
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Having talked in the office, we just came up with an interesting new business opportunity. We are breaking the main rule of future income here, but it’s to your advantage […]
Holding Companies & the EU VAT Rule Changes
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Banks and firms which have a holding company within the UK will no longer be allowed to position their holding company in the same VAT group as the rest of […]
Flintshire Tourist Biz to get a boost!
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
On the 20th of September, the Delyn Walk is raising from the ashes of memory and will be known as the Flintshire Walk. For anyone old enough (!) to remember […]
High School Musical – Excellence in Marketing!
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
If you are over the age of 18, and do not have pre teen children, it is highly unlikely that you will have heard of High School Musical. It is […]
Small Business Tendering Problems
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (1)
We found this great article here. A recent Parliamentary report shows that small businesses are still finding difficult to bid for public sector contracts, despite Government policies and attempts to […]
How Financially Impulsive Are You?
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Researchers asked over 40,000 people if they would prefer £45 in three days or £70 in three months. Those who wanted the smaller amount were also impulsive in other areas […]
Pop-Up Shop – Next Big Thing?
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Temporary shops, originally designed to create buzz around niche brands, look set to go mainstream as big chains like HMV get in on the act. A typical example of a […]
Public have forgotten that VAT will rise in 2010
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Research from Auto Trader shows that Britons are unaware and unprepared for the rise in VAT * 12 million Britons unaware of the rise in VAT in 2010 * 30% […]
Government only helped 4 businesses with £75 M fund
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Only four firms have benefited from a £75 million government scheme to invest in small businesses which need equity, five months after it was launched. Business secretary Lord Mandelson launched […]
Revealing Financial Calculations
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Part of the requirements for a business advisor is an understanding of the financial figures created by businesses. As part of this understanding, we work with the concept of ratios […]
Flintshire Planning Applications – Opportunities for you
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
With the construction industry currently in a very bad shape, we are publishing as much helpful information as we can. The process of building anything starts with a planning application. […]
4 Social Media Myths Exposed!!
on March 5, 2010 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Thought it was time to post a few ‘truths’ online. We are getting fed up with Social Media ‘experts’ and its time to bring out the facts!! If you build […]
SIF Local – A grant for Business in Flintshire
on March 4, 2010 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
You may be aware of the Single Investment Fund – the business grant scheme from the Welsh assembly. The SIF Local is a smaller fund which is designed to help […]
New Online Business Model Appears!
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (2)
ACCORDING TO FIGURES released to The Inquirer by Binarynow, the firm offering business software on a pay what you want basis, the model works well. Using a sales model used […]
Understanding the Post Recession Customer
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
If you are running a business, you need to read this article in full. The customer is changing, and you need to be ready to deal with it. The recession […]
Cold Calling – Why it doesn’t work like the manual!
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (2)
Can you imagine what is like to be overwhelmed by floods of cold calls every single day? Welcome to the world of the ‘decision-maker’…. We all believe in the product […]
Back to the Future? Predicting Trends!
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
There is a very interesting site here which prints the news today’s date in 1930. You can then compare and contrast with today. Ocasionally, there is a summary, and it […]
Your Business Could also be an Online Success
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Domino’s Pizza, the fast food retailer, predicted it would beat full year expectations after announcing it had grown like for like sales in the last year by 10% and opened […]
Ever done a 5 year, 10 year or a 15 year plan?
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Writing a 5 year business plan is something that most people and companies don’t want to do. The reason is, it isn’t something that comes that easy for most people. […]
What will happen to interest rates?
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Interest rates are expected to stay low for longer to counter the impact of the pre-Budget report (PBR) and the scale of fiscal tightening which is thought necessary in Britain. […]
Car Industry will be depressed for the next 5 years
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
The European car industry will have to wait at least five years before sales return to pre-recessionary levels, according to an industry survey by AlixPartners, the corporate turnaround specialists involved […]
The difficultly of using Science as your business base
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
We found this very interesting article regarding the ’simple’ idea of whether alcohol is good or bad for you. Lots of business ideas are based on some cutting edge research, […]
Mobile Take Away – the law you need to know
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
Some food legislation differs depending on where you are in the UK. The FSA has produced separate food regulations guidance for England , Scotland , Northern Ireland and Wales The […]
Social Media in Business – Theory vs Practice
on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Comments (0)
We have been pleasantly surprised to find out that our part of Flintshire county council – the business development team, are pioneering with our use of Social Media! Having spoken […]
