In these tough times it is hard, there are two schools of thought: your people are more motivated simply to have a job with a company they know and the other is that it is harder than ever to reward staff when profits are under pressure like never before. So how do you square the [...]
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£122bn in Lost Sales Due to Gap Between Marketing Planning and Execution A study by Pitney Bowes has revealed some shocking figures about the cost of wasted effort on marketing in the small and medium size business sector – because business owners are juggling too many priorities to follow through on plans. Although the vast [...]
Our part-time director of finance team takes a look at the essential components of writing a business plan that investors will see as credible and attractive Think Who is Reading It Every business plan is about the numbers, right? Wrong – investors want to see numbers and people working together, that is what builds confidence [...]
We asked our part-time director of finance team to devise 10 tips that will help make your business ready for investment or lending Make Your Business Plan ‘Pret a Manger’ - Freshly made and containing enough to satisfy but not overwhelm. Too many business plans try to contain every last detail and writing them becomes [...]
Creative ProManchester Showcases Local Business Partners Oli Randell was one of the speakers at the first seminar to be held by Creative ProManchester with an invited audience of creative business owners and professional advisers. Oli shared the stage with Bryan Adams of PH Creative who has just raised £0.5m in funding for an accelerated growth [...]
We are delighted to welcome Jeremy Bassett to the team as a new Marketing Business Partner. Jeremy has the ideal profile for Local Business Partners, combining a background in both finance and marketing for blue chip employers before launching his own practice some years ago. Jeremy is a Chartered Marketer and in 2009 was elected [...]
One of our most high profile projects, the creation of Ability Tec to re-open the former Remploy Electronics factory in Bolton, reached a major milestone this week as the first staff began work in the factory. The beginning of production comes just a month after we re-opened the factory and sees Ability Tec manufacturing innovative [...]
Ringspun and Elvis Jesus fashion brands is working with Local Business Partners on the investment plans for a new fashion brand with actor Ross Kemp at the helm. Local Business Partners is working with the business to attract initial investment through private equity and debt of £1.5m to launch the brand, with investors being given [...]
A new company, Ability Tec, has acquired the assets of Remploy Bolton, creating jobs for former employees at the factory which closed in August and has announced plans to create a training centre for companies who want to employ disabled people. Ability Tec is thought to be the only new company to have been created [...]
After the coaching, the question. Who does the work? Oli Randell, co-founder of Local Business Partners and himself a business coach asks what happens when the coaching ends and the challenges of growth need to be tackled. Owning and running a business is a real challenge, especially for owners evolving from being a manager to [...]
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