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Sunderland is one of the largest cities in the north of the UK, located on the north east coast and benefiting from excellent road, rail and air and sea links. It has good connections to the rest of the UK, being five hours from London and 3 hours form Glasgow. Today it is one of the UK's most competitive business locations chosen by firms such as Rolls-Royce, Barclays, T-Mobile and Nissan. It is also an important centre for technology focused SME's.
Posted: 2010-05-27
Category: Business
Just as your home should be aesthetically pleasing in order to create a pleasant and stress free environment, the design of your office is just as important. It can have a greater impact that you would imagine upon employees, their mindset and productivity.
Posted: 2010-05-27
Category: Business
Choosing a suitable office is just one of many important decisions you will need to make when setting up in business or relocating an existing business. The location you pick will depend on whether you are reliant on passing trade or not. If geographical distance from your clients is not an issue, you will be in a far better position to choose somewhere less centrally located and, as a result, enjoy lower costs in comparison with office premises in a prime city centre location.
Posted: 2010-05-27
Category: Business
Reading sits 40 miles west of London adjacent to the M4 motorway that links London with Bristol and the South of Wales. Since 1867 it has been the county town of Berkshire. With a population of over 230,000 in the greater urban area, it is the largest settled area not to have gained city status.
Posted: 2010-05-26
Category: Business
To prove just how misleading pure statistics may sometimes be, a recent report commissioned by the think tank Centre for Cities rated Sunderland as the worst city in the UK for new business start ups.
Posted: 2010-05-26
Category: Business
Bracknell is situated just 30 miles west of the centre of London and sits between two major motorways, the M3 linking London with Southampton and the M4 that links London with Swindon, Bristol and South Wales.
Posted: 2010-05-26
Category: Business
Gloucester lies roughly mid way between Bristol (32 miles to the south west) and Birmingham (45 miles to the north east). The M5 motorway, which runs just to the east of Gloucester, provides a fast link with the two cities with each being reached in under an hour. It is the 53rd largest populated conurbation in the UK with around 125,000 inhabitants.
Posted: 2010-05-26
Category: Business
Leeds is the second largest metropolitan district in England with a population of 719,000 people. An independent survey (The Urban Behaviours Study 2004) conducted in 2004/5 amongst 15-35 year olds claimed that Leeds was the 'best place in Britain to live'. 65% of respondents rated amenities, public transport, entertainment and cleanliness as excellent.
Posted: 2010-05-26
Category: Business
Over the past 30 years, the world has been undergoing a technology-led revolution with computers and information systems affecting every part of our working and personal lives. Business and in particular sales teams have seen the benefits of these advances for some time, allowing them to become more efficient and streamlined.
Posted: 2010-05-26
Category: Business
Customer Relationship Management systems (CRM) are now widely available as web-based online applications. There are numerous benefits to using a web-based CRM implementation and – depending on the nature of your business– you are likely to find that the benefits of web-based CRM systems outweigh the drawbacks.
Posted: 2010-05-26
Category: Computer
Almost all businesses can benefit in some way from the introduction of technology. Big businesses are often saddled with legacy systems that can be expensive to modify or replace whilst small businesses struggle to see the justification for spending on what they regard as non core business tools. But there are a plethora of software and technology applications that can help a business to improve its efficiency or effectiveness.
Posted: 2010-05-26
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has long been an essential software solution for every company that is serious about its customer base. Here are ten key benefits associated with CRM if you are yet to be convinced.
Posted: 2010-05-26
Category: Computer
Counterfeit money costs the economy millions of pounds each year. Counterfeit crime also has a devastating effect on individuals and small businesses who unwittingly accept fake notes. Counterfeit currency is often circulated by gangs who move around the country in an attempt to evade detection by the police.
Posted: 2010-05-20
Category: Loans