My Guide to starting your own business -Part 11 Starting Up
May 28, 2014
Written by: R L (Bob) Hall (BSc, PhD; University of Nottingham) Owner and MD of Top and Jeffries Limited; Co – owner & Chairman of Fuel Additive Science Technologies Limited, Shropshire, UK There is no doubt the power of a strong brand to create additional margin and profits across a broad cross section of products …
When two paths cross
December 6, 2013
Written by Anthea Morris (Mathematics 1996 and now Director of Better2Know) Like most people alumni, I am not the person who turns up to business meetings with their Nottingham University tablet cover but 20 years after starting at Nottingham, I am continually meeting new people who graduated from our university, and it is a great …
My guide to starting your own business – Part 9
October 30, 2013
Written by: R L (Bob) Hall (BSc, PhD; University of Nottingham) Owner and MD of Top and Jeffries Limited; Co – owner & Chairman of Fuel Additive Science Technologies Limited, Shropshire, UK Technicalities You probably did not want to read this, but you need to get to grips with the technical aspects of a business. …
My guide to starting your own business – Part 8
October 4, 2013
Written by: R L (Bob) Hall (BSc, PhD; University of Nottingham) Owner and MD of Top and Jeffries Limited; Co – owner & Chairman of Fuel Additive Science Technologies Limited, Shropshire, UK. The people factors of the business are so important. Businesses are all about people. They are run by, staffed by, supplied by and …
Icing on the Cake…
September 4, 2013
Written by Steve Miller, (Management Studies 2010) I wish I could develop a business model and strategy to make money from cliche company motto’s and marketing terms. I’d be as successful as Roman Abramovich. I was on the train, sat opposite a well spoken entrepreneur. He was on his Macbook talking to somebody through the …
My guide to starting your own business – Part 7 “Reputation and Integrity”
August 23, 2013
Written by: R L (Bob) Hall (BSc, PhD; University Of Nottingham ) Owner & MD of Top & Jeffries Limited; Co-owner & Chairman of Fuel Additive Science Technologies Limited, Shropshire, UK It takes forever to get established. Growing a business is a bit like assembling that flat pack furniture we all buy. You are reasonably competent …
My guide to starting your own business – Part 6 “Setting a pricing strategy”
July 18, 2013
Written by: R L (Bob) Hall (BSc, PhD; University Of Nottingham ) Owner & MD of Top & Jeffries Limited; Co-owner & Chairman of Fuel Additive Science Technologies Limited, Shropshire, UK Welcome to the sixth in the series – “Starting your own business – what I wish someone had told me 25 years ago.” Setting prices …
Starting a New Business using WordPress
July 3, 2013
By Steve Miller (Management Studies 2010) It is hard to imagine there are many businesses that wouldn’t benefit from having a website, even if it is just to provide basic information about yourself or your company. In my own business we have invested heavily in e-commerce websites but we also use WordPress as a blogging …
From Sums to Suds!
October 3, 2012
When Rob Sampson (Mathematics 2001) decided to make gifts for his friends and family in 2010 he didn’t expect it to lead to an exciting new business venture! We have all been there, looking for gifts at Christmas uninspired by the obvious presents which adorn the shelves; Rob decided that instead of settling for another …
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