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Cooperate with Council Led initiatives and Raise Your Profile

Making a success of community initiatives is not just about going it alone as a business but also about getting involved in projects led by others. Chief amo...

Defending Closure of Local Services: Collective Bargaining

If there's one thing that businesses rely on just as much as private citizens in the local community, it's good local services. To prosper, a business needs...

Help Clean Up the Neighbourhood

Is your neighbourhood marred by graffiti and litter? Problems like this can be bad news for business, discouraging visitors and creating an unprofessional-lo...

Organise 'Lights Out' Nights

How much electricity do you think is used in city lights on an average night? When the WWF ran their famous Earth Hour project, some organisers estimated it'...

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My Local Business: Interview With Cafe Owner

"We've become a bit of a destination, which I didn't expect," says Lou, taking a moment to relax towards the end of a busy day. "One guy came over from the s...

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Customers and Neighbours?

Developing good relationships within your local community is often the key to success as a small business. But how well do you really know the customers who...

Publicise Your Business Without Polluting the Environment

Traditional ways of getting publicity for your business can produce a lot of waste and can potentially be bad for the environment. What should you be aware o...

When a Neighbour's Business Damages Yours

It's great to be part of a friendly local business community but, with the best will in the world, sometimes things just don't work out that way. What can yo...

Collaborate With Local Creative Talent to Generate Publicity

If you want to draw attention to your business without spending too much money, one of the best ways to do it is to team up with other people who are looking...

Get Involved in Local Publications to Raise Your Profile

Getting stories about your business into local magazines and newspapers can be great for publicity, but it can be hard work coming up with a succession of ac...

How Local Businesses Survive Recession

In tough economic times, it can seem as if the odds are always in favour of big business, which is likely to have more capital and more room for manoeuvre. B...

Your Business and Local Cyclists

As everybody grows more concerned about global warming, cycling is becoming an increasingly popular way to travel. Not only is cycling non-polluting, it can...

Business Research Training Partnerships

Would you like to create opportunities and enhance the learning experience for students in your area, enable research and boost your business at the same tim...

Testing New Technology

In order to keep up in business, it's always important to keep up to date with technological advances, and to incorporate impressive new technologies into yo...

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