Building blocks

Digital commercial strategies

Digital commercial strategies

Chris Kerwin, co-founder of digital commercial strategy firm Can-did, looks at how growing businesses can maximise online revenues.

Avoid international payment pitfalls

Businesses falling into payment pitfalls

British importers and exporters make hundreds of thousands of international payments everyday, but about one third of businesses encounter payment delay or failure because of avoidable mistakes.

Selling more online

Entrepreneurs reveal their top tips for boosting web-based revenues.

How to turn browsers into buyers

Guide shoppers towards a purchase

If you're getting plenty of visitors to your website but not many sales, you're not alone. Most websites convert visitors to customers at a very low rate, often less than 3 per cent. Here are seven tips to help.

Beat spyware and spam

Five ways to keep your email clean and secure

Deceptive appearances 

Website hijacking can be a catastrophe

Legitimate websites are now spreading viruses

Constructive cost-cutting

How online marketing company Infoserve cut £700,000 worth of costs by focusing on its strategic objectives and letting go of projects which were unlikely to make short-term returns.

A greater whole

Exporting data from one database to another can be a source of real problems for a growing business. Often, the task has to be performed manually which, aside from being time consuming, generates a lot of errors such as typos or multiple entries.

Find the right customer

An industry has sprung up that takes the old adage of ‘knowing your customer’ that stage further.

Getting your website ready for Christmas

When you’re gearing up for the biggest sales opportunity of the year, being well-prepared is everything – and online is no different. Mario Thomas, MD of Leeds-based digital agency Chapter Eight, offers his tips for getting your website ready for the rush.

Email storage threat

Over two thirds of UK businesses now rely on email to retain vital customer information, according a recent survey of UK IT professionals. The report also found that 77 per cent of respondents felt customer information was being locked away in mailboxes, reducing its value.

Setting up e-commerce via a website

I have built a website that shows details of products that I would like to be available for sale, how do I go about setting the site up as a transactional site, and what key elements do I need to add?

More from Growing A Business

Light touch regulation: Friend or foe? 

Business Regulations

Sophia Harrison, director of financial and professional services at Grayling, looks at how a new exchange platform out of Sweden could strike the right chord of regulation for SMEs.

Corporate leaks: How to prevent and investigate if they occur

Business Tools

Bob Mecrate-Butcher, partner at Charles Russell, looks at how corporate leaks can first be prevented and then plugged when they do occur.

Vitesse Events

New Energy and Cleantech Awards 2013

Date: March 21, 2013
Venue: Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, London

M&A Awards 2013

Date: June 27, 2013

Location: Millennium Mayfair, London

2013 Investor AllStars

Date: September 25, 2013

Location: The Natural History Museum, London

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News & Market Deals

Celeb endorsement: Monica Vinader is worn by Cheryl Cole and Cameron Diaz

Jewellery brand worn by Cameron Diaz and Cheryl Cole backed by Beringea through £2.5 million round

Beringea and The Clark Group are investing in Monica Vinader to aid the business in its efforts to open new UK own-brand shops and develop its international distribution.

The Entrepreneur

Local appeal: Salmon & Trout is Cockney rhyming slang for snout (cigarette)

Acting quickly to capitalise on a new market

Time was of the essence when Mario Di Giorgio, CEO of e-cigarette brand Salmon & Trout, launched his business. He explains how being proactive worked.

Comment & Analysis

Channeling Instagram for start-up success

That a team of 13 could build a business worth $1 billion should be the inspiration that all entrepreneurs need.

Research

Source of growth: There are 64 UK-listed cash shells holding £237.9 million

The rise of cash shells

New research from GrowthBusiness shows that the number of UK cash shells is climbing. We speak to new entrants to the market and those that have recently closed deals to find out what’s driving shells’ increasing popularity.