Who is your ideal customer?
If there is a particular type of customer that is ideally placed to benefit from the goods or services you sell it makes sense to target any marketing activity in their direction, rather than adopting
Amazon offers to change Marketplace rules
Amazon has offered to change the way it treats third-party sellers using its Marketplace platform in the UK, by submitting proposed commitments to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in
South Yorkshire first UK Investment Zone
It was announced as part of the Spring Budget 2023 measures that the government would establish twelve Investment Zones across the UK, subject to successful proposals. South Yorkshire has now been
What do we mean by cost of living?
A simple dictionary definition of cost of living would probably say something like:
The level of prices relating to a range of everyday items…
The problem is, the price inflation for food, or fuel
Ideas for increasing your cash flow
Business owners are not exempt from the effects of inflation, but unlike waged individuals, they may have more options to increase cash flow. Here’s a few ideas you may like to consider:
If you
How copyright protects your work
Copyright protects your work and stops others from using it without your permission.
You get copyright protection automatically – you don’t have to apply or pay a fee. There isn’t a register of
Protecting intellectual property
Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you stop people stealing or copying:
the names of your products or brands;
your inventions;
the design or look of your products;
New powers for charities
From 14 June 2023, the latest set of changes mandated by the Charities Acts 2022 came into force.
Changes now in place include simplified legal requirements that charities must comply with before
New life sciences growth package announced
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has announced a new £650 million package of measures to help boost UK life sciences.
The new ‘Life Sci for Growth’ package brings together 10 different policies including
What you can and cannot patent
The GOV.UK website offers the following guidance if you are considering a patent application.
A UK patent may help if you want to take legal action against someone who uses your invention without
