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LDPbusiness - Business Features - Starting a Business
Starting a business or planning to? Read our articles for all the latest news, help and information to start a new business in Liverpool and the North West.
- Business start-ups are back on track
MERSEYSIDE is back on track to tackle its long- standing deficit in the number of businesses in the region, it was claimed last night. - Regiment of women on the march
THROUGH history, men have always been more likely to start a business than women. While the historical reasons for this are obvious, change is proving slow - Making a dream a reality
Cash is king and key to a firm?s prosperity. Bill Gleeson reports - Are entrepreneurs born or bred?
Bill Gleeson reports on why some people can make a success of going it alone - Making business as risk-free as possible
Enthusiasm is not enough, reports Tony McDonough - Case study: Jewellery inspired by New Zealand nature
ALICE HUGHES decided to set up jewellery-maker Alice in Wonderland in 2004, after being inspired by the nature of New Zealand. - Case study: A personal trainer who lives her dream
UP UNTIL August last year, personal trainer Sue Short had built up a good client base among Liverpool?s professionals, but at that time was paying commission to a gym operator for referrals. - Case study: Pair?s icy grasp of creative business
FORMER university friends and design graduates, Mat Foster and Mat Chaloner decided to start their own venture after becoming frustrated at not having enough control over their creative efforts. - Case study: Making an impact on glass industry
WHEN John McDonough and Tony Harford set up Impact Safety Glass in April, 2004, they were, in their own words, putting their necks on the line. - Score: 20 Ways to Win
The sequel to the acclaimed book, The Culture of Capital - Rules to help bring success
1. ENSURE your business start-up has enough cash and financial resources to see out the first year of trading. - The dos and don?ts of writing a business plan
DON?T assume the banker will know everything about the specific kind of business you?re in. He may, he may not. There are thousands of types of businesses, from airlines to zoos. He can?t possibly have a detailed knowledge and understanding of them all. Remember he?s a generalist.