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Brightly lit beauty salon with rows of white styling chairs, seen from outside through its windows at night
Ideas to grow your business with minimal investmentEntrepreneurship

Ideas to grow your business with minimal investment

Rosella C.Rosella C.February 15, 2012
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Free accounting and invoicing software for the self-employed and small businessesEntrepreneurshipTechnology

Free accounting and invoicing software for the self-employed and small businesses

Rosella C.Rosella C.February 6, 2012
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Short on cash? Which suppliers to pay first to protect your imageBusiness

Short on cash? Which suppliers to pay first to protect your image

Rosella C.Rosella C.February 1, 2012
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How to spot a bad employee before you hire themCareersEntrepreneurshipLeadership & Management

How to spot a bad employee before you hire them

Rosella C.Rosella C.January 24, 2012
Handheld card payment terminal with a keypad and small screen, a bank card inserted at the bottom
5 ways your business is being legally ripped offBusinessEntrepreneurship

5 ways your business is being legally ripped off

Rosella C.Rosella C.January 9, 2012
A clerk in a pink sweater checks an ID card at a service counter while a young man in a dark jacket waits
How to handle a customer complaint in your businessEntrepreneurship

How to handle a customer complaint in your business

Rosella C.Rosella C.January 5, 2012
Long marble dining tables set beside shelves of fruit, vegetables, bottles and packaged food, with staff in white uniforms behind the counters
Hybrid shops: ideas for restaurants, cafés and storesBusiness Ideas

Hybrid shops: ideas for restaurants, cafés and stores

Rosella C.Rosella C.December 6, 2011
A hand arranging tarts and chocolate cakes in a bakery display case, with meringues in front and bread loaves on shelves behind
Sensory marketing: the science of selling moreBusiness

Sensory marketing: the science of selling more

Rosella C.Rosella C.October 27, 2011
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Full deregulation of shop opening hours in Spain: the new debateBusiness

Full deregulation of shop opening hours in Spain: the new debate

Rosella C.Rosella C.October 24, 2011
Designer sketching variations of a geometric letter M logo with a pen on paper, next to a laptop and keyboard
Choosing a logo for your businessEntrepreneurshipSales & Marketing

Choosing a logo for your business

Rosella C.Rosella C.September 24, 2011