WHAT DO YOUR CUSTOMERS REALLY WANT? Paying attention to the changing expectations of customers is critical to the future success of your business. Research carried out by the Enterprise Trust and The Entrepreneurs Network found half of all businesses recognised that customers expected them to be taking steps to be more environmentally responsible. 57% agreed …
THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING LOCAL My slightly odd obsession of recording localisms started when I moved from Bristol to Manchester with work. After a mutually confusing conversation took place in a sandwich shop just around the corner from my office, I realized that whilst we are all after the same thing, we have distinctly different …
HOW STRATEGIC DIRECTION MAY CHANGE FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH THE NEW FACE AND PACE OF CREWE Following £22.9m of support awarded through the ‘Towns Fund’ a Town Board for Crewe was set up with representatives from the community, public, private and voluntary sectors – to manage the bid. ‘Board Members have been talking to communities …