Business Advice

Businesses spend a lot of time and energy generating leads, but that's only the first step in the sales journey. Once the leads start coming through, how can you close the sale?

"The longer we focus only on managing in the moment, the greater the risk of losing in the long term," writes Rosie Yeo.

With lockdowns eased and borders now open, it’s important that your business stands out to retain your current clients and also develop new leads.

It's an uncertain world we live in, and for businesses, uncertainty is hard to navigate — but not impossible. In Go For Bold, leading strategist Rosie Yeo explains how to face uncertainty head on, and help your team face it, too.

Three years ago the co-founders of My Muscle Chef decided to pivot from a food business to a food tech business, a move which saw the business grow to making more than $200 million in revenue.

SmartCompany Plus spoke with three retail experts to find out exactly what retailers should be focusing on as we ‘live with COVID’. Here’s what they had to say. 

This extract from from Sell Anything Online teaches business owners how to make sure their customers go the whole mile to the 'buy now' button. 

The lightning pace of businesses boycotting Russia over the invasion of Ukraine means corporate activism on social and political issues will never be the same.

When SMEs have an aligned, integrated external and internal communications strategy it can lead to business growth, building trust with employees, attracting the right talent and better strategic alignment.

Proactive businesses need to adapt to the continually evolving consumer changes led by exponential change and growth in technologies, digital marketing and e-commerce practices.

Startup founders are all hungry to be taken seriously, but to achieve success they need to be able to spot a bad deal and recognise when to walk away.

Sunroom is a new platform founded by Lucy Mort and Michelle Battersby, which aims to provide female and non-binary creators a place to monetise content.