The sales value of public relations
1st November 2006
It goes without saying that your company’s reputation has a direct impact on the lead generation and business conversion rates of your sales team and therefore the bottom line.This has been...
The cornerstone of your contracts
1st November 2006
QUOTATIONS or proposals are a key component of any sales process. In their most basic form, they should provide your prospect with comprehensive and unambiguous details of the costs of the products...
BBC looks at new centre
1st October 2006
The corporation is considering three options and the front runner is believed to be a new purpose-built media centre in Central Milton Keynes.A BBC spokeswoman told Business MK that several options...
Survey highlights age law fears
1st October 2006
Research by business advisers PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Milton Keynes office reveals that the top two concerns for businesses are the retirement process and dealing with the pension-related...
Business builds links with Poland
1st October 2006
The Central Eastern Europe Initiative is working to facilitate trade between British and Polish companies by providing advice on researching potential markets and organising escorted visits.The...
Whitbread sells group headquarters
1st October 2006
The leisure giant is moving its head office staff to offices in Luton and Dunstable and the sale will be concluded once the new office premises have been refurbished.Duncan Robb, of agents Peter Hill...
Leaders call for technology champion
1st October 2006
The Milton Keynes Business Leaders group is also calling for a ‘technology champion’ to promote the cause.At its meeting in Central Milton Keynes last month, the group called for a focus...
Fears over a negative debate
1st October 2006
Business says that it has become negative and should focus on the quality of what will be planned. A motion at the latest Local Strategic Partnership meeting to reject all six growth options proposed...
Innovation will drive future, says council chief
1st October 2006
There were great opportunities to be had by jumping through the window, he said. The decisions to be made in the next few months would be vital to the city’s future.In his keynote presentation...
Stadium plans to lure the corporates
1st October 2006
Its designers, the internationally renowned architects HOK, also created the new Wembley, Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium and the stadium that hosted the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.The...
Firms reap rewards of resource efficiency
1st October 2006
The Resource Efficiency Action Programme set up the Green Business Network set a target of £250,000 worth of savings a year ago. The participating companies have totalled more...
United front for Olympic glory
1st October 2006
Key representatives from local authorities, the University of Bedfordshire, Bedford College, County Sports Partnership, Bedford Development Agency, London Luton Airport, Woburn Abbey and the...
Electronics firm targets bright sparks
1st October 2006
The firm set up a bespoke apprenticeship scheme and recruited five school leavers who in 18 months have become skilled electronic manufacturing workers.Axis has just taken on another six apprentices...
A far cry from chips and socks
1st October 2006
SARAH Deaves began her banking career as a cashier for NatWest. Today, she is chief executive of Coutts, the first female to occupy the position in the 314-year history of the ‘Queen’s...
Ofsted: Luton meets needs of employers
1st October 2006
Skills Minister Phil Hope has congratulated the town for bringing the provision of education and training for young people up to a ‘satisfactory’ standard. He added: "I am particularly...
