How an outside perspective helps your business to prosper in challenging times
The Company Blue Moon Creative is a branding agency that does things a little differently from most. But more on that in a…
Growing a real life business with quarterly plans and long term goals
Our BizSmart Select Members – the carefully vetted businesses we recommend to our own clients – regularly end up working with us as BizSmart clients…
How much would it cost your business if your servers went down?
IT support doesn’t always sound like an exciting topic – but not getting it right can have a huge negative impact on a business. …
“In the first six months that I took on the Head of Sales role, sales increased every month” [CASE STUDY]
This month we have a case study within a case study. If you like success stories, it’s one you’ll want to read. We interviewed…
Helping a video company set KPIs and focus on their ideal customers
The Company: One Minute Wonders How do you get a client to visit your premises and award you more of their business? Here’s the…
The mindset shift needed to grow your business
Each month we catch up with one of our clients – knowing that they’ll undoubtedly have some useful insights we can share with you. This…
“Work on the person before you work on the business”
This month our featured BizSmart® Select Member is one of our Core Advisers, Melanie Hawkett. The Core Advisers work one-on-one with BizSmart® clients to…
How one business got accountability, accreditation and a 30% increase in turnover
The Company Duncan Ravenscroft set up Macol Consulting in 2014, to help schools and other organisations deal with water hygiene. Based in Bromsgrove, his…
How to win more leads and bring in more clients
Our curated group of BizSmart Select Members are business owners we’ve worked with for many years. Each business has a different specialism and can step…
How do you speed up the growth of your business? [CASE STUDY]
When your business is growing, but you’d like it to grow more rapidly, what do you do? We spoke to BizSmart client and Director…
Protecting your business so you can sleep soundly
When you need to bring specialists into your business, it’s helpful if you can get recommendations from trusted contacts. It’s one of the reasons we promote…
How an IT business is bringing in more leads using a new approach
Citrus Computing Case Study The Company When Breda Hadley and her business partner Keith Rose first launched their business Citrus Computing, back in 2011, they initially ran…
Excuses, Lies and other Sales B.S from traditional sales people
How do you know when a sales person is lying? A. Their lips are moving. This old joke resonates with many of us as we…
Increasing Business Productivity with Excel
Increasing Business Productivity with Excel. Is it “You don’t know what you don’t know“? One of the most powerful tools for any business, Microsoft Excel…
Open For Business – Think Aluminium
Funding received by Think Aluminium from WBA has delivered huge benefits to its production process
Open For Business – Industrial Switchgear
WBA support received by Industrial Switchgear Ltd has 'injected a huge confidence boost' into the company
Open For Business – Adder Bookkeeping
With help from WBA support, Adder Bookkeeping was able to invest in 'crucial business development activity'
Open For Business – Unique IQ
WBA support received by Unique IQ has 'injected a huge boost into the company'
From a system “held together with sticky tape” to a professional business… with support from BizSmart
BizSmart has been working with and supporting Worcestershire business owner Sarah Preece for several years, and with the dedication and commitment shown by Sarah and her…
Case Study: Perrigo Consultants Recruit More Staff to Grow
Dave Perrigo of Perrigo Consultants in Stourport on Severn first started working with BizSmart five years ago, at the point where he started his business.…
Case Study: Business growth with Areca Design
Having a sounding board is key When we asked Mick Hurst at Areca Design about the benefits of working with BizSmart, he emphasised the…