Show us the money

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While small firms struggle for cash, High Street lenders are being portrayed as villains. So how do you build trust with your bank while keeping a business on track?

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http://www.director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2009/11%20December/business_banking_63_04.html

The Extra One Per Cent: How small changes make exceptional people

by Rob Yeung

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What makes successful people succeed? It's a simple question to pose, but clearly not an easy one to answer, otherwise someone would have patented the "secret of success".
Here psychologist and coach Rob Yeung takes a scientific approach to discovering exactly what it is that high-achieving people do that makes them more exceptional than fellow employees given the same opportunities and tools.

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http://www.director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2010/11_December/books-extra-one-per-cent_64_04.html

Small Businesses Should Focus on Exports

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Although exporting is traditionally considered the domain of multinationals, Kathleen Brush says small and midsized companies have plenty to gain from selling overseas

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http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/dec2010/sb20101221_792621.htm

Organic startup ideas

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The best way to come up with startup ideas is to ask yourself the question: what do you wish someone would make for you?

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http://www.paulgraham.com/organic.html