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Review and evaluate your current marketing spend
Factors you should consider when analysing your marketing budget such as last year’s customer spend figures and changes in the market.
How to attract, win and keep your customers
Advice on getting more business from your existing customers and on finding new customers to reach the most profitable groups.
How to stick to your marketing budget
Ideas for marketing objectives you could set for your business, and advice on keeping your aims on track to stay within your budget.
What is affiliate marketing?
What affiliate marketing is and how your business can set it up and benefit from the potential boost to website traffic and brand reach.
Digital marketing on a budget
Cost-effective ways to promote your business using email, social networking or a blog to reach your target audience with marketing messages.
Public relations on a budget
Advice on how to get the best out of public relations (PR) with limited funds by making your business stand out, networking and press releases.
Advantages and disadvantages of using payment cards for purchases
How using credit, debit, charge and pre-paid cards can benefit your business and potential pitfalls to be aware of.
Accepting card payments for goods or services
The process involved in enabling your business to accept sales using credit, debit, charge and pre-paid cards.
How payment card processing works
The sequence of a transaction and how long it will take for your account to be credited.
Using payment cards for your business
Advice on using payment cards for business expenditure and on increasing sales by accepting cards from customers.
Accurate descriptions: Rules for describing your products and services
How to describe your products and services in a lawful way in line with consumer protection legislation.
Bidding for overseas government procurement opportunities
Information for UK businesses about overseas government procurement opportunities.
Advantages and disadvantages of X for business
There are advantages and disadvantages for businesses using X to reach their audience online, consider the benefits and challenges before you start.
Set up and run an X account for business
How X works and how you can use it as part of your marketing plan, including setting up your profile, getting started and running the account.
Business financing options - an overview
An overview of the business finance options available when starting up or running a business.
Raising finance from friends and family
Financing from family and friends to start your business, including things to consider.
X advertising
How to choose the right advertising option on X to meet your campaign goals, and how to use the targeting options to find your audience.
Commercial property leases: renewing and ending a tenancy
The rights of tenants and landlords to end or renew a business tenancy and the help and advice that is available.
Tender for public sector contracts in Great Britain and Ireland
How you can find and compete for public sector contracts, and understand the procurement processes used in Great Britain and Ireland.
Tender opportunities in Great Britain and Ireland
What opportunities may be available for businesses in Great Britain and Ireland and how public procurement works.