The past year for Driver Hire has seen the company grow in more ways than one. In the 2012/13 financial year we’ve introduced eight new franchisees to the Driver Hire network. With a number of new offices opening this brought the current total of Driver Hire offices to 101. What’s more the average turnover for […]
Expert reveals ways to gain customer trust
Following some rather high-profile business scandals in the UK lately, a brand expert has dispensed some vital tips on winning customers’ trust, according to silobreaker.com. Felix Stockle, managing director at brand consultancy, Landor Associates, appreciates that consumers’ current fixation appears to be ‘companies with broken reputations’ – particularly given the recent banking and horsemeat disgraces. Fortunately, he’s also […]
Franchisees new to the network
It’s been a busy start to 2013 here at Driver Hire and we’re very pleased to welcome six new franchisees to the network: Driver Hire Bournemouth: Arjindar and Balraj Dusanjh This is a real family business! Balraj, accompanied by his father, Jasbir and uncle Davinder, came across Driver Hire on a visit to the Franchise […]
Bankers amongst most likely to consider radical career change
Bankers are amongst the professionals most likely to consider a dramatic career change, according to a new investigation. A feature published on cnbc.com has concluded that an increasing amount of City workers are quitting their jobs in order to try their hand at something radically different. This is partly because of the diminishing amount of top banking jobs becoming […]
Expert highlights importance of ‘perfect first day’
The importance of the onboarding process in motivating new employees has been highlighted by an entrepreneur, writing for openforum.com. Mike Michalowicz is an author, lecturer and entrepreneur who knows a thing or to about successfully integrating new staff into a business. He emphasises that creating the perfect first day can lead ultimately to loyalty, enthusiasm […]
Incomplete marketing campaigns costing small businesses
Britain’s small businesses are missing out on £122 billion worth of sales by neglecting to market their product or service as well as they could, according to new research. A survey by technology services company Pitney Bowes has indicated that small business owners typically only complete 39 per cent of the marketing activity they had […]
Report confirms surge in entrepreneurial activity
A new report reveals the UK and Ireland are enjoying a ‘resurgence in entrepreneurial activity’, freshbusinessthinking.com reports. The Barclays Entrepreneurs Index showed that in H2 2012, that such businesses recorded greater profits, saw more management changes and a greater number of company shares ‘changed hands’. Ownership changes were seen in 24,000 growing companies during this […]
More businesses renting equipment to lower upfront costs
More small businesses are renting office equipment in order to reduce their upfront costs, according to a new study. A poll of small business owners, conducted by O2, has suggested that it now costs just over £17,000 to run a small business in its first year, with 60 per cent of respondents claiming it would […]
More than a quarter of young Brits want to run their own business
More than a quarter of young Britons want to run their own business once they leave full-time education. That’s according to the latest edition of the Barclays Youth Barometer, which questioned thousands of 14 to 25-year-olds in order to identify their career ambitions for the future. Twenty-six per cent of those questioned shared hopes of […]
