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Is ChatGPT helping or harming small businesses?
It’s the latest AI innovation, but how is ChatGPT impacting businesses trying to grow in the UK? Artificial Intelligence has skyrocketed into the mainstream over the past few years, and businesses are starting to see its impact. The UK Government reports that spending...

It’s Full Steam Ahead for Heritage Engineering Business
Daniela Works offers bespoke machine packaging and reverse engineering services for heritage engineering tasks. Founded upon two decades of engineering experience – both in the UK and the Czech Republic – the Shildon-based company has gone from strength to strength...

What does it take to grow a business?
by TEDCO Chief Executive, James Craft Anyone who runs a business knows that it’s not enough to stay stagnant. You need to grow. In their 2015 research paper Explorative Versus Exploitative Business Model Change: The Cognitive Antecedents of Firm-Level Responses to...

Educational Psychologist gives her clients the help they need
Educational Psychologist Maxine Caine launches Max Purpose Psychology to give clients the help they need Max Purpose Psychology works with business owners, educational professionals and psychologists to deliver guidance, supervision and support, all with the aim of...

Can your small businesses really compete with Amazon?
Establishing an e-commerce business: can your small businesses really compete with Amazon and the other online giants? Amazon is the biggest online shopping platform in the world, but its mammoth reach shouldn’t stop smaller e-commerce brands from thriving When most...

How cybersecurity became vital for business success
Effective data protection is now an essential part of growing a brand As a small business, it’s easy to think you aren’t much of a target for cybercriminals. When all the headlines are about data breaches against huge corporations, you’d be forgiven for assuming that...

Going Green: the importance of start-up sustainability
Protecting the planet is now a significant factor in running any business today The planet is in a state of climate emergency, with 62% of UK adults expecting rising temperatures to directly impact them by 2030, according to the Office for National Statistics. For...

How is the rise of AI impacting small businesses?
Innovations like Artificial Intelligence (AI) are changing the way businesses are run. With new tech emerging at a rapid pace, organisations across every industry are exploring new and exciting ways to improve their services, streamline processes and reach new levels...

How to start your own business as a single parent
Going it alone: is it possible to start a business as a time-poor single parent? Many people dream of running their own business. The idea of controlling your own destiny, generating significant profits, gaining flexibility and achieving a better work/life balance all...

Enterprising Parents Launch Children’s Entertainment Centre
An enterprising couple are putting the fun into their business with the launch of a new café and play centre for pre-school children, thanks to assistance from TEDCO Business Support. Richard and Aimee Bland launched CuriosiTeas Café after spotting a gap in the local...