Investment report
Investment survey: A willingness to invest reflects an upbeat outlook
10 June 2011No one needs reminding that the past few years have taken their toll on the industry, but printers are displaying a general optimism when it comes to investment
Click on the links below to download the results of our 2011 investment survey in PDF format
Market overview
Business insight
Investment strategy
Investment plans
Finance
Respondents profile
Finance
The art of persuasion: how to get hold of an umbrella
10 June 2011With lenders getting fussier about to whom and how much they're prepared to offer finance, setting out to secure a loan can be a daunting prospect. However, it needn't be, provided you do your homework
Business plans
Fag-packet business plans stubbed out by recession
10 June 2011In economically softer times, funding was easy to secure and a business plan was often a much less formal document drawn up over a pint and a pub lunch, but the downturn has put paid to that
Entrepreneurs
Four first moves
10 June 2011A quartet of print's most successful entrepreneurs talk about their first steps in the industry and how they achieved their success
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Additional Information
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- Business Development Manager CDL OTE £34,500 + car allowance + smartphone, Essex / London / SE
- Commercial Development Manager Pyramid Consultancy Ltd Up to £60k, Central London
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