Personal finance advice
10 Things to Know about Residency
The number of our clients with international connections is growing, with many either working overseas for a period, own holiday property or who want to retire somewhere warm. Five top tips: Lending
Make sure you get the best deal when you lend money with these expert tips from Philip Royle, Barclays bank business manager.
Five Top Tips: Stress-proofing
Ever wondered how to stress-proof your job? Maureen Colohan of Unique Solutions has five expert tips on beating stress and enjoying work.
Revenue management
This week we bring you some great tips on Revenue Management, from expert Denise Conroy, owner of Inglewood Hospitality Associates.
Boost your Google rankings with social media
Ever wondered how using social media can boost your search rankings? Rachel Murray from Hydrant web design reveals all in this week's top five tips...
Five top tips: staying productive
Staying productive and maintaining concentration doesn't have to be a struggle with these five top tips from Phil Simpson, Director of Regent Music Agency.
Five top tips: Finance your dream motor
Five great tips giving you an insight into how to get finance for the car of your dreams!
Five tips to shape up your job application
Recruitment and career management consultant Julia Cater is the latest to participate in our Take Five challenge with tips on job applications.
5 TOP TIPS: Interview Success
Interviews can be daunting at the best of times, so we've got some top tips from recruitment expert Lisa Stanger, who is CEO and co-founder of NuExec Consulting.
Top tips: TAX!
Following the dawn of a new tax year on 6 April 2013 here are five tax tips to get the most out of your tax allowances, with Steven Metcalf, Business Services Manager at Armstrong Watson:
Five top tips: Search engine optimisation
SEO expert Ray Cassidy, of Consulting Cumbria, gives us five top tips on search engine optimisation for local businesses - you’ll be shooting up the search pages in no time!
Take 5: Video for business
Video expert John McKeown has nearly 20 years of experience in helping businesses make the most of video marketing - and he is now sharing his knowledge with in-cumbria readers. The founder of Lakes Creative has five tips on how video can benefit you.
FIVE TOP TIPS: Survive working at home
Lynn Fotheringham is a working from home expert, and she has some top tips to help you make the most of your home office.
FIVE TIPS: Event planning
Deborah Gensler, of Event Compass, has five steps to help take the stress out of event planning.
FIVE TIPS: Cut phone costs
Phone calls can be a big expense for small businesses, but follow Toby Evans's advice you could make some useful savings.
Green finance ideas
Suzanne Forster, of CREA, has advice on finding finance to support money saving green projects
Social media and the law
Solicitor Aaron Lyons gives his tips on how to avoid Twitter and Facebook creating problems for your business
Corporate video tips
Peter Crouch of PinkTulip gives his tips on shooting or commissioning a corporate video to promote your business
Market research advice
Andrew Woods of Wildwood Research gives some useful tips and links to help you make the most of market research.
The Budget 2013 - all the facts
Our personal finance experts Armstrong Watson have all the must know info for Cumbrian businesses, following the 2013 budget.
Five tips for effective press releases
Nick Turner, digital strategy manager of CN Group which has seven local newspapers and numerous websites, gives his tips for ensuring your press releases end up in print rather than in the bin.
Apprenticeships in Cumbria
Riverside apprentices reveal benefits
Two teenagers who are currently working on apprenticeships with Riverside housing association have revealed the real-life benefits of taking part in the schemes. 
With the amount of stores on our high streets declining, many businesses are finding it tough to survive the onslaught from internet shopping. 
Nigel Holmes, of Armstrong Watson, explains the five common misconceptions regarding R&D tax relief. 
The Crown & Mitre's David Crossley gives some advice on how to ensure your business offers the best customer service. 
Picture U's Andrew Coleman gives advice on improving the standard of photographs to promote your business. 
Ali Turnbull, web content editor at Fit to Print, shows you five ways to write clearer web content 
Wendy Aldred from Dagon Services has five tips on how to ensuring employees are engaged with their job. 
Joanna Coleman, of Blonde Marketing & Events gives some pointers on using social media to promote your business 
Sally Seed has five tips on raising the profile of your business in the media 
If you want to make sure you get the best use of networking events Jeni Banks, of May Fifteen, has some useful tips for you 
Rob Winder, Head of Debt and Property Recovery at Burnetts, gives advice about dealing with bad debts 
How your business can take part in our new Take Five feature in which we tap into the Cumbrian expertise. 
Tony Wilson, of Indelible Data, has some advice on reducing the risk of cybercrime 
Investment to increase capacity at Carlisle’s Lanes shopping centre is on the cards following a change of ownership. 
What brought one of the most advanced performance management systems to Cumbria?
Cumbria business women make waves on the west coast 