Tips

As we’re inundated with more and more information about the impact of the spread of coronavirus, it’s inevitable that your employees will be asking questions. Should your employees go to work? Should they be working from home? Are they entitled to sick pay during periods of self-isolation?  Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed to the House of Commons that employees in self-iso...
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If you are in the early stages of launching a startup, or you’re in the planning stage of getting everything together, it’s likely that you will have had many thoughts about how to run your company efficiently. After many hours of brainstorming, you may find that you haven’t made much progress, however, this could be because you’re not looking for the correct solution. The...
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How will coronavirus affect your commercial contracts? We chatted to Rana Chatterjee, from Harper James Solicitors to get expert advice.We’re just beginning to see the impact that the coronavirus pandemic will have on startups and small businesses across the UK, not to mention globally. The guidelines put in place by the government to limit non-essential travel and encourage social distanci...
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How teams can work together effectively while working remotely. Guidance and advice for project managers and teams on working from home and staying engaged and productive. For obvious reasons, there are many more people working from home than usual at the moment. While it is quite common for most of us to work for part of the time away from the office, the scale of what is happening at the m...
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Henning von Spreckelsen, Small Business Charter Board Member outlines some tips for SMEs in the current challenging times There is nothing certain about 2020 except that it will be used in future business school lectures to demonstrate just how uncertain the market can be, and how important it is for businesses to be prepared. If you run your own business you are not just exposed to your own vul...
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Insolvency can be a daunting prospect for the uninitiated. All the terminology can make the process seem almost impossible to understand at times, and with so much conflicting advice, it’s easy to confuse even the most experienced business person. So, to help clear up some of the confusion, here are some common misconceptions surrounding business insolvency. I can keep trading while insolve...
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Advice and tips from entrepreneur and investor Gez McGuire on selling your business... For the vast majority of us, starting a business is all about gaining more freedom and autonomy in our lives. While in the initial stages the focus is on managing the transition from employment or education into business ownership and developing a steady stream of clients or customers it’s never too early...
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There are plenty of concerns that go into running a business, from striving to grow profits to making sure that your employees feel comfortable in their work environment. This is just the tip of the iceberg, and many business owners focus on the internal workings of their office while neglecting other concerns, such as security and access. Security issues and cyber attacks have the potential to ...
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You have just made the decision to move office space and now the real work begins. You have got to start looking for a space, inform your staff and plan a move, all while still managing your business seamlessly.It can be a daunting prospect for any company, start-up or business veteran. However, it doesn’t have to be. Using an office broker such as Click Offices can be a great ...
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Startups need down time too, so why not check out these team building activities... Startup life is a challenging life. However, there are no tighter-knit teams that are ready to pull together and work towards the same goal in unison.In order to keep this team spirit alive, it is important to get together every once in a while outside the office and engage in something other than, well, work.Here...
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Aimee Louise Carton, the co-founder of mental wellbeing app KeepAppy shares her insight into entrepreneurship and mental health. Would you start a career with the knowledge that 99% of your peers had failed? Or that you would be twice as likely to die by suicide than the average person, twice as likely to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital and three times more likely to develop an abusive...
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When it comes to marketing your business in its totality, there are a great many ways in which one can actually go about it in general. Even though the options are many, the first option people end up turning to is social media for a large percentage of their advertising strategies. If you have still been unconvinced about promotional products and how useful they actually are, now is the time to j...
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