Category: Advice

Your website is often the first impression a prospective customer has of your business. Could it be time for an upgrade?

Work life balance….we all have our own interpretation of what it means…. And it therefore means different things to each of us.

Helen Pedder of ClearSky HR offers her top tips for managing the tricky issue of poor performance as smoothly as possible.

Starting a business can be a life changing activity providing lots of opportunities, but to make the most of the experience good planning is essential and accessing the right advice can be critical for success.

With work absences costing the economy around £14bn per year and mental health conditions emerging as the single most widespread cause of long-term absence.

Interview strategies and styles vary enormously, but what remains constant is the expense of recruitment. Whether outsourcing to a recruitment agency, or hiring in-house, it is still an expensive process in terms of time and money.

In every business I work with grievances come thick and fast; from the disgruntled employee who feels their manager is being too tough, the female colleague who’s male peer is being too friendly, to that employee who’s about to be disciplined and raises a grievance at the start of that process.

Dealing with change can be difficult, it happens to all of us so learning and understanding change is key. Everybody deals with change in different ways; there is no set way. Janice Haddon, Managing Director of Morgan Redwood, reveals why we find it so difficult to deal with change and how to deal with it in a positive way…

Do you use a spreadsheet to manage your bookkeeping and accounting? If so, it’s likely that you’re not alone – as it’s very easy to knock a quick spreadsheet together and use it to do things like tracking your customers or your stock on hand.

Paul Bryant, managing director of Setup A Company lists the ten most common concerns facing entrepreneurs as they plan to start their business in the UK.

With the instability in the pensions markets many of us are turning to buy to let bricks and mortar to secure our future, but as expert Owen Ellis, Operations Manager of national landlord support specialists, First Assist, explains, landlords need to protect themselves and their investments.

Fine tuning your business etiquette is one of the most straightforward and cost effective ways that you can invest in the future of your business, says Kanan Thakerar from Khrysalis, an expert in ‘finish’ for business professionals.

An entrepreneur’s passion and the way that translates into commitment, work ethic, and creativity is what differentiates small businesses from their corporate counterparts. It’s rare to come across people in corporates that exude the same passion as an entrepreneur.

Whether it’s a power failure, a virus, pesky youths breaking into your data centre or even the apocalypse, it’s imperative your data is protected.

So, I have shared the best practice way to undertake a disciplinary investigation and conduct the disciplinary hearing.