Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
I read this past week or so of a woman driving on the M25 in Surrey who was forced to dramatically stop in the fast lane when a blue car started tailgating her. It then undertook her before pulling back in front of her, before coming to an abrupt halt forcing her to stop too.
As Mary Portas showed us, the British high street has been in decline for years with independent retailers and small businesses suffering because of larger corporate chains stealing their business.
It can be hard to imagine that a company which started in a coffee shop wrote over £23,477m of business in 2011. However, things have changed in business insurance since 1688, when Edward Lloyd’s coffee house became the go-to place for insurance.
According to the Department for Business Innovation & Skills’ basic information risk management can stop up to 80 per cent of the cyber-attacks, allowing companies to manage the impact of the other 20 per cent. They recommend businesses take steps to review information risks and have highlighted “Ten steps to Cyber Security” – Espion adds its award winning expertise to the recommended steps.
Going paperless “would save NHS billions”… so says Jeremy Hunt. Neil Maude offers advice for SMEs on how to manage a culture change and prepare offices for more sustainable working practices, getting their teams to be more efficient through the use of technology.
MDs who organise their calendars into ‘In’ days and ‘Out’ days are more effective and productive than their peers who constantly pour over their emails.
I’m all for being approachable and friendly at work and in business situations, but I’ve had cause recently, as those who follow my blog will know, to wonder where the line is drawn and where it needs to be drawn.
It is true that there are plenty of opportunities for businesses to expand by tapping into rapidly growing emerging markets. Many British firms have already found success in countries as diverse as China, Russia, Turkey, India, Mexico and Brazil, while others are examining their options given ongoing concerns about the Eurozone.
I regularly talk about the relationship between my clients and Synetec, as being one of the most critical two-way partnerships their business will ever enter into.
In every walk of life we hear about people who claim to have given 110% to a task but what makes 100% effort and is it really possible to give MORE than 100%?
Is HR a necessary evil or a business savvy requirement? I guess it all depends on who you are and where your frame of reference is coming from.
Coaching is an effective way to impart knowledge. It can benefit you, the coachee and your business, says Steve Webster.
Entertaining people can be a very enjoyable part of being in business – as sharing time, food and drink away from the office can help to build and cement working relationships. But when can you claim tax relief on the cost of entertaining someone, and what about VAT?
Top talent needs nurturing, but is targeting the rest of the employee population a better strategy to improve performance overall? The latest Hays Journal explores how the debate has raged in the HR community about how best to invest in developing and managing high performing teams.
After a while, some people get complacent or dissatisfied with their company. Here are eight ways to find that magic again.
